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| Males | no. | 18 153 | 18 336 | 18 491 | 18 717 | 19 044 |
| Females | no. | 17 833 | 17 945 | 18 066 | 18 253 | 18 498 |
| Persons | no. | 35 986 | 36 281 | 36 557 | 36 970 | 37 542 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 625 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 986 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 364 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 062 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 42.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 98.7 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 80.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 60.6 |
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| Births | no. | 441 | 449 | 449 | 484 | 470 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 232 | 258 | 260 | 286 | 263 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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