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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 17,835 | 18,066 | 18,164 | 18,275 | 18,615 |
Males | no. | 8,767 | 8,870 | 8,921 | 8,978 | 9,140 |
Females | no. | 9,068 | 9,196 | 9,243 | 9,297 | 9,475 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,538 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,888 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,943 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 440 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 47.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 53.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 224 | 246 | 209 | 218 | 231 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 97 | 116 | 127 | 122 | 128 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
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