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| Males | no. | 24 421 | 24 969 | 25 492 | 25 840 | 26 106 |
| Females | no. | 24 729 | 25 155 | 25 538 | 25 830 | 26 072 |
| Persons | no. | 49 150 | 50 124 | 51 030 | 51 670 | 52 178 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 22.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 17.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 330.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 28.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 44.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 16 189 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 655 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 225 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 317 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 79.6 |
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| Births | no. | 596 | 567 | 605 | 624 | 620 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 131 | 158 | 163 | 155 | 162 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
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