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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 73,895 | 76,850 | 81,689 | 85,082 | 88,484 |
Males | no. | 37,188 | 38,709 | 41,140 | 42,892 | 44,645 |
Females | no. | 36,707 | 38,141 | 40,549 | 42,190 | 43,839 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 769.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 23,210 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 20,051 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,638 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,964 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,323 | 1,332 | 1,429 | 1,494 | 1,556 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Deaths | no. | 344 | 338 | 283 | 296 | 282 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
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