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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 13,893 | 14,063 | 14,275 | 14,395 | 14,681 |
Males | no. | 7,475 | 7,554 | 7,704 | 7,773 | 7,925 |
Females | no. | 6,418 | 6,509 | 6,571 | 6,622 | 6,756 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.4 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 20.2 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 49.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,415 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,474 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,550 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 343 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 210 | 183 | 200 | 213 | 196 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 13.3 |
Deaths | no. | 42 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 45 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
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