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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,128 | 3,213 | 3,257 | 3,300 | 3,348 |
| Males | no. | 1,584 | 1,624 | 1,646 | 1,671 | 1,690 |
| Females | no. | 1,544 | 1,589 | 1,611 | 1,629 | 1,658 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 23.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,104 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 892 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 381 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 65 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 77.6 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 22.4 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 37 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 34 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 10.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 9 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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