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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,947 | 4,085 | 4,178 | 4,229 | 4,289 |
| Males | no. | 2,031 | 2,107 | 2,167 | 2,196 | 2,235 |
| Females | no. | 1,916 | 1,978 | 2,011 | 2,033 | 2,054 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 30.2 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 26.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.2 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 45.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,242 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,081 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 557 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 81 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 65 | 48 | 67 | 57 | 61 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 16.4 | 11.7 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 14 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
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