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| Males | no. | 108 074 | 109 476 | 110 685 | 111 719 | 113 331 |
| Females | no. | 111 269 | 112 832 | 114 058 | 115 054 | 116 608 |
| Persons | no. | 219 343 | 222 308 | 224 743 | 226 773 | 229 939 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 84 460 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 59 209 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 509 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 246 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 40.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 27.3 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 71.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 25.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.7 |
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| Births | no. | 2 349 | 2 280 | 2 269 | 2 210 | 2 371 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 844 | 1 893 | 1 894 | 1 872 | 1 986 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
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