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| Males | no. | 3 756 | 3 710 | 3 671 | 3 674 | 3 713 |
| Females | no. | 3 388 | 3 371 | 3 357 | 3 360 | 3 373 |
| Persons | no. | 7 144 | 7 081 | 7 028 | 7 034 | 7 086 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 21.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 24.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 467 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 851 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 650 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 183 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 92.7 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 50.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 51.3 |
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| Births | no. | 88 | 84 | 86 | 92 | 90 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 49 | 52 | 39 | 33 | 52 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
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