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| Males | no. | 121 571 | 123 384 | 125 187 | 127 328 | 130 357 |
| Females | no. | 121 660 | 123 037 | 124 279 | 125 874 | 128 249 |
| Persons | no. | 243 231 | 246 421 | 249 466 | 253 202 | 258 606 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 125.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 30.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 88 465 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 66 818 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 25 064 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 091 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 92.3 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 80.6 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.6 |
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| Births | no. | 3 016 | 3 129 | 3 170 | 3 309 | 3 442 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 409 | 1 346 | 1 311 | 1 338 | 1 431 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
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