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| Males | no. | 65 867 | 66 324 | 66 639 | 67 013 | 67 767 |
| Females | no. | 66 283 | 66 860 | 67 260 | 67 716 | 68 548 |
| Persons | no. | 132 150 | 133 184 | 133 899 | 134 729 | 136 315 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 49 189 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 34 998 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 510 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 971 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 97.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 56.8 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 37.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 27.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.5 |
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| Births | no. | 1 417 | 1 339 | 1 346 | 1 330 | 1 401 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 943 | 994 | 940 | 992 | 1 004 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
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