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| Males | no. | 8 726 | 9 130 | 9 303 | 9 387 | 9 478 |
| Females | no. | 8 908 | 9 324 | 9 496 | 9 577 | 9 661 |
| Persons | no. | 17 634 | 18 454 | 18 799 | 18 964 | 19 139 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 200.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 775 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 829 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 027 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 561 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 52.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 78.6 |
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| Births | no. | 235 | 245 | 214 | 215 | 293 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 82 | 70 | 67 | 82 | 84 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
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