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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 18,269 | 18,353 | 18,447 | 18,445 | 18,392 |
| Males | no. | 9,236 | 9,284 | 9,348 | 9,319 | 9,291 |
| Females | no. | 9,033 | 9,069 | 9,099 | 9,126 | 9,101 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 21.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 6,385 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 4,645 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,792 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 459 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 48.8 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 232 | 221 | 195 | 232 | 191 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.6 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 146 | 158 | 150 | 162 | 150 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
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