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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 20,722 | 21,067 | 21,148 | 21,149 | 21,224 |
| Males | no. | 9,685 | 9,846 | 9,903 | 9,921 | 9,962 |
| Females | no. | 11,037 | 11,221 | 11,245 | 11,228 | 11,262 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,446.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 8,162 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 5,287 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,038 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 409 | 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. | 181 | 186 | 175 | 178 | 188 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 267 | 202 | 235 | 240 | 198 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 12.8 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 9.3 |
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