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| Males | no. | 11 263 | 11 049 | 10 954 | 11 051 | 11 241 |
| Females | no. | 11 360 | 11 365 | 11 373 | 11 414 | 11 455 |
| Persons | no. | 22 623 | 22 414 | 22 327 | 22 465 | 22 696 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 425.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 27.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 202 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 247 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 028 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 811 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 28.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.3 |
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| Births | no. | 265 | 286 | 250 | 261 | 294 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 107 | 83 | 102 | 98 | 97 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
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