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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 8,513 | 8,685 | 8,755 | 8,788 | 8,840 |
| Males | no. | 4,298 | 4,394 | 4,440 | 4,473 | 4,493 |
| Females | no. | 4,215 | 4,291 | 4,315 | 4,315 | 4,347 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 40.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 3,028 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 2,354 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 931 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 206 | 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. | 114 | 101 | 95 | 113 | 112 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 42 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 61 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
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