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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,619 | 2,623 | 2,600 | 2,543 | 2,485 |
| Males | no. | 1,242 | 1,242 | 1,226 | 1,186 | 1,161 |
| Females | no. | 1,377 | 1,381 | 1,374 | 1,357 | 1,324 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.0 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 17.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 804.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 24.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 875 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 724 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 304 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 50 | 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. | 20 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 15 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 6 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 2.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
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