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| Males | no. | 12 584 | 12 719 | 12 824 | 13 063 | 13 239 |
| Females | no. | 12 601 | 12 725 | 12 831 | 13 043 | 13 206 |
| Persons | no. | 25 185 | 25 444 | 25 655 | 26 106 | 26 445 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 823 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 976 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 855 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 723 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 59.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 33.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
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| Births | no. | 318 | 300 | 294 | 314 | 302 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 150 | 126 | 144 | 136 | 154 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
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