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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 7,392 | 7,585 | 7,691 | 7,852 | 7,875 |
| Males | no. | 3,587 | 3,709 | 3,774 | 3,866 | 3,892 |
| Females | no. | 3,805 | 3,876 | 3,917 | 3,986 | 3,983 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,660.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,438 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,688 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 449 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 198 | 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. | 95 | 89 | 99 | 100 | 102 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 87 | 48 | 60 | 51 | 58 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 11.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
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