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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 92,489 | 93,464 | 93,789 | 93,483 | 94,002 |
Males | no. | 46,023 | 46,476 | 46,654 | 46,525 | 46,827 |
Females | no. | 46,466 | 46,988 | 47,135 | 46,958 | 47,175 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,592.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 29,881 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 24,371 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,952 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,898 | 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. | 1,563 | 1,574 | 1,399 | 1,392 | 1,310 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.8 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 407 | 400 | 586 | 543 | 544 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
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