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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 74 001 | 74 307 | 75 333 | 76 196 | 77 430 |
| Females | no. | 73 850 | 74 167 | 74 802 | 75 480 | 76 728 |
| Persons | no. | 147 851 | 148 474 | 150 135 | 151 676 | 154 158 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 526.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 43.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 56.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 51 209 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 37 503 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 979 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 678 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.8 |
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| Births | no. | 2 264 | 2 246 | 2 201 | 2 338 | 2 304 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 119 | 980 | 1 019 | 942 | 990 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
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