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| Males | no. | 38 735 | 40 764 | 42 569 | 44 147 | 45 670 |
| Females | no. | 40 236 | 42 423 | 44 337 | 46 002 | 47 578 |
| Persons | no. | 78 971 | 83 187 | 86 906 | 90 149 | 93 248 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 85.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 49.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 32 844 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 24 968 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 627 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 859 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 71.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 29.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 69.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 62.5 |
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| Births | no. | 849 | 908 | 901 | 973 | 1 039 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 659 | 594 | 655 | 692 | 709 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
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