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Males | no. | 8 587 | 8 873 | 9 173 | 9 468 | 9 748 |
Females | no. | 8 405 | 8 730 | 9 060 | 9 388 | 9 700 |
Persons | no. | 16 992 | 17 603 | 18 233 | 18 856 | 19 448 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.8 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 46.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 204 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 176 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 917 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 532 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 45.0 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 96.9 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 42.6 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 53.4 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.9 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.2 |
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Births | no. | 206 | 222 | 220 | 229 | 225 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Deaths | no. | 79 | 74 | 64 | 74 | 82 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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