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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,947 | 2,922 | 2,901 | 2,856 | 2,822 |
| Males | no. | 1,412 | 1,389 | 1,385 | 1,360 | 1,342 |
| Females | no. | 1,535 | 1,533 | 1,516 | 1,496 | 1,480 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,449.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 62.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,143 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 775 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 257 | 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 | 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. | 38 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 36 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
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