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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 3,246 | 3,239 | 3,259 | 3,239 | 3,191 |
Males | no. | 1,628 | 1,625 | 1,642 | 1,647 | 1,624 |
Females | no. | 1,618 | 1,614 | 1,617 | 1,592 | 1,567 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 658.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 76.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,063 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 739 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 308 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 86 | 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. | 25 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
Deaths | no. | 77 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 52 |
Crude death rate | rate | 23.7 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 16.2 |
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