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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,303 | 4,332 | 4,464 | 4,518 | 4,575 |
| Males | no. | 1,998 | 2,012 | 2,088 | 2,115 | 2,148 |
| Females | no. | 2,305 | 2,320 | 2,376 | 2,403 | 2,427 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,583.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,568 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,076 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 400 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 97 | 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. | 36 | 52 | 53 | 48 | 47 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 98 | 73 | 86 | 95 | 91 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 22.7 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 21.0 | 19.8 |
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