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| Males | no. | 25 929 | 25 887 | 25 992 | 25 869 | 26 415 |
| Females | no. | 26 230 | 26 215 | 26 210 | 26 186 | 26 332 |
| Persons | no. | 52 159 | 52 102 | 52 202 | 52 055 | 52 747 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 94.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 901 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 777 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 784 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 764 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 89.5 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 61.1 |
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| Births | no. | 697 | 690 | 693 | 675 | 777 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 263 | 287 | 293 | 318 | 284 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
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