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| Males | no. | 8 011 | 8 082 | 8 137 | 8 188 | 8 307 |
| Females | no. | 9 044 | 9 122 | 9 168 | 9 218 | 9 356 |
| Persons | no. | 17 055 | 17 204 | 17 305 | 17 406 | 17 663 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 453.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 21.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 60.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 34.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 844 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 183 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 555 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 341 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.3 |
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| Births | no. | 182 | 178 | 186 | 191 | 190 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 213 | 195 | 157 | 171 | 158 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
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