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| Males | no. | 5 960 | 6 005 | 6 059 | 6 126 | 6 199 |
| Females | no. | 5 963 | 6 029 | 6 090 | 6 186 | 6 289 |
| Persons | no. | 11 923 | 12 034 | 12 149 | 12 312 | 12 488 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 454 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 186 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 146 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 372 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 59.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
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| Births | no. | 148 | 159 | 161 | 142 | 152 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 110 | 107 | 136 | 108 | 106 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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