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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 9 853 | 9 820 | 9 828 | 9 844 | 9 881 |
| Females | no. | 9 491 | 9 396 | 9 435 | 9 519 | 9 613 |
| Persons | no. | 19 344 | 19 216 | 19 263 | 19 363 | 19 494 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 27.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 309 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 173 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 711 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 433 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 36.9 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 63.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 25.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 39.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.3 |
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| Births | no. | 230 | 198 | 214 | 232 | 212 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 206 | 180 | 175 | 183 | 196 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
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