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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 6,493 | 6,583 | 6,668 | 6,744 | 6,835 |
| Males | no. | 3,184 | 3,225 | 3,255 | 3,300 | 3,364 |
| Females | no. | 3,309 | 3,358 | 3,413 | 3,444 | 3,471 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.7 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.8 | 23.6 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,302.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,533 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,669 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 558 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 149 | 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. | 129 | 115 | 147 | 105 | 124 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 19.8 | 17.4 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 18.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 47 | 47 | 55 | 48 | 49 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
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