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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,909 | 4,953 | 5,008 | 5,049 | 5,016 |
| Males | no. | 2,410 | 2,406 | 2,458 | 2,469 | 2,453 |
| Females | no. | 2,499 | 2,547 | 2,550 | 2,580 | 2,563 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.1 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 28.2 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,947.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 61.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,043 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,055 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 312 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 82 | 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. | 65 | 71 | 87 | 77 | 81 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 16.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 30 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 35 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.9 |
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