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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 27,543 | 27,622 | 27,739 | 27,720 | 27,700 |
| Males | no. | 13,443 | 13,507 | 13,590 | 13,598 | 13,607 |
| Females | no. | 14,100 | 14,115 | 14,149 | 14,122 | 14,093 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,789.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 9,684 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 7,577 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,900 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 643 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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. | 304 | 297 | 296 | 286 | 262 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 173 | 191 | 175 | 148 | 165 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
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