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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 10,083 | 10,238 | 10,288 | 10,363 | 10,697 |
Males | no. | 5,097 | 5,174 | 5,196 | 5,239 | 5,421 |
Females | no. | 4,986 | 5,064 | 5,092 | 5,124 | 5,276 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.0 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 24.6 | 23.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 385.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,192 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,716 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,307 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 247 | 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. | 127 | 125 | 109 | 95 | 118 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 43 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
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