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| Males | no. | 56 418 | 57 170 | 58 059 | 58 948 | 59 708 |
| Females | no. | 58 947 | 59 464 | 60 232 | 61 002 | 61 879 |
| Persons | no. | 115 365 | 116 634 | 118 291 | 119 950 | 121 587 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 938.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 43 549 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 31 361 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 149 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 407 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 98.8 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.1 |
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| Births | no. | 1 471 | 1 487 | 1 495 | 1 580 | 1 603 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 838 | 777 | 740 | 764 | 777 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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