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Males | no. | 14 022 | 14 512 | 14 976 | 15 401 | 15 923 |
Females | no. | 13 074 | 13 516 | 13 924 | 14 283 | 14 714 |
Persons | no. | 27 096 | 28 028 | 28 900 | 29 684 | 30 637 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.1 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 49.5 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 962 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 725 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 705 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 753 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 46.9 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 91.0 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 66.8 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 28.0 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.8 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 60.1 |
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Births | no. | 298 | 255 | 278 | 281 | 288 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Deaths | no. | 157 | 158 | 143 | 154 | 170 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
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