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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,675 | 3,690 | 3,645 | 3,594 | 3,551 |
| Males | no. | 1,855 | 1,862 | 1,847 | 1,815 | 1,799 |
| Females | no. | 1,820 | 1,828 | 1,798 | 1,779 | 1,752 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,415 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 976 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 349 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 68 | 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. | 49 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 37 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 41 | 31 | 56 | 41 | 40 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 11.1 | 8.4 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
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