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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 276 | 3 329 | 3 394 | 3 449 | 3 510 |
| Females | no. | 3 397 | 3 426 | 3 460 | 3 491 | 3 527 |
| Persons | no. | 6 673 | 6 755 | 6 854 | 6 940 | 7 037 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.7 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 375.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 64.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 551 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 759 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 675 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 163 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 44.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
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| Births | no. | 147 | 105 | 124 | 125 | 125 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 55 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 27 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
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