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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,934 | 2,873 | 2,845 | 2,820 | 2,799 |
| Males | no. | 1,528 | 1,492 | 1,464 | 1,449 | 1,429 |
| Females | no. | 1,406 | 1,381 | 1,381 | 1,371 | 1,370 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 22.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.5 | 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 | 37.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,010 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 784 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 318 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 51 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 23.4 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 76.6 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 32 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.9 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
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