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| Males | no. | 36 620 | 39 568 | 41 587 | 43 360 | 45 427 |
| Females | no. | 34 856 | 37 542 | 39 304 | 40 925 | 42 799 |
| Persons | no. | 71 476 | 77 110 | 80 891 | 84 285 | 88 226 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 25.6 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 3 123.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 31.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 67.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 34 163 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 16 461 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 802 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 309 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 60.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
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| Births | no. | 662 | 678 | 761 | 805 | 802 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 572 | 576 | 597 | 534 | 515 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
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