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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 2,859 | 2,818 | 2,789 | 2,729 | 2,679 |
Males | no. | 1,403 | 1,383 | 1,365 | 1,343 | 1,315 |
Females | no. | 1,456 | 1,435 | 1,424 | 1,386 | 1,364 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 19.8 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 621.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 23.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 857 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 746 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 358 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 89 | 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. | 32 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 20 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
Deaths | no. | 4 | 3 | na | 3 | 9 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.0 | na | 1.0 | 3.3 |
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