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| Males | no. | 70 347 | 71 193 | 71 980 | 72 818 | 73 563 |
| Females | no. | 73 018 | 73 635 | 74 216 | 74 910 | 75 512 |
| Persons | no. | 143 365 | 144 828 | 146 196 | 147 728 | 149 075 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 796.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 53.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 55 994 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 36 058 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 672 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 571 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 36.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 96.3 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 57.6 |
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| Births | no. | 1 747 | 1 735 | 1 623 | 1 814 | 1 806 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 280 | 1 328 | 1 378 | 1 291 | 1 265 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
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