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| Males | no. | 7 085 | 7 032 | 6 908 | 6 872 | 6 996 |
| Females | no. | 7 118 | 7 125 | 7 124 | 7 134 | 7 145 |
| Persons | no. | 14 203 | 14 157 | 14 032 | 14 006 | 14 141 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 421.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 020 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 856 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 276 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 646 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 94.9 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.4 |
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| Births | no. | 164 | 168 | 154 | 177 | 179 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 49 | 56 | 38 | 57 | 53 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
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