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| Males | no. | 81 812 | 82 683 | 83 409 | 84 070 | 85 033 |
| Females | no. | 81 156 | 82 199 | 83 243 | 84 291 | 85 574 |
| Persons | no. | 162 968 | 164 882 | 166 652 | 168 361 | 170 607 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 558.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 41.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 49 247 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 42 196 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 577 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 931 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.5 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.8 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 95.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.6 |
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| Births | no. | 2 986 | 2 946 | 2 837 | 2 765 | 2 824 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 676 | 688 | 670 | 693 | 712 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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