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| Males | no. | 9 291 | 9 401 | 9 781 | 10 385 | 10 876 |
| Females | no. | 9 364 | 9 458 | 9 834 | 10 427 | 10 916 |
| Persons | no. | 18 655 | 18 859 | 19 615 | 20 812 | 21 792 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 85.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 46.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 106 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 792 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 516 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 759 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 95.3 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 95.3 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.8 |
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| Births | no. | 286 | 275 | 285 | 306 | 337 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 48 | 42 | 48 | 41 | 56 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
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