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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 12,596 | 12,919 | 13,243 | 13,563 | 13,886 |
| Males | no. | 6,405 | 6,527 | 6,820 | 6,955 | 7,105 |
| Females | no. | 6,191 | 6,392 | 6,423 | 6,608 | 6,781 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 7.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.6 | 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 | 36.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,972 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,339 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,535 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 251 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 98.3 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 180 | 187 | 167 | 183 | 181 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.2 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 55 | 61 | 68 | 50 | 75 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
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