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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,819 | 3,836 | 3,840 | 3,842 | 3,832 |
| Males | no. | 2,038 | 2,035 | 2,041 | 2,045 | 2,048 |
| Females | no. | 1,781 | 1,801 | 1,799 | 1,797 | 1,784 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,618.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 29.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,601 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 787 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 208 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 109 | 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. | 45 | 62 | 52 | 35 | 47 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 12.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 |
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