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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 484 | 4 572 | 4 672 | 4 744 | 4 842 |
| Females | no. | 4 200 | 4 329 | 4 451 | 4 555 | 4 692 |
| Persons | no. | 8 684 | 8 901 | 9 123 | 9 299 | 9 534 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 445 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 561 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 727 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 291 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 44.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 63.2 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 36.8 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 34.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 59.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 48.8 |
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| Births | no. | 90 | 107 | 93 | 87 | 105 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 60 | 61 | 65 | 58 | 60 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
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