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| Males | no. | 16 698 | 16 680 | 16 789 | 16 877 | 17 142 |
| Females | no. | 17 510 | 17 491 | 17 627 | 17 736 | 18 003 |
| Persons | no. | 34 208 | 34 171 | 34 416 | 34 613 | 35 145 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 530.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 31.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 28.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 892 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 357 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 701 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 769 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 28.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.9 |
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| Births | no. | 528 | 523 | 513 | 545 | 537 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 261 | 228 | 237 | 220 | 231 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
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