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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 6,824 | 6,739 | 6,706 | 6,634 | 6,584 |
| Males | no. | 3,441 | 3,393 | 3,389 | 3,360 | 3,348 |
| Females | no. | 3,383 | 3,346 | 3,317 | 3,274 | 3,236 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,323 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,667 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 627 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 173 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 73 | 67 | 77 | 79 | 68 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 72 | 57 | 83 | 83 | 66 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 10.5 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 10.0 |
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