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| Males | no. | 2 105 | 2 122 | 2 113 | 2 123 | 2 134 |
| Females | no. | 1 949 | 1 953 | 1 951 | 1 952 | 1 956 |
| Persons | no. | 4 054 | 4 075 | 4 064 | 4 075 | 4 090 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 22.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 28.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 28.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 301 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 951 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 364 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 101 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 44.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 41.9 |
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| Births | no. | 74 | 67 | 62 | 84 | 59 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 29 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
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