note: Australia's last aircraft carrier fleet was decommissioned in 1982. The current Sydney and Melbourne are guided missile frigates, and the current Albatross is a naval base on land near Nowra[?].
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As of the census of 2000, there are 1,546 people, 509 households, and 417 families residing in the town. The population density is 129.8/km² (336.2/mi²). ...