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| Males | no. | 33 276 | 34 210 | 34 779 | 35 262 | 35 834 |
| Females | no. | 35 347 | 36 253 | 36 790 | 37 278 | 37 843 |
| Persons | no. | 68 623 | 70 463 | 71 569 | 72 540 | 73 677 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 375.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 27 160 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 810 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 460 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 746 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.7 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 96.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 54.8 |
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| Births | no. | 845 | 870 | 851 | 869 | 876 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 702 | 652 | 634 | 661 | 677 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
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