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| Males | no. | 17 960 | 18 052 | 18 228 | 18 457 | 18 921 |
| Females | no. | 18 486 | 18 615 | 18 852 | 19 153 | 19 563 |
| Persons | no. | 36 446 | 36 667 | 37 080 | 37 610 | 38 484 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 500 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 021 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 680 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 067 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 99.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 55.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 36.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 28.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.3 |
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| Births | no. | 406 | 441 | 463 | 421 | 399 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 268 | 288 | 276 | 263 | 294 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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