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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,494 | 2,527 | 2,556 | 2,563 | 2,583 |
| Males | no. | 1,201 | 1,216 | 1,228 | 1,222 | 1,230 |
| Females | no. | 1,293 | 1,311 | 1,328 | 1,341 | 1,353 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.5 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 17.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 9.9 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,787.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,090 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 600 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 156 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 105 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 32 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 33 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 12.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
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