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| Males | no. | 25 392 | 25 662 | 26 714 | 28 040 | 29 362 |
| Females | no. | 25 317 | 25 583 | 26 349 | 27 339 | 28 382 |
| Persons | no. | 50 709 | 51 245 | 53 063 | 55 379 | 57 744 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 417.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 494 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 773 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 558 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 643 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 99.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.0 |
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| Births | no. | 588 | 606 | 724 | 761 | 822 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 260 | 288 | 293 | 317 | 302 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
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