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| Males | no. | 3 731 | 3 718 | 3 703 | 3 705 | 3 711 |
| Females | no. | 3 961 | 3 935 | 3 890 | 3 890 | 3 900 |
| Persons | no. | 7 692 | 7 653 | 7 593 | 7 595 | 7 611 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 327.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 153 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 021 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 541 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 269 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 39.3 |
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| Births | no. | 88 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 88 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 102 | 90 | 94 | 103 | 109 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
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