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| Males | no. | 95 920 | 96 334 | 96 535 | 96 863 | 97 310 |
| Females | no. | 95 589 | 96 043 | 96 303 | 96 696 | 97 280 |
| Persons | no. | 191 509 | 192 377 | 192 838 | 193 559 | 194 590 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 284.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 21.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 68 334 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 49 206 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 444 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 417 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 99.4 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 95.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 59.1 |
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| Births | no. | 2 407 | 2 368 | 2 378 | 2 258 | 2 276 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 333 | 1 417 | 1 355 | 1 338 | 1 411 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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