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| Males | no. | 29 115 | 29 385 | 29 930 | 30 444 | 31 047 |
| Females | no. | 30 244 | 30 457 | 30 825 | 31 170 | 31 563 |
| Persons | no. | 59 359 | 59 842 | 60 755 | 61 614 | 62 610 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 331.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 20 901 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 849 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 995 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 129 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 45.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 98.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.6 |
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| Births | no. | 752 | 763 | 793 | 784 | 854 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 459 | 475 | 469 | 493 | 504 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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