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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 5,079 | 5,158 | 5,185 | 5,243 | 5,251 |
| Males | no. | 2,612 | 2,651 | 2,652 | 2,682 | 2,687 |
| Females | no. | 2,467 | 2,507 | 2,533 | 2,561 | 2,564 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 15.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,671 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,349 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 547 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 110 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 67 | 53 | 66 | 52 | 55 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 34 | 27 | 30 | 52 | 25 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 4.7 |
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