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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 8,259 | 8,328 | 8,470 | 8,684 | 8,735 |
| Males | no. | 3,946 | 3,993 | 4,067 | 4,167 | 4,193 |
| Females | no. | 4,313 | 4,335 | 4,403 | 4,517 | 4,542 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,440.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,848 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,864 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 532 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 239 | 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. | 103 | 112 | 116 | 113 | 114 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 78 | 73 | 60 | 56 | 61 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
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