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| Males | no. | 3 725 | 3 722 | 3 740 | 3 751 | 3 753 |
| Females | no. | 3 550 | 3 546 | 3 585 | 3 626 | 3 633 |
| Persons | no. | 7 275 | 7 268 | 7 325 | 7 377 | 7 386 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 378 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 884 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 692 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 185 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 40.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 52.3 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 47.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.2 |
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| Births | no. | 93 | 96 | 101 | 95 | 99 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 53 | 35 | 50 | 41 | 53 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
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