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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 4,540 | 5,209 | 5,557 | 5,638 | 5,678 |
| Males | no. | 2,215 | 2,535 | 2,711 | 2,756 | 2,778 |
| Females | no. | 2,325 | 2,674 | 2,846 | 2,882 | 2,900 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,255.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 1,804 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,411 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 585 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 125 | 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. | 51 | 57 | 53 | 44 | 34 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 27 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 37 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
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