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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 86 703 | 87 920 | 89 236 | 90 352 | 91 804 |
| Females | no. | 91 384 | 92 119 | 92 897 | 93 672 | 94 702 |
| Persons | no. | 178 087 | 180 039 | 182 133 | 184 024 | 186 506 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 773.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 34.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 56.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 24.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 71 954 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 45 414 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 15 066 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 784 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 61.6 |
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| Births | no. | 2 011 | 2 138 | 2 255 | 2 321 | 2 423 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 201 | 1 116 | 1 094 | 1 157 | 1 139 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
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