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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,284 | 3,312 | 3,399 | 3,423 | 3,472 |
| Males | no. | 1,646 | 1,644 | 1,688 | 1,709 | 1,748 |
| Females | no. | 1,638 | 1,668 | 1,711 | 1,714 | 1,724 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| 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 | 2.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,176 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 899 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 346 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 87 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 95.1 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 4.9 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 28 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 30 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.5 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 20 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
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