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| Males | no. | 5 359 | 5 643 | 5 972 | 6 303 | 6 708 |
| Females | no. | 5 311 | 5 590 | 5 902 | 6 217 | 6 603 |
| Persons | no. | 10 670 | 11 233 | 11 874 | 12 520 | 13 311 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.4 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 185 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 611 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 528 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 225 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 60.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 33.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 28.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.4 |
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| Births | no. | 105 | 107 | 136 | 122 | 166 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 65 | 64 | 73 | 56 | 65 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
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