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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 23,739 | 24,039 | 24,169 | 24,155 | 24,186 |
| Males | no. | 11,567 | 11,817 | 11,883 | 11,868 | 11,912 |
| Females | no. | 12,172 | 12,222 | 12,286 | 12,287 | 12,274 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 468.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 8,526 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 6,585 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,481 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 523 | 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. | 233 | 214 | 227 | 229 | 215 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 139 | 148 | 165 | 150 | 150 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
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