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| Males | no. | 16 137 | 16 199 | 16 130 | 16 198 | 16 302 |
| Females | no. | 16 593 | 16 689 | 16 612 | 16 770 | 16 952 |
| Persons | no. | 32 730 | 32 888 | 32 742 | 32 968 | 33 254 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 162.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 67.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 476 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 407 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 081 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 745 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.0 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 26.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 73.8 |
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| Births | no. | 332 | 340 | 345 | 332 | 325 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 183 | 199 | 206 | 210 | 197 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
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