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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 259 | 4 355 | 4 536 | 4 613 | 4 685 |
| Females | no. | 4 257 | 4 357 | 4 546 | 4 616 | 4 692 |
| Persons | no. | 8 516 | 8 712 | 9 082 | 9 229 | 9 377 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.4 | 23.5 | 22.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 677.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 40.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 285 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 357 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 682 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 455 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 20.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.0 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 99.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 50.7 |
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| Births | no. | 151 | 140 | 132 | 157 | 167 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 51 | 75 | 70 | 58 | 56 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 7.8 |
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