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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,862 | 4,903 | 4,893 | 4,864 | 4,872 |
| Males | no. | 2,416 | 2,446 | 2,433 | 2,409 | 2,398 |
| Females | no. | 2,446 | 2,457 | 2,460 | 2,455 | 2,474 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 944.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 42.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,868 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,365 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 438 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 151 | 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. | 64 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 69 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 14.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 32 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.7 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
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