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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 28 510 | 31 631 | 34 450 | 37 155 | 39 215 |
| Females | no. | 27 161 | 30 097 | 32 772 | 35 437 | 37 463 |
| Persons | no. | 55 671 | 61 728 | 67 222 | 72 592 | 76 678 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 31.1 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 32.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.7 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 27.7 | 28.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 117.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 68.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 40.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 29 581 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 980 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 273 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 869 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 62.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 20.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 79.8 |
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| Births | no. | 473 | 464 | 500 | 589 | 627 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 203 | 217 | 173 | 192 | 184 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
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