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| Males | no. | 25 783 | 26 066 | 26 242 | 26 619 | 26 776 |
| Females | no. | 26 590 | 26 856 | 27 061 | 27 391 | 27 518 |
| Persons | no. | 52 373 | 52 922 | 53 303 | 54 010 | 54 294 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.5 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 20 239 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 052 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 437 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 311 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 94.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 50.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 33.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.6 |
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| Births | no. | 532 | 568 | 542 | 498 | 543 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 488 | 517 | 485 | 486 | 471 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
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