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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 550 | 6 522 | 6 508 | 6 509 | 6 535 |
| Females | no. | 6 494 | 6 476 | 6 467 | 6 470 | 6 490 |
| Persons | no. | 13 044 | 12 998 | 12 975 | 12 979 | 13 025 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 43.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 765 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 435 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 140 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 357 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 83.3 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 67.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 30.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 24.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 48.2 |
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| Births | no. | 148 | 154 | 158 | 171 | 150 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 112 | 167 | 185 | 158 | 152 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.9 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
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