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| Males | no. | 30 597 | 30 956 | 31 529 | 32 123 | 32 605 |
| Females | no. | 32 733 | 33 105 | 33 683 | 34 337 | 34 829 |
| Persons | no. | 63 330 | 64 061 | 65 212 | 66 460 | 67 434 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 995.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 42.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 33.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 69.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 37.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 23 542 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 16 814 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 888 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 281 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 80.3 |
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| Births | no. | 816 | 819 | 861 | 977 | 1 004 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 369 | 392 | 361 | 364 | 363 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
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