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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,783 | 3,883 | 4,018 | 4,173 | 4,377 |
| Males | no. | 1,892 | 1,939 | 1,989 | 2,041 | 2,132 |
| Females | no. | 1,891 | 1,944 | 2,029 | 2,132 | 2,245 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 20.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,303.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,864 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 811 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 90 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 77 | 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. | 39 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 32 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 7.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 28 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 27 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
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