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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 5 667 | 5 664 | 5 635 | 5 639 | 5 646 |
| Females | no. | 5 615 | 5 602 | 5 590 | 5 643 | 5 720 |
| Persons | no. | 11 282 | 11 266 | 11 225 | 11 282 | 11 366 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 188 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 996 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 004 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 324 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 54.3 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 43.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 50.4 |
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| Births | no. | 159 | 130 | 153 | 139 | 150 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 94 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 81 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
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