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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 4,651 | 4,705 | 4,759 | 4,760 | 4,725 |
Males | no. | 2,121 | 2,193 | 2,191 | 2,204 | 2,197 |
Females | no. | 2,530 | 2,512 | 2,568 | 2,556 | 2,528 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.9 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,332.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 62.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 72.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,844 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,133 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 385 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 170 | 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. | 45 | 73 | 66 | 57 | 56 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.6 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 34 | 39 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
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