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| Males | no. | 13 136 | 13 421 | 13 507 | 13 567 | 13 638 |
| Females | no. | 13 897 | 14 166 | 14 248 | 14 294 | 14 382 |
| Persons | no. | 27 033 | 27 587 | 27 755 | 27 861 | 28 020 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 592.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 461 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 707 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 463 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 801 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.0 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 73.7 |
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| Births | no. | 357 | 371 | 335 | 327 | 346 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
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