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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 13,537 | 13,797 | 14,008 | 14,152 | 14,279 |
| Males | no. | 7,168 | 7,303 | 7,375 | 7,423 | 7,488 |
| Females | no. | 6,369 | 6,494 | 6,633 | 6,729 | 6,791 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 4,548 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,491 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,321 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 238 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 26.7 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 59.6 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 13.7 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 191 | 179 | 186 | 156 | 193 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.1 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 13.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 68 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 79 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
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