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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 5,654 | 5,659 | 5,633 | 5,650 | 5,643 |
| Males | no. | 2,695 | 2,699 | 2,684 | 2,690 | 2,693 |
| Females | no. | 2,959 | 2,960 | 2,949 | 2,960 | 2,950 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.0 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,396.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 58.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,203 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,309 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 421 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 194 | 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. | 57 | 80 | 57 | 54 | 73 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 12.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 69 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 85 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 15.0 |
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