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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 230 | 3 181 | 3 141 | 3 111 | 3 091 |
| Females | no. | 3 296 | 3 245 | 3 203 | 3 170 | 3 144 |
| Persons | no. | 6 526 | 6 426 | 6 344 | 6 281 | 6 235 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 31.2 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 479 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 640 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 557 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 136 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 24.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 87.8 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 56.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 29.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 42.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 46.4 |
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| Births | no. | 67 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 53 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 89 | 102 | 63 | 75 | 65 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
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