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| Males | no. | 19 915 | 21 048 | 22 360 | 23 568 | 24 857 |
| Females | no. | 20 877 | 22 046 | 23 408 | 24 644 | 25 968 |
| Persons | no. | 40 792 | 43 094 | 45 768 | 48 212 | 50 825 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 135.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 46.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 493 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 878 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 894 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 631 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 55.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 90.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.8 |
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| Births | no. | 390 | 381 | 471 | 472 | 549 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 445 | 417 | 433 | 426 | 431 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
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