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Males | no. | 11 608 | 11 563 | 11 557 | 11 620 | 11 785 |
Females | no. | 10 923 | 10 951 | 10 964 | 11 053 | 11 223 |
Persons | no. | 22 531 | 22 514 | 22 521 | 22 673 | 23 008 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.4 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.7 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 522 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 078 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 987 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 500 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.0 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 72.1 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 27.9 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 60.3 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 29.2 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.6 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 50.9 |
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Births | no. | 263 | 265 | 276 | 243 | 243 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Deaths | no. | 213 | 237 | 218 | 203 | 225 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
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