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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 13 902 | 13 957 | 14 017 | 14 131 | 14 271 |
| Females | no. | 14 884 | 14 930 | 14 942 | 14 990 | 15 082 |
| Persons | no. | 28 786 | 28 887 | 28 959 | 29 121 | 29 353 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 206.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 22.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 975 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 510 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 280 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 692 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 28.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
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| Births | no. | 292 | 293 | 261 | 281 | 282 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 337 | 338 | 307 | 291 | 246 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
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