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| Males | no. | 2 693 | 2 698 | 2 699 | 2 720 | 2 740 |
| Females | no. | 2 560 | 2 570 | 2 572 | 2 600 | 2 635 |
| Persons | no. | 5 253 | 5 268 | 5 271 | 5 320 | 5 375 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 34.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 906 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 455 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 600 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 73 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 27.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 83.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 78.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 43.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.8 |
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| Births | no. | 54 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 61 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 39 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 34 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
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