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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 153 949 | 153 528 | 153 413 | 153 815 | 155 134 |
| Females | no. | 155 265 | 155 072 | 154 650 | 155 659 | 157 715 |
| Persons | no. | 309 214 | 308 600 | 308 063 | 309 474 | 312 849 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 833.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 44.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 59.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 99 123 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 77 997 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 31 460 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 494 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 26.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.6 |
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| Births | no. | 4 878 | 4 877 | 4 771 | 4 800 | 4 896 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 2 006 | 1 895 | 2 008 | 1 927 | 1 966 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
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