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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 95,224 | 96,432 | 97,481 | 98,240 | 98,711 |
Males | no. | 48,176 | 48,837 | 49,361 | 49,774 | 50,064 |
Females | no. | 47,048 | 47,595 | 48,120 | 48,466 | 48,647 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 34,151 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 25,255 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,951 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,519 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 84.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 15.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,084 | 1,047 | 1,111 | 1,134 | 1,124 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Deaths | no. | 744 | 759 | 802 | 881 | 829 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
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