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Males | no. | 21 429 | 23 149 | 24 970 | 26 489 | 27 956 |
Females | no. | 21 176 | 22 875 | 24 696 | 26 234 | 27 714 |
Persons | no. | 42 605 | 46 024 | 49 666 | 52 723 | 55 670 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 27.2 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 251.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.1 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.2 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.8 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 15 430 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 058 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 610 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 464 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.9 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.6 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 95.0 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 29.4 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.7 |
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Births | no. | 744 | 761 | 840 | 870 | 943 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Deaths | no. | 84 | 87 | 97 | 123 | 134 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
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