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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 189 | 3 208 | 3 193 | 3 243 | 3 265 |
| Females | no. | 3 235 | 3 279 | 3 250 | 3 348 | 3 393 |
| Persons | no. | 6 424 | 6 487 | 6 443 | 6 591 | 6 658 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 78.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 401 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 801 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 607 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 250 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 32.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 80.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 44.2 |
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| Births | no. | 107 | 89 | 85 | 104 | 92 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 63 | 63 | 73 | 57 | 69 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
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