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| Males | no. | 3 589 | 3 678 | 3 795 | 3 898 | 3 992 |
| Females | no. | 3 013 | 3 045 | 3 098 | 3 140 | 3 195 |
| Persons | no. | 6 602 | 6 723 | 6 893 | 7 038 | 7 187 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 27.8 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 25.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 26.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 091 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 625 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 766 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 117 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 52.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 91.3 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 74.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 29.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.8 |
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| Births | no. | 131 | 112 | 119 | 112 | 125 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 21 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
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