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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 24 574 | 24 796 | 24 986 | 25 320 | 25 706 |
| Females | no. | 25 553 | 25 740 | 25 902 | 26 204 | 26 533 |
| Persons | no. | 50 127 | 50 536 | 50 888 | 51 524 | 52 239 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 27.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 797 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 12 865 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 618 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 664 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 40.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 90.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.2 |
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| Births | no. | 621 | 667 | 573 | 676 | 632 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 372 | 371 | 339 | 379 | 318 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
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