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Males | no. | 12 135 | 12 227 | 12 305 | 12 382 | 12 508 |
Females | no. | 11 950 | 12 006 | 12 066 | 12 120 | 12 216 |
Persons | no. | 24 085 | 24 233 | 24 371 | 24 502 | 24 724 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.6 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 34.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 747 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 521 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 934 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 565 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.5 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 52.1 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 47.9 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 56.3 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 34.2 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.5 |
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Births | no. | 317 | 294 | 311 | 325 | 280 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Deaths | no. | 96 | 89 | 101 | 92 | 101 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
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