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Males | no. | 8 596 | 8 712 | 8 804 | 8 896 | 9 017 |
Females | no. | 8 569 | 8 670 | 8 744 | 8 843 | 8 956 |
Persons | no. | 17 165 | 17 382 | 17 548 | 17 739 | 17 973 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.4 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.6 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 335 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 890 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 626 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 712 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.8 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 87.0 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 55.2 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 28.5 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.9 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.1 |
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Births | no. | 205 | 145 | 166 | 174 | 156 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Deaths | no. | 100 | 95 | 89 | 103 | 117 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
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