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| Males | no. | 3 824 | 3 891 | 3 970 | 4 024 | 4 121 |
| Females | no. | 3 774 | 3 830 | 3 890 | 3 942 | 4 019 |
| Persons | no. | 7 598 | 7 721 | 7 860 | 7 966 | 8 140 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 53.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 025 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 272 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 735 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 214 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 36.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 64.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 63.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 36.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
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| Births | no. | 95 | 93 | 81 | 86 | 96 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 66 | 74 | 59 | 52 | 52 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
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