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| Males | no. | 150 658 | 153 307 | 155 903 | 157 759 | 159 361 |
| Females | no. | 157 407 | 160 299 | 162 755 | 164 682 | 166 256 |
| Persons | no. | 308 065 | 313 606 | 318 658 | 322 441 | 325 617 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 494.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 110 710 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 86 104 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 33 895 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 254 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 99.8 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 98.4 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 70.7 |
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| Births | no. | 3 983 | 4 072 | 4 231 | 4 350 | 4 176 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 2 023 | 2 096 | 2 127 | 2 057 | 2 218 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
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