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| Males | no. | 22 346 | 22 977 | 23 593 | 23 927 | 24 271 |
| Females | no. | 22 969 | 23 653 | 24 272 | 24 588 | 24 942 |
| Persons | no. | 45 315 | 46 630 | 47 865 | 48 515 | 49 213 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.9 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 56.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 439 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 819 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 859 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 540 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.5 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 65.2 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 34.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 65.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 25.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.6 |
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| Births | no. | 500 | 461 | 455 | 477 | 478 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 310 | 312 | 312 | 311 | 330 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
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