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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 15,844 | 15,763 | 15,776 | 15,786 | 15,819 |
| Males | no. | 8,073 | 8,031 | 8,015 | 8,038 | 8,046 |
| Females | no. | 7,771 | 7,732 | 7,761 | 7,748 | 7,773 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 5,424 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 4,134 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,636 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 324 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 69.7 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 30.3 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 164 | 172 | 184 | 178 | 174 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 113 | 131 | 130 | 112 | 113 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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