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| Males | no. | 67 023 | 67 407 | 67 994 | 68 714 | 69 773 |
| Females | no. | 70 131 | 70 432 | 70 983 | 71 671 | 72 552 |
| Persons | no. | 137 154 | 137 839 | 138 977 | 140 385 | 142 325 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 793.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 34.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 26.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 52 153 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 34 540 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 714 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 133 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.2 |
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| Births | no. | 1 896 | 1 923 | 1 912 | 2 017 | 2 164 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 160 | 1 096 | 1 003 | 1 004 | 1 056 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
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