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| Males | no. | 11 290 | 11 265 | 11 394 | 11 445 | 11 573 |
| Females | no. | 11 051 | 11 030 | 11 003 | 10 984 | 10 971 |
| Persons | no. | 22 341 | 22 295 | 22 397 | 22 429 | 22 544 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 645 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 734 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 877 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 923 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 99.8 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 97.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 48.6 |
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| Births | no. | 309 | 256 | 315 | 325 | 292 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 166 | 161 | 165 | 169 | 139 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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