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| Males | no. | 2 630 | 2 668 | 2 679 | 2 683 | 2 690 |
| Females | no. | 2 776 | 2 818 | 2 823 | 2 823 | 2 830 |
| Persons | no. | 5 406 | 5 486 | 5 502 | 5 506 | 5 520 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 18.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 216.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 994 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 516 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 609 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 136 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 43.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 70.9 |
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| Births | no. | 53 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 46 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 25 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 31 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
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