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| Males | no. | 57 820 | 58 278 | 58 844 | 59 810 | 60 773 |
| Females | no. | 57 835 | 58 771 | 59 660 | 60 596 | 61 390 |
| Persons | no. | 115 655 | 117 049 | 118 504 | 120 406 | 122 163 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 772.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 43 161 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 32 690 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 274 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 646 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.0 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.6 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.7 |
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| Births | no. | 1 526 | 1 631 | 1 532 | 1 608 | 1 749 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 627 | 584 | 661 | 659 | 708 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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