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| Males | no. | 51 908 | 51 918 | 52 173 | 52 652 | 53 302 |
| Females | no. | 49 709 | 50 072 | 50 337 | 50 986 | 51 878 |
| Persons | no. | 101 617 | 101 990 | 102 510 | 103 638 | 105 180 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 36 005 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 26 895 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 583 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 443 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 57.2 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 37.3 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 47.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 43.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 28.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 50.5 |
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| Births | no. | 1 354 | 1 349 | 1 382 | 1 339 | 1 375 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 765 | 785 | 775 | 724 | 822 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
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