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| Males | no. | 7 083 | 7 116 | 7 230 | 7 322 | 7 384 |
| Females | no. | 6 834 | 6 850 | 6 947 | 7 011 | 7 058 |
| Persons | no. | 13 917 | 13 966 | 14 177 | 14 333 | 14 442 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 112 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 877 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 395 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 383 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 97.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.6 |
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| Births | no. | 200 | 174 | 171 | 201 | 184 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 98 | 105 | 89 | 84 | 107 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
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