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| Males | no. | 14 661 | 15 165 | 15 729 | 16 220 | 16 709 |
| Females | no. | 14 994 | 15 446 | 15 971 | 16 425 | 16 883 |
| Persons | no. | 29 655 | 30 611 | 31 700 | 32 645 | 33 592 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 417.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 54.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 61.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 60.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 362 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 960 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 453 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 762 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 72.0 |
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| Births | no. | 282 | 283 | 288 | 316 | 341 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 213 | 230 | 205 | 190 | 215 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
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