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| Males | no. | 160 866 | 163 697 | 166 885 | 169 696 | 173 472 |
| Females | no. | 163 308 | 165 291 | 167 377 | 169 544 | 172 162 |
| Persons | no. | 324 174 | 328 988 | 334 262 | 339 240 | 345 634 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 199.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 35.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 121 583 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 85 886 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 30 363 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 519 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 40.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.3 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 93.6 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.8 |
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| Births | no. | 3 930 | 4 151 | 4 255 | 4 418 | 4 655 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 2 084 | 2 063 | 2 041 | 2 059 | 2 036 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
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