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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,227 | 3,200 | 3,181 | 3,160 | 3,149 |
| Males | no. | 1,676 | 1,658 | 1,643 | 1,628 | 1,616 |
| Females | no. | 1,551 | 1,542 | 1,538 | 1,532 | 1,533 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 17.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,176 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 849 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 290 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 71 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 94.6 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 5.4 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 36 | 33 | 39 | 32 | 27 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 8.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 31 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.6 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
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