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| Males | no. | 46 697 | 46 660 | 46 953 | 47 148 | 47 393 |
| Females | no. | 47 437 | 47 386 | 47 966 | 48 391 | 48 865 |
| Persons | no. | 94 134 | 94 046 | 94 919 | 95 539 | 96 258 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 466.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 37.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 36.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 27 926 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 23 945 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 107 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 420 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.9 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.4 |
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| Births | no. | 1 812 | 1 647 | 1 694 | 1 639 | 1 602 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 367 | 384 | 422 | 398 | 401 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
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