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| Males | no. | 36 508 | 39 780 | 41 828 | 43 520 | 45 049 |
| Females | no. | 37 315 | 40 437 | 42 390 | 44 044 | 45 522 |
| Persons | no. | 73 823 | 80 217 | 84 218 | 87 564 | 90 571 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 085.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 27 773 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 23 503 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 681 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 249 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 42.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 73.1 |
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| Births | no. | 1 279 | 1 377 | 1 506 | 1 470 | 1 530 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 225 | 262 | 297 | 272 | 338 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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