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Males | no. | 33 969 | 34 398 | 34 913 | 35 848 | 36 638 |
Females | no. | 32 942 | 33 504 | 34 100 | 35 157 | 36 075 |
Persons | no. | 66 911 | 67 902 | 69 013 | 71 005 | 72 713 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.7 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 41.2 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 357 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 925 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 470 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 937 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.3 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 98.1 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 31.1 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 60.8 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.6 |
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Births | no. | 774 | 734 | 784 | 816 | 817 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Deaths | no. | 438 | 430 | 427 | 431 | 464 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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