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| Males | no. | 122 622 | 123 517 | 123 859 | 124 535 | 125 112 |
| Females | no. | 127 542 | 128 316 | 128 476 | 128 767 | 129 754 |
| Persons | no. | 250 164 | 251 833 | 252 335 | 253 302 | 254 866 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 454.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 86 437 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 66 797 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 27 390 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 716 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 28.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 69.4 |
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| Births | no. | 3 293 | 3 248 | 3 094 | 3 164 | 3 178 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 543 | 1 513 | 1 441 | 1 446 | 1 494 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
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