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| Males | no. | 12 341 | 12 479 | 12 648 | 12 771 | 13 044 |
| Females | no. | 12 503 | 12 636 | 12 788 | 12 915 | 13 177 |
| Persons | no. | 24 844 | 25 115 | 25 436 | 25 686 | 26 221 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 30.0 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4 224.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 33.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 29.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 65.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 37.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 315 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 449 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 294 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 533 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 23.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 47.0 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
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| Births | no. | 331 | 349 | 345 | 331 | 354 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 125 | 114 | 106 | 126 | 116 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
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