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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 12,181 | 12,782 | 13,481 | 14,110 | 14,125 |
| Males | no. | 6,011 | 6,288 | 6,646 | 6,939 | 6,960 |
| Females | no. | 6,170 | 6,494 | 6,835 | 7,171 | 7,165 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 22.6 | 22.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 929.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 4,060 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,476 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,503 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 315 | 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. | 144 | 138 | 144 | 153 | 149 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 73 | 51 | 76 | 73 | 85 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
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