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| Males | no. | 77 014 | 76 903 | 76 734 | 76 984 | 77 655 |
| Females | no. | 75 610 | 75 470 | 75 414 | 75 833 | 76 495 |
| Persons | no. | 152 624 | 152 373 | 152 148 | 152 817 | 154 150 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 46.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 53 237 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 38 379 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 313 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 292 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 56.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 41.9 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 70.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
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| Births | no. | 2 122 | 2 010 | 2 018 | 1 971 | 1 962 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 125 | 1 170 | 1 098 | 1 073 | 1 149 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
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