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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 10,672 | 10,628 | 10,569 | 10,472 | 10,376 |
| Males | no. | 5,143 | 5,119 | 5,107 | 5,043 | 4,979 |
| Females | no. | 5,529 | 5,509 | 5,462 | 5,429 | 5,397 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 21.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 113.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 38.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,894 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,715 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 903 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 408 | 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. | 107 | 128 | 137 | 132 | 124 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 11.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 106 | 137 | 116 | 115 | 128 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 12.3 |
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