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| Males | no. | 3 145 | 3 260 | 3 289 | 3 310 | 3 325 |
| Females | no. | 3 025 | 3 178 | 3 205 | 3 225 | 3 243 |
| Persons | no. | 6 170 | 6 438 | 6 494 | 6 535 | 6 568 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 713.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 23.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 615 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 518 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 503 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 186 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 24.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.5 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 20.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 60.1 |
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| Births | no. | 91 | 86 | 107 | 110 | 102 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 44 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 32 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
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