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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 53 499 | 53 342 | 53 198 | 52 744 | 52 598 |
| Females | no. | 54 006 | 53 711 | 53 393 | 52 723 | 52 592 |
| Persons | no. | 107 505 | 107 053 | 106 591 | 105 467 | 105 190 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 761.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 32.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 35 030 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 28 504 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 475 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 445 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 76.8 |
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| Births | no. | 1 065 | 1 104 | 1 105 | 1 117 | 1 266 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 402 | 427 | 395 | 405 | 407 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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