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| Males | no. | 30 791 | 31 302 | 31 976 | 32 416 | 32 824 |
| Females | no. | 31 880 | 32 221 | 32 673 | 32 993 | 33 318 |
| Persons | no. | 62 671 | 63 523 | 64 649 | 65 409 | 66 142 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 777.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 29.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 62.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 775 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 16 369 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 774 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 532 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
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| Births | no. | 652 | 669 | 768 | 817 | 856 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 389 | 342 | 346 | 392 | 395 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
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