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| Males | no. | 4 137 | 4 236 | 4 273 | 4 315 | 4 334 |
| Females | no. | 3 690 | 3 771 | 3 802 | 3 839 | 3 859 |
| Persons | no. | 7 827 | 8 007 | 8 075 | 8 154 | 8 193 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 701 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 202 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 909 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 105 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 86.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.2 |
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| Births | no. | 81 | 91 | 73 | 97 | 108 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 31 | 50 | 35 | 42 | 39 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
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