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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 10,733 | 10,709 | 10,674 | 10,608 | 10,679 |
| Males | no. | 5,354 | 5,330 | 5,297 | 5,265 | 5,306 |
| Females | no. | 5,379 | 5,379 | 5,377 | 5,343 | 5,373 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 189.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,923 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,627 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,036 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 350 | 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. | 154 | 130 | 134 | 163 | 125 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.3 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 101 | 103 | 111 | 93 | 88 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 |
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