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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,242 | 2,308 | 2,349 | 2,370 | 2,446 |
| Males | no. | 1,070 | 1,099 | 1,120 | 1,130 | 1,164 |
| Females | no. | 1,172 | 1,209 | 1,229 | 1,240 | 1,282 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,161.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 38.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 25.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 593 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 557 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 294 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 38 | 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. | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 15 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 6.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 38 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 30 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 16.9 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 12.2 |
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