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Males | no. | 24 295 | 24 376 | 24 496 | 24 561 | 24 746 |
Females | no. | 25 284 | 25 383 | 25 612 | 25 773 | 26 062 |
Persons | no. | 49 579 | 49 759 | 50 108 | 50 334 | 50 808 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 134.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.1 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 544 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 711 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 714 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 635 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 96.3 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 73.7 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.2 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.6 |
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Births | no. | 581 | 581 | 573 | 659 | 661 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Deaths | no. | 417 | 413 | 370 | 407 | 394 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
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