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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 10,325 | 10,321 | 10,316 | 10,351 | 10,327 |
| Males | no. | 5,241 | 5,255 | 5,244 | 5,250 | 5,235 |
| Females | no. | 5,084 | 5,066 | 5,072 | 5,101 | 5,092 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 53.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,472 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,878 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,263 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 191 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 60.8 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 39.2 | 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. | 127 | 87 | 111 | 119 | 120 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 41 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
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