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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,825 | 2,841 | 2,971 | 3,240 | 3,469 |
| Males | no. | 1,456 | 1,461 | 1,508 | 1,653 | 1,786 |
| Females | no. | 1,369 | 1,380 | 1,463 | 1,587 | 1,683 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 27.1 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 29.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 24.4 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 27.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,478.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 58.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.2 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,191 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 451 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 106 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 54 | 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. | 31 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.9 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
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