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Males | no. | 12 876 | 12 877 | 12 875 | 12 893 | 12 916 |
Females | no. | 12 833 | 12 775 | 12 760 | 12 784 | 12 911 |
Persons | no. | 25 709 | 25 652 | 25 635 | 25 677 | 25 827 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.5 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 831 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 765 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 124 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 805 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 99.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 70.3 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 45.9 |
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Births | no. | 296 | 301 | 293 | 276 | 281 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Deaths | no. | 255 | 249 | 241 | 211 | 221 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
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