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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 10 653 | 10 669 | 10 750 | 10 946 | 11 094 |
| Females | no. | 11 831 | 11 858 | 11 977 | 12 249 | 12 429 |
| Persons | no. | 22 484 | 22 527 | 22 727 | 23 195 | 23 523 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 817.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 446 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 629 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 748 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 822 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 47.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 51.7 |
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| Births | no. | 322 | 259 | 299 | 339 | 309 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 146 | 155 | 143 | 143 | 137 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
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