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| Males | no. | 11 356 | 11 371 | 11 552 | 11 792 | 12 009 |
| Females | no. | 11 488 | 11 495 | 11 633 | 11 822 | 12 008 |
| Persons | no. | 22 844 | 22 866 | 23 185 | 23 614 | 24 017 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 23.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 454.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 54.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 20.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 929 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 256 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 308 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 461 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 26.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 88.5 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 80.0 |
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| Births | no. | 327 | 281 | 261 | 295 | 277 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 65 | 50 | 67 | 61 | 61 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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