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| Males | no. | 33 601 | 33 337 | 32 773 | 32 537 | 32 466 |
| Females | no. | 33 775 | 33 445 | 32 764 | 32 504 | 32 435 |
| Persons | no. | 67 376 | 66 782 | 65 537 | 65 041 | 64 901 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 463.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 41.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 586 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 16 077 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 017 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 204 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 51.9 |
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| Births | no. | 1 025 | 1 054 | 967 | 1 021 | 969 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 325 | 306 | 282 | 315 | 336 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
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