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Males | no. | 95 350 | 100 649 | 104 743 | 108 121 | 111 221 |
Females | no. | 95 408 | 100 470 | 104 459 | 107 802 | 111 015 |
Persons | no. | 190 758 | 201 119 | 209 202 | 215 923 | 222 236 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.6 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.1 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
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 | - | - | - | - | 542.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 32.3 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 24.9 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.6 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.3 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 68 904 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 57 789 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 26 456 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 519 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.4 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 97.7 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 93.9 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.8 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.6 |
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Births | no. | 2 983 | 3 031 | 3 298 | 3 396 | 3 482 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Deaths | no. | 626 | 694 | 748 | 748 | 894 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
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