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| Males | no. | 4 276 | 4 343 | 4 341 | 4 385 | 4 432 |
| Females | no. | 4 158 | 4 196 | 4 195 | 4 230 | 4 260 |
| Persons | no. | 8 434 | 8 539 | 8 536 | 8 615 | 8 692 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 899 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 358 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 972 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 222 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 28.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 71.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.9 |
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| Births | no. | 89 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 90 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 32 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 34 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
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