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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 10,027 | 9,640 | 9,567 | 9,588 | 9,284 |
Males | no. | 5,720 | 5,470 | 5,434 | 5,459 | 5,280 |
Females | no. | 4,307 | 4,170 | 4,133 | 4,129 | 4,004 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.8 | 26.2 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 23.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 20.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 18.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.6 | 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 | 19.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,371 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,962 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 944 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 228 | 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 | 42.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 12.7 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 45.1 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 194 | 163 | 147 | 147 | 148 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 19.3 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.9 |
Deaths | no. | 42 | 35 | 43 | 28 | 32 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
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