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| Males | no. | 11 972 | 12 054 | 12 010 | 12 166 | 12 400 |
| Females | no. | 12 612 | 12 640 | 12 615 | 12 672 | 12 768 |
| Persons | no. | 24 584 | 24 694 | 24 625 | 24 838 | 25 168 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 143.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 67.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 39.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 558 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 065 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 716 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 434 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 75.6 |
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| Births | no. | 299 | 285 | 300 | 279 | 357 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 202 | 216 | 193 | 185 | 175 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
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