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| Males | no. | 8 734 | 8 820 | 8 953 | 9 129 | 9 244 |
| Females | no. | 8 565 | 8 672 | 8 793 | 8 980 | 9 120 |
| Persons | no. | 17 299 | 17 492 | 17 746 | 18 109 | 18 364 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 25.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 792 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 790 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 536 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 597 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 79.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 45.6 |
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| Births | no. | 204 | 186 | 200 | 214 | 230 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 136 | 125 | 134 | 142 | 131 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
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