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| Males | no. | 22 656 | 22 798 | 22 913 | 23 097 | 23 539 |
| Females | no. | 23 911 | 24 027 | 24 145 | 24 347 | 24 772 |
| Persons | no. | 46 567 | 46 825 | 47 058 | 47 444 | 48 311 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 3 446.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 33.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 61.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 545 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 209 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 015 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 954 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.9 |
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| Births | no. | 649 | 658 | 721 | 711 | 801 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 364 | 332 | 285 | 320 | 340 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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