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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,429 | 3,475 | 3,576 | 3,616 | 3,670 |
| Males | no. | 1,715 | 1,742 | 1,785 | 1,805 | 1,826 |
| Females | no. | 1,714 | 1,733 | 1,791 | 1,811 | 1,844 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.0 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,696.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,312 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 835 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 325 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 66 | 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. | 49 | 49 | 66 | 59 | 57 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.2 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 15.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 19 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
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