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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,103 | 4,798 | 5,455 | 6,041 | 6,577 |
| Males | no. | 2,066 | 2,416 | 2,750 | 3,044 | 3,304 |
| Females | no. | 2,037 | 2,382 | 2,705 | 2,997 | 3,273 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.2 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,399.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,508 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,308 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 602 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 114 | 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. | 65 | 97 | 93 | 107 | 101 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 15.8 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 15.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
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