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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 13 458 | 13 471 | 13 428 | 13 391 | 12 874 |
| Females | no. | 12 904 | 12 980 | 13 104 | 13 269 | 13 320 |
| Persons | no. | 26 362 | 26 451 | 26 532 | 26 660 | 26 194 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 79.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 20.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 56.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 21.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 944 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 572 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 287 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 771 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 23.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 90.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.4 |
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| Births | no. | 480 | 474 | 429 | 465 | 432 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 113 | 105 | 108 | 150 | 114 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 11.1 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
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