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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 543 | 3 698 | 3 979 | 4 149 | 4 230 |
| Females | no. | 3 704 | 3 854 | 4 117 | 4 271 | 4 344 |
| Persons | no. | 7 247 | 7 552 | 8 096 | 8 420 | 8 574 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 759.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 25.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 41.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 678 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 162 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 772 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 436 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.5 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 63.4 |
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| Births | no. | 128 | 127 | 151 | 132 | 150 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 30 | 37 | 29 | 34 | 34 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
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