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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 94 301 | 98 597 | 102 512 | 105 846 | 109 213 |
| Females | no. | 99 436 | 104 106 | 108 100 | 111 551 | 114 914 |
| Persons | no. | 193 737 | 202 703 | 210 612 | 217 397 | 224 127 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 484.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 52.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 80 044 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 58 006 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 031 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 879 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 52.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 89.4 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 88.1 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.0 |
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| Births | no. | 2 144 | 2 192 | 2 258 | 2 339 | 2 464 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 569 | 1 580 | 1 608 | 1 603 | 1 612 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
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