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| Males | no. | 23 609 | 23 723 | 23 914 | 24 239 | 24 610 |
| Females | no. | 24 728 | 24 781 | 24 918 | 25 145 | 25 366 |
| Persons | no. | 48 337 | 48 504 | 48 832 | 49 384 | 49 976 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 739.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 32.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 835 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 633 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 663 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 113 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.5 |
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| Births | no. | 723 | 704 | 712 | 783 | 815 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 425 | 412 | 323 | 349 | 360 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
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