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| Males | no. | 42 848 | 44 149 | 45 631 | 47 049 | 48 438 |
| Females | no. | 42 404 | 43 507 | 44 732 | 45 964 | 47 242 |
| Persons | no. | 85 252 | 87 656 | 90 363 | 93 013 | 95 680 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 751.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 33.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 31 776 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 851 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 492 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 869 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 97.3 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.3 |
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| Births | no. | 1 167 | 1 281 | 1 308 | 1 424 | 1 459 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 334 | 357 | 365 | 401 | 405 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
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