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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 13,549 | 13,755 | 13,955 | 14,081 | 14,233 |
| Males | no. | 6,360 | 6,479 | 6,595 | 6,676 | 6,779 |
| Females | no. | 7,189 | 7,276 | 7,360 | 7,405 | 7,454 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,682.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 5,998 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 3,188 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,014 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 305 | 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. | 177 | 180 | 177 | 181 | 192 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 93 | 87 | 93 | 112 | 77 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 5.4 |
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