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| Males | no. | 9 186 | 9 641 | 10 052 | 10 344 | 10 829 |
| Females | no. | 9 830 | 10 209 | 10 533 | 10 780 | 11 162 |
| Persons | no. | 19 016 | 19 850 | 20 585 | 21 124 | 21 991 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.5 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.6 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 295.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 25.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 673 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 715 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 440 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 770 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 55.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 84.9 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 29.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 76.9 |
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| Births | no. | 252 | 269 | 304 | 288 | 342 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 100 | 113 | 105 | 95 | 103 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 11.8 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 8.5 |
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