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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 13,637 | 13,899 | 14,043 | 14,265 | 14,385 |
Males | no. | 6,762 | 6,896 | 6,964 | 7,072 | 7,140 |
Females | no. | 6,875 | 7,003 | 7,079 | 7,193 | 7,245 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 474.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,952 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,453 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,260 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 493 | 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 | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 212 | 212 | 187 | 173 | 188 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.5 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
Deaths | no. | 112 | 114 | 110 | 93 | 112 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
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