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| Males | no. | 14 236 | 15 530 | 16 702 | 18 043 | 19 502 |
| Females | no. | 14 330 | 15 632 | 16 776 | 18 118 | 19 619 |
| Persons | no. | 28 566 | 31 162 | 33 478 | 36 161 | 39 121 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 26.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 205.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 24.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 38.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 330 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 321 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 548 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 243 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 55.5 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 88.4 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 88.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 30.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.3 |
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| Births | no. | 449 | 527 | 545 | 634 | 689 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 93 | 80 | 121 | 134 | 124 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
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