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| Males | no. | 86 354 | 88 133 | 89 779 | 91 332 | 93 810 |
| Females | no. | 87 772 | 89 133 | 90 316 | 91 564 | 93 542 |
| Persons | no. | 174 126 | 177 266 | 180 095 | 182 896 | 187 352 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 803.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 28.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 70 267 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 43 085 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 392 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 651 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.5 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 15.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.4 |
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| Births | no. | 1 624 | 1 605 | 1 685 | 1 762 | 1 794 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 1 466 | 1 469 | 1 541 | 1 398 | 1 360 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
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