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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 7,690 | 7,725 | 7,671 | 7,713 | 7,878 |
| Males | no. | 4,332 | 4,374 | 4,309 | 4,337 | 4,419 |
| Females | no. | 3,358 | 3,351 | 3,362 | 3,376 | 3,459 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 49.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,384 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,813 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 699 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 124 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 69.4 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 30.6 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 64 | 54 | 76 | 67 | 66 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 37 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 42 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
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