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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 30,296 | 30,644 | 30,611 | 30,686 | 30,817 |
| Males | no. | 15,086 | 15,225 | 15,204 | 15,241 | 15,291 |
| Females | no. | 15,210 | 15,419 | 15,407 | 15,445 | 15,526 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 11,190 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 7,910 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,662 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 798 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 74.7 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 25.3 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 300 | 303 | 305 | 263 | 296 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 265 | 265 | 303 | 274 | 307 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 |
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