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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 5,396 | 5,646 | 5,920 | 6,200 | 6,421 |
| Males | no. | 2,710 | 2,833 | 2,975 | 3,112 | 3,222 |
| Females | no. | 2,686 | 2,813 | 2,945 | 3,088 | 3,199 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.9 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 47.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,677 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,507 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 784 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 81 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 73 | 76 | 74 | 87 | 80 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 22 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
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