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| Males | no. | 31 494 | 32 070 | 32 586 | 32 941 | 33 436 |
| Females | no. | 32 617 | 33 176 | 33 683 | 34 078 | 34 585 |
| Persons | no. | 64 111 | 65 246 | 66 269 | 67 019 | 68 021 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 57.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 624 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 729 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 707 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 599 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 42.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 96.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 80.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.5 |
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| Births | no. | 711 | 664 | 689 | 658 | 674 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 458 | 531 | 515 | 509 | 577 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
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