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| Males | no. | 9 801 | 9 827 | 9 709 | 9 736 | 9 734 |
| Females | no. | 9 141 | 9 190 | 9 072 | 9 073 | 9 058 |
| Persons | no. | 18 942 | 19 017 | 18 781 | 18 809 | 18 792 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 37.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 646 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 743 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 706 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 374 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 69.7 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 26.9 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 32.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 25.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 42.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 40.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.4 |
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| Births | no. | 234 | 264 | 258 | 269 | 260 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 116 | 136 | 133 | 101 | 125 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
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