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| Males | no. | 23 351 | 23 601 | 23 601 | 23 457 | 23 605 |
| Females | no. | 24 717 | 24 866 | 24 894 | 24 809 | 24 889 |
| Persons | no. | 48 068 | 48 467 | 48 495 | 48 266 | 48 494 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 147.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 54.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 291 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 124 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 120 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 228 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 93.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 89.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.0 |
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| Births | no. | 485 | 409 | 451 | 415 | 462 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 572 | 504 | 546 | 576 | 544 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
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