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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 8,145 | 8,287 | 8,366 | 8,594 | 8,918 |
| Males | no. | 4,077 | 4,131 | 4,180 | 4,292 | 4,441 |
| Females | no. | 4,068 | 4,156 | 4,186 | 4,302 | 4,477 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,968 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,183 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 729 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 163 | 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. | 90 | 71 | 100 | 70 | 91 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 10.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 86 | 83 | 83 | 109 | 100 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 11.2 |
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