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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 12,707 | 12,682 | 12,650 | 12,530 | 12,447 |
| Males | no. | 6,415 | 6,464 | 6,438 | 6,378 | 6,336 |
| Females | no. | 6,292 | 6,218 | 6,212 | 6,152 | 6,111 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.8 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 273.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 4,373 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,649 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,305 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 258 | 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. | 122 | 138 | 136 | 135 | 147 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 48 | 49 | 37 | 38 | 40 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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