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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 6,729 | 6,772 | 6,789 | 6,903 | 6,871 |
Males | no. | 3,326 | 3,352 | 3,364 | 3,430 | 3,413 |
Females | no. | 3,403 | 3,420 | 3,425 | 3,473 | 3,458 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.3 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,192.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,536 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,622 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 650 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 148 | 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. | 84 | 97 | 78 | 84 | 100 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 14.5 |
Deaths | no. | 53 | 62 | 41 | 63 | 37 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 5.3 |
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