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| Males | no. | 49 395 | 49 451 | 49 399 | 49 475 | 49 550 |
| Females | no. | 51 224 | 51 301 | 51 204 | 51 399 | 51 545 |
| Persons | no. | 100 619 | 100 752 | 100 603 | 100 874 | 101 095 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 685.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 59.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 36 624 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 26 201 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 466 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 104 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.5 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 97.5 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.4 |
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| Births | no. | 1 253 | 1 214 | 1 236 | 1 311 | 1 264 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 690 | 665 | 668 | 608 | 618 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
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