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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 1 633 | 1 601 | 1 592 | 1 572 | 1 570 |
| Females | no. | 1 501 | 1 463 | 1 451 | 1 433 | 1 424 |
| Persons | no. | 3 134 | 3 064 | 3 043 | 3 005 | 2 994 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 23.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 30.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 083 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 770 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 291 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 80 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 68.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 45.6 |
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| Births | no. | 35 | 38 | 36 | 43 | 53 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 34 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 26 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
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