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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,326 | 4,214 | 4,250 | 4,280 | 4,242 |
| Males | no. | 2,663 | 2,557 | 2,582 | 2,622 | 2,611 |
| Females | no. | 1,663 | 1,657 | 1,668 | 1,658 | 1,631 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.4 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 19.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.1 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,009 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 708 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 292 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 88 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 94.8 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 65 | 62 | 55 | 61 | 32 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 15.0 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 7.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 18 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 8 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
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