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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 5,390 | 5,393 | 5,411 | 5,481 | 5,533 |
| Males | no. | 2,585 | 2,587 | 2,610 | 2,641 | 2,656 |
| Females | no. | 2,805 | 2,806 | 2,801 | 2,840 | 2,877 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 16.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,141.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,195 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,422 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 479 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 115 | 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. | 74 | 65 | 78 | 71 | 69 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.7 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 38 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 19 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
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