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| Males | no. | 27 753 | 27 734 | 27 726 | 27 825 | 28 055 |
| Females | no. | 26 083 | 26 113 | 26 136 | 26 298 | 26 502 |
| Persons | no. | 53 836 | 53 847 | 53 862 | 54 123 | 54 557 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 48.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 264 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 075 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 039 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 261 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 89.1 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 47.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 44.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.2 |
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| Births | no. | 641 | 564 | 549 | 599 | 550 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 429 | 407 | 429 | 414 | 420 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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