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| Males | no. | 7 938 | 7 957 | 7 955 | 7 950 | 8 044 |
| Females | no. | 6 792 | 6 779 | 6 749 | 6 760 | 6 755 |
| Persons | no. | 14 730 | 14 736 | 14 704 | 14 710 | 14 799 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 44.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 30.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 019 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 736 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 355 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 292 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 50.7 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 26.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 28.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 45.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 35.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.7 |
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| Births | no. | 216 | 163 | 179 | 177 | 198 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 82 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 78 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
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