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| Males | no. | 4 932 | 5 020 | 5 038 | 5 094 | 5 155 |
| Females | no. | 4 846 | 4 910 | 4 921 | 4 965 | 5 011 |
| Persons | no. | 9 778 | 9 930 | 9 959 | 10 059 | 10 166 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 712 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 568 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 885 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 260 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 81.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 67.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 29.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.8 |
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| Births | no. | 92 | 97 | 109 | 105 | 92 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 75 | 92 | 64 | 77 | 75 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
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