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| Males | no. | 8 566 | 8 883 | 9 460 | 10 004 | 10 198 |
| Females | no. | 8 936 | 9 262 | 9 839 | 10 383 | 10 571 |
| Persons | no. | 17 502 | 18 145 | 19 299 | 20 387 | 20 769 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.1 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 664.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 112 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 547 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 878 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 892 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.6 |
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| Births | no. | 260 | 247 | 288 | 288 | 330 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 96 | 98 | 110 | 105 | 118 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
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