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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 17,612 | 17,558 | 17,482 | 17,286 | 17,293 |
Males | no. | 8,861 | 8,830 | 8,778 | 8,704 | 8,712 |
Females | no. | 8,751 | 8,728 | 8,704 | 8,582 | 8,581 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,113 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,468 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,757 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 338 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 72.3 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 27.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 220 | 228 | 201 | 177 | 222 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 179 | 173 | 163 | 170 | 159 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
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