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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 290,914 | 296,258 | 300,116 | 302,608 | 304,130 |
Males | no. | 141,437 | 143,965 | 146,041 | 147,140 | 147,914 |
Females | no. | 149,477 | 152,293 | 154,075 | 155,468 | 156,216 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 180.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 107,244 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 77,966 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 27,692 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,590 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 92.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 7.9 | 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. | 3,678 | 3,514 | 3,556 | 3,528 | 3,634 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 2,678 | 2,707 | 2,902 | 2,864 | 2,812 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
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