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| Males | no. | 10 273 | 9 987 | 9 699 | 9 468 | 9 289 |
| Females | no. | 8 918 | 8 681 | 8 449 | 8 270 | 8 117 |
| Persons | no. | 19 191 | 18 668 | 18 148 | 17 738 | 17 406 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 427 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 264 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 399 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 578 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 82.9 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 62.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 32.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 28.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 41.7 |
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| Births | no. | 274 | 260 | 265 | 208 | 216 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 143 | 145 | 157 | 169 | 147 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
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