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| Males | no. | 21 696 | 22 254 | 22 683 | 23 196 | 23 583 |
| Females | no. | 20 994 | 21 528 | 21 921 | 22 346 | 22 636 |
| Persons | no. | 42 690 | 43 782 | 44 604 | 45 542 | 46 219 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 15 373 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 818 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 680 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 246 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 97.9 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 57.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 34.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.3 |
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| Births | no. | 579 | 572 | 575 | 565 | 601 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 240 | 260 | 280 | 272 | 264 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
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