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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 45 653 | 48 619 | 52 078 | 55 543 | 58 254 |
| Females | no. | 45 329 | 48 211 | 51 606 | 55 055 | 57 747 |
| Persons | no. | 90 982 | 96 830 | 103 684 | 110 598 | 116 001 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 214.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 26.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 36 701 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 30 293 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 435 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 523 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 98.2 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 96.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 68.9 |
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| Births | no. | 1 379 | 1 456 | 1 682 | 1 821 | 1 953 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 343 | 340 | 353 | 378 | 357 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
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