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| Males | no. | 12 391 | 12 724 | 13 075 | 13 610 | 14 047 |
| Females | no. | 12 021 | 12 368 | 12 712 | 13 244 | 13 698 |
| Persons | no. | 24 412 | 25 092 | 25 787 | 26 854 | 27 745 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 524 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 673 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 451 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 691 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 46.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 87.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 49.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 42.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.7 |
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| Births | no. | 245 | 235 | 234 | 282 | 252 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 120 | 146 | 175 | 153 | 161 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
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