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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 8,771 | 8,860 | 9,150 | 9,191 | 9,291 |
Males | no. | 4,117 | 4,161 | 4,298 | 4,320 | 4,362 |
Females | no. | 4,654 | 4,699 | 4,852 | 4,871 | 4,929 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.7 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,656.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,235 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,208 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 890 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 187 | 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. | 110 | 122 | 147 | 139 | 146 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 15.7 |
Deaths | no. | 44 | 38 | 34 | 47 | 43 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
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