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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,511 | 4,644 | 4,706 | 4,747 | 4,759 |
| Males | no. | 2,168 | 2,234 | 2,254 | 2,271 | 2,271 |
| Females | no. | 2,343 | 2,410 | 2,452 | 2,476 | 2,488 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,488.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 48.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,560 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,103 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 393 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 91 | 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. | 25 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 37 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 7.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 25 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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