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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 16,555 | 17,989 | 20,344 | 22,772 | 24,550 |
| Males | no. | 8,091 | 8,734 | 9,874 | 10,979 | 11,855 |
| Females | no. | 8,464 | 9,255 | 10,470 | 11,793 | 12,695 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,343.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.2 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 6,130 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 5,032 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,799 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 536 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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. | 163 | 177 | 198 | 235 | 298 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 12.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 73 | 53 | 83 | 93 | 127 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
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