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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,553 | 2,575 | 2,585 | 2,700 | 2,773 |
| Males | no. | 1,316 | 1,329 | 1,346 | 1,415 | 1,454 |
| Females | no. | 1,237 | 1,246 | 1,239 | 1,285 | 1,319 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 970 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 714 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 254 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 70 | 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 | 73.6 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 26.4 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 32 | 31 | 41 | 35 | 37 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 17 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
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