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| Males | no. | 37 703 | 38 797 | 40 195 | 41 735 | 43 950 |
| Females | no. | 38 019 | 38 975 | 40 179 | 41 556 | 43 591 |
| Persons | no. | 75 722 | 77 772 | 80 374 | 83 291 | 87 541 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 340.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 29 252 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 22 731 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 811 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 526 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 85.3 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 96.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.8 |
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| Births | no. | 917 | 1 005 | 1 061 | 1 213 | 1 288 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 426 | 442 | 408 | 467 | 488 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
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