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| Males | no. | 19 102 | 19 864 | 20 117 | 20 491 | 20 749 |
| Females | no. | 19 211 | 19 988 | 20 245 | 20 656 | 20 920 |
| Persons | no. | 38 313 | 39 852 | 40 362 | 41 147 | 41 669 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.0 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 25.8 | 25.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 987.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 28.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 24.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 999 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 802 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 933 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 861 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.8 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 30.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 80.1 |
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| Births | no. | 663 | 639 | 635 | 584 | 559 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 81 | 113 | 86 | 89 | 91 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
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