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| Males | no. | 64 090 | 63 983 | 64 105 | 64 633 | 65 922 |
| Females | no. | 64 086 | 63 998 | 64 042 | 64 197 | 64 829 |
| Persons | no. | 128 176 | 127 981 | 128 147 | 128 830 | 130 751 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 009.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 59.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 42 722 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 32 737 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 895 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 212 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.3 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.0 |
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| Births | no. | 1 790 | 1 691 | 1 724 | 1 660 | 1 791 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 814 | 822 | 877 | 846 | 869 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
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