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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,092 | 4,257 | 4,399 | 4,464 | 4,519 |
| Males | no. | 2,144 | 2,235 | 2,290 | 2,324 | 2,352 |
| Females | no. | 1,948 | 2,022 | 2,109 | 2,140 | 2,167 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.2 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,439 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,075 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 358 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 81 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 27.9 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 72.1 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 59 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 68 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.4 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 15.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 28 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 28 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
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