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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 15,071 | 14,907 | 14,754 | 14,568 | 14,392 |
Males | no. | 7,534 | 7,452 | 7,403 | 7,305 | 7,205 |
Females | no. | 7,537 | 7,455 | 7,351 | 7,263 | 7,187 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,541 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,800 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,406 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 232 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 83.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 16.3 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 151 | 151 | 138 | 151 | 143 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 173 | 183 | 191 | 192 | 144 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 10.0 |
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