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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,155 | 4,208 | 4,355 | 4,659 | 5,052 |
| Males | no. | 2,116 | 2,141 | 2,217 | 2,376 | 2,580 |
| Females | no. | 2,039 | 2,067 | 2,138 | 2,283 | 2,472 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 22.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,437.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,619 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 968 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 355 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 80 | 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. | 61 | 58 | 71 | 66 | 66 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.6 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 13.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 40 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 42 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
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