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| Males | no. | 11 947 | 12 109 | 12 408 | 13 113 | 13 422 |
| Females | no. | 12 015 | 12 154 | 12 369 | 12 949 | 13 216 |
| Persons | no. | 23 962 | 24 263 | 24 777 | 26 062 | 26 638 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 50.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 050 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 818 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 530 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 707 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 94.1 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 74.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 26.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 61.1 |
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| Births | no. | 271 | 296 | 308 | 330 | 345 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 168 | 174 | 139 | 139 | 166 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
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