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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 3,929 | 3,931 | 3,919 | 3,895 | 3,875 |
| Males | no. | 2,024 | 2,026 | 2,017 | 2,007 | 2,000 |
| Females | no. | 1,905 | 1,905 | 1,902 | 1,888 | 1,875 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.0 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 19.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.9 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,338 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,097 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 484 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 73 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 49.4 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 50.6 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 41 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 35 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.4 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 9.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 21 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 14 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
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