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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 10,079 | 10,113 | 10,160 | 10,124 | 10,215 |
| Males | no. | 5,084 | 5,109 | 5,140 | 5,142 | 5,213 |
| Females | no. | 4,995 | 5,004 | 5,020 | 4,982 | 5,002 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 213.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,432 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,494 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 986 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 264 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 182 | 171 | 168 | 150 | 160 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 18.0 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 15.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 85 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 87 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
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