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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,195 | 3,237 | 3,236 | 3,229 | 3,227 |
| Males | no. | 1,480 | 1,532 | 1,527 | 1,529 | 1,543 |
| Females | no. | 1,715 | 1,705 | 1,709 | 1,700 | 1,684 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.2 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,179.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,257 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 764 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 252 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 72 | 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. | 50 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 55 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 15.6 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 17.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 25 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 29 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
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