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| Males | no. | 41 409 | 42 395 | 43 289 | 44 315 | 45 328 |
| Females | no. | 41 430 | 42 332 | 43 175 | 44 184 | 45 130 |
| Persons | no. | 82 839 | 84 727 | 86 464 | 88 499 | 90 458 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4 390.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 31.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 20.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 71.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 37.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 37 829 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 268 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 523 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 414 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.3 |
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| Births | no. | 985 | 984 | 1 077 | 1 112 | 1 182 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 570 | 612 | 458 | 472 | 545 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
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