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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 7,713 | 7,747 | 7,744 | 7,730 | 7,625 |
| Males | no. | 3,710 | 3,718 | 3,725 | 3,722 | 3,679 |
| Females | no. | 4,003 | 4,029 | 4,019 | 4,008 | 3,946 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,045.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 41.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,110 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,981 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 533 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 369 | 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. | 101 | 98 | 89 | 91 | 114 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 14.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 75 | 68 | 66 | 76 | 78 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
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