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| Males | no. | 7 293 | 8 526 | 9 778 | 10 860 | 11 972 |
| Females | no. | 7 230 | 8 482 | 9 766 | 10 878 | 12 025 |
| Persons | no. | 14 523 | 17 008 | 19 544 | 21 738 | 23 997 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 25.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 55.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 315 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 417 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 246 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 554 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 70.6 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 29.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 54.9 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 30.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.3 |
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| Births | no. | 233 | 270 | 369 | 388 | 487 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 90 | 86 | 96 | 98 | 123 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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