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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 398,392 | 406,900 | 413,205 | 418,934 | 422,880 |
Males | no. | 195,054 | 198,999 | 202,325 | 205,416 | 207,565 |
Females | no. | 203,338 | 207,901 | 210,880 | 213,518 | 215,315 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 446.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 29.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 124,153 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 105,601 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 50,305 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,329 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 95.7 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 4.3 | 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. | 4,201 | 4,151 | 4,450 | 4,443 | 4,486 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 2,264 | 2,165 | 2,262 | 2,333 | 2,457 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
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