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| Males | no. | 27 333 | 27 646 | 27 712 | 28 064 | 28 342 |
| Females | no. | 26 608 | 26 741 | 26 814 | 27 048 | 27 106 |
| Persons | no. | 53 941 | 54 387 | 54 526 | 55 112 | 55 448 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 096 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 937 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 822 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 481 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 43.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 93.3 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 68.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 27.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 29.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.1 |
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| Births | no. | 624 | 673 | 729 | 701 | 740 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 386 | 364 | 359 | 367 | 385 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
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