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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,357 | 2,816 | 3,237 | 3,386 | 3,551 |
| Males | no. | 1,208 | 1,438 | 1,666 | 1,742 | 1,823 |
| Females | no. | 1,149 | 1,378 | 1,571 | 1,644 | 1,728 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.4 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 29.0 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,683.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 964 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 742 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 318 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 103 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 74 | 84 | 73 | 76 | 69 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 31.3 | 29.8 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 19.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 8 | 7 | na | na | 9 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.3 | 2.4 | na | na | 2.5 |
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