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| Males | no. | 38 232 | 38 433 | 38 643 | 38 827 | 39 183 |
| Females | no. | 41 290 | 41 488 | 41 656 | 41 850 | 42 247 |
| Persons | no. | 79 522 | 79 921 | 80 299 | 80 677 | 81 430 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 463.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 32 429 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 21 551 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 023 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 385 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.4 |
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| Births | no. | 854 | 842 | 844 | 857 | 931 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 611 | 667 | 664 | 652 | 658 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
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