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| Males | no. | 6 395 | 6 416 | 6 422 | 6 482 | 6 561 |
| Females | no. | 6 203 | 6 215 | 6 217 | 6 272 | 6 346 |
| Persons | no. | 12 598 | 12 631 | 12 639 | 12 754 | 12 907 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 25.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 516 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 442 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 283 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 241 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 68.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 56.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 31.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 55.7 |
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| Births | no. | 130 | 114 | 132 | 122 | 143 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 113 | 103 | 124 | 121 | 100 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
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