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| Males | no. | 2 041 | 2 089 | 2 147 | 2 223 | 2 235 |
| Females | no. | 1 939 | 1 977 | 2 023 | 2 088 | 2 094 |
| Persons | no. | 3 980 | 4 066 | 4 170 | 4 311 | 4 329 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 16.4 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 19.8 | 20.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 693 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 177 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 315 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 79 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 52.2 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 60.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 39.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 27.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 43.5 |
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| Births | no. | 47 | 52 | 45 | 38 | 48 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 42 | 39 | 41 | 31 | 37 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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