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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,442 | 3,434 | 3,491 | 3,557 | 3,566 |
| Males | no. | 1,641 | 1,638 | 1,660 | 1,690 | 1,704 |
| Females | no. | 1,801 | 1,796 | 1,831 | 1,867 | 1,862 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 17.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.3 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,800.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,394 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 922 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 308 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 104 | 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. | 43 | 47 | 58 | 51 | 64 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 17.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
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