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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,509 | 2,537 | 2,583 | 2,655 | 2,620 |
| Males | no. | 1,334 | 1,352 | 1,370 | 1,410 | 1,394 |
| Females | no. | 1,175 | 1,185 | 1,213 | 1,245 | 1,226 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.2 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 24.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.8 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 815 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 692 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 309 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 41 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 37 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 30 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.7 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
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