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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 4,870 | 4,921 | 4,892 | 4,866 | 4,779 |
Males | no. | 2,320 | 2,337 | 2,327 | 2,303 | 2,269 |
Females | no. | 2,550 | 2,584 | 2,565 | 2,563 | 2,510 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.1 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,449.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,903 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,273 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 409 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 186 | 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. | 72 | 68 | 89 | 76 | 74 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.7 | 13.8 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
Deaths | no. | 29 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 39 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
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