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| Males | no. | 34 658 | 34 707 | 34 855 | 35 100 | 35 521 |
| Females | no. | 35 859 | 35 784 | 35 903 | 36 077 | 36 554 |
| Persons | no. | 70 517 | 70 491 | 70 758 | 71 177 | 72 075 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 50.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 26 284 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 418 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 369 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 576 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.5 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 81.8 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 55.1 |
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| Births | no. | 898 | 872 | 877 | 824 | 846 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 567 | 552 | 546 | 533 | 542 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
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