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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,242 | 3,256 | 3,232 | 3,183 | 3,132 |
| Males | no. | 1,673 | 1,679 | 1,667 | 1,638 | 1,607 |
| Females | no. | 1,569 | 1,577 | 1,565 | 1,545 | 1,525 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 21.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.5 | 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 | 33.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,162 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 893 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 359 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 60 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 95.3 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 4.7 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 49 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 15.1 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 17 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
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