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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 13,026 | 13,268 | 13,705 | 13,906 | 14,079 |
| Males | no. | 6,352 | 6,459 | 6,663 | 6,756 | 6,854 |
| Females | no. | 6,674 | 6,809 | 7,042 | 7,150 | 7,225 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 20.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.4 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.1 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,490.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 4,125 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,577 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,795 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 245 | 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. | 152 | 149 | 163 | 141 | 147 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 37 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 58 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
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