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| Males | no. | 62 406 | 62 769 | 63 406 | 64 342 | 65 655 |
| Females | no. | 65 958 | 66 201 | 66 621 | 67 273 | 68 161 |
| Persons | no. | 128 364 | 128 970 | 130 027 | 131 615 | 133 816 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 504.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 34.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 25.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 48 583 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 32 085 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 757 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 255 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.3 |
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| Births | no. | 1 720 | 1 774 | 1 861 | 1 882 | 1 999 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 100 | 1 076 | 992 | 1 008 | 1 008 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
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