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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 6,096 | 6,138 | 6,450 | 6,644 | 6,982 |
| Males | no. | 2,913 | 2,917 | 3,049 | 3,132 | 3,290 |
| Females | no. | 3,183 | 3,221 | 3,401 | 3,512 | 3,692 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,596.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,354 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,657 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 554 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 189 | 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. | 98 | 77 | 92 | 98 | 119 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 16.0 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 17.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 43 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 43 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
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