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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 17,886 | 17,844 | 17,882 | 17,966 | 18,030 |
| Males | no. | 8,850 | 8,824 | 8,841 | 8,889 | 8,936 |
| Females | no. | 9,036 | 9,020 | 9,041 | 9,077 | 9,094 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 708.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 41.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 7,148 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 4,826 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,274 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 814 | 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. | 212 | 193 | 232 | 181 | 187 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 196 | 219 | 185 | 213 | 173 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 10.9 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 |
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