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| Males | no. | 13 375 | 13 236 | 13 078 | 12 985 | 12 950 |
| Females | no. | 13 521 | 13 410 | 13 264 | 13 168 | 13 150 |
| Persons | no. | 26 896 | 26 646 | 26 342 | 26 153 | 26 100 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 144.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 22.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 360 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 373 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 617 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 713 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 66.8 |
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| Births | no. | 294 | 317 | 313 | 338 | 300 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 113 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 118 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
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