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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 9,736 | 9,678 | 9,616 | 9,511 | 9,462 |
| Males | no. | 4,846 | 4,814 | 4,778 | 4,750 | 4,731 |
| Females | no. | 4,890 | 4,864 | 4,838 | 4,761 | 4,731 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,549 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,492 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 883 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 209 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 83.3 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 16.7 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 108 | 104 | 108 | 96 | 113 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 121 | 119 | 115 | 117 | 104 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
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