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| Males | no. | 25 656 | 25 747 | 25 844 | 26 046 | 26 382 |
| Females | no. | 27 828 | 27 892 | 27 997 | 28 177 | 28 441 |
| Persons | no. | 53 484 | 53 639 | 53 841 | 54 223 | 54 823 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 367.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 22.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 61.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 30.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 450 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 044 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 078 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 111 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 28.5 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
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| Births | no. | 642 | 667 | 637 | 622 | 701 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 391 | 417 | 419 | 384 | 427 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
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