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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 13,311 | 13,382 | 13,543 | 13,682 | 13,889 |
| Males | no. | 6,754 | 6,792 | 6,893 | 7,020 | 7,154 |
| Females | no. | 6,557 | 6,590 | 6,650 | 6,662 | 6,735 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,416.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 16.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 74.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 4,098 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,023 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,285 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 201 | 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. | 132 | 131 | 140 | 152 | 147 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 148 | 165 | 166 | 166 | 169 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
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