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| Males | no. | 7 680 | 7 824 | 7 896 | 8 073 | 8 203 |
| Females | no. | 7 888 | 8 014 | 8 091 | 8 261 | 8 390 |
| Persons | no. | 15 568 | 15 838 | 15 987 | 16 334 | 16 593 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 27.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 448 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 338 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 835 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 473 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 83.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.4 |
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| Births | no. | 205 | 203 | 174 | 212 | 185 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 90 | 79 | 90 | 75 | 93 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
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