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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 5,939 | 6,016 | 6,056 | 6,056 | 6,140 |
Males | no. | 2,937 | 3,028 | 3,033 | 3,057 | 3,108 |
Females | no. | 3,002 | 2,988 | 3,023 | 2,999 | 3,032 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.8 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,092.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,571 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,325 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 427 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 138 | 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. | 94 | 83 | 77 | 91 | 93 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.8 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 15.1 |
Deaths | no. | 55 | 72 | 56 | 56 | 53 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.2 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
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