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Males | no. | 208 809 | 213 203 | 218 224 | 222 773 | 228 376 |
Females | no. | 214 262 | 217 854 | 221 897 | 225 789 | 231 011 |
Persons | no. | 423 071 | 431 057 | 440 121 | 448 562 | 459 387 |
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Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 516.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.0 |
Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 36.2 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 54.5 |
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Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 20.1 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 159 762 |
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Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 117 891 |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 45 757 |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 850 |
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Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.9 |
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Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 98.9 |
Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 97.9 |
Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
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Births | no. | 5 097 | 5 296 | 5 543 | 5 846 | 6 215 |
Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Deaths | no. | 2 066 | 2 055 | 2 055 | 2 153 | 2 144 |
Standardised death rate | rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
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