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| Males | no. | 20 711 | 20 591 | 20 480 | 20 643 | 20 702 |
| Females | no. | 22 140 | 22 129 | 22 133 | 22 141 | 22 136 |
| Persons | no. | 42 851 | 42 720 | 42 613 | 42 784 | 42 838 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 823.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 15 862 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 111 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 994 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 133 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.8 |
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| Births | no. | 564 | 543 | 538 | 557 | 596 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 348 | 306 | 321 | 337 | 384 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
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