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| Males | no. | 11 264 | 11 168 | 11 063 | 11 051 | 11 114 |
| Females | no. | 10 885 | 10 871 | 10 846 | 10 848 | 10 869 |
| Persons | no. | 22 149 | 22 039 | 21 909 | 21 899 | 21 983 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 995 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 736 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 960 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 64.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 36.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 54.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 42.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.7 |
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| Births | no. | 239 | 274 | 223 | 256 | 257 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 196 | 194 | 181 | 159 | 182 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
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