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| Males | no. | 90 525 | 91 793 | 92 774 | 94 345 | 95 701 |
| Females | no. | 90 811 | 92 016 | 93 002 | 94 506 | 95 846 |
| Persons | no. | 181 336 | 183 809 | 185 776 | 188 851 | 191 547 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 207.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 28.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 32.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 58 128 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 50 663 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 22 704 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 672 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 27.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 94.2 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 88.5 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 66.5 |
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| Births | no. | 2 454 | 2 443 | 2 474 | 2 457 | 2 614 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 677 | 615 | 702 | 645 | 723 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
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