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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 2,245 | 2,339 | 2,532 | 2,811 | 3,035 |
| Males | no. | 1,147 | 1,192 | 1,297 | 1,431 | 1,536 |
| Females | no. | 1,098 | 1,147 | 1,235 | 1,380 | 1,499 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 23.4 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 124.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 62.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 76.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 693 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 606 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 301 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 27 | 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. | 29 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 44 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 39 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 14.6 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
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