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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,579 | 3,578 | 3,552 | 3,541 | 3,522 |
| Males | no. | 1,872 | 1,879 | 1,856 | 1,845 | 1,826 |
| Females | no. | 1,707 | 1,699 | 1,696 | 1,696 | 1,696 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,195 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 918 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 367 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 57 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 25.7 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 74.3 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 37 | 45 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 26 | 17 | 33 | 21 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 5.9 |
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