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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 168 | 4 077 | 4 232 | 4 315 | 4 384 |
| Females | no. | 3 991 | 3 953 | 4 000 | 4 033 | 4 062 |
| Persons | no. | 8 159 | 8 030 | 8 232 | 8 348 | 8 446 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 736 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 158 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 766 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 224 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 32.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 32.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 35.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.9 |
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| Births | no. | 121 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 121 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 60 | 68 | 42 | 31 | 41 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
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