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| Males | no. | 64 786 | 67 486 | 70 115 | 72 513 | 74 985 |
| Females | no. | 67 268 | 70 187 | 72 791 | 75 248 | 77 679 |
| Persons | no. | 132 054 | 137 673 | 142 906 | 147 761 | 152 664 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 131.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 53 388 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 39 312 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 193 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 501 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 50.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 67.7 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 32.3 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 65.6 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 22.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.4 |
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| Births | no. | 1 480 | 1 564 | 1 616 | 1 634 | 1 691 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 887 | 950 | 917 | 899 | 863 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
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