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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 15,416 | 15,543 | 15,520 | 15,425 | 15,313 |
Males | no. | 7,722 | 7,780 | 7,779 | 7,751 | 7,681 |
Females | no. | 7,694 | 7,763 | 7,741 | 7,674 | 7,632 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 35.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,243 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,964 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,664 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 501 | 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. | 206 | 197 | 208 | 196 | 188 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 93 | 84 | 94 | 90 | 95 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
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