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| Males | no. | 6 145 | 6 280 | 6 454 | 6 639 | 6 953 |
| Females | no. | 6 061 | 6 186 | 6 350 | 6 533 | 6 845 |
| Persons | no. | 12 206 | 12 466 | 12 804 | 13 172 | 13 798 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 38.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 59.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 24.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 525 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 509 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 579 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 299 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 74.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.4 |
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| Births | no. | 179 | 188 | 193 | 187 | 199 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 61 | 60 | 62 | 53 | 52 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
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