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| Males | no. | 7 627 | 8 446 | 9 184 | 9 559 | 9 942 |
| Females | no. | 8 308 | 9 208 | 10 005 | 10 410 | 10 817 |
| Persons | no. | 15 935 | 17 654 | 19 189 | 19 969 | 20 759 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 397.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 36.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 680 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 364 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 881 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 557 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 57.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 78.4 |
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| Births | no. | 146 | 173 | 219 | 203 | 187 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 61 | 68 | 93 | 70 | 82 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
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