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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 372 | 6 421 | 6 370 | 6 382 | 6 481 |
| Females | no. | 6 430 | 6 481 | 6 427 | 6 437 | 6 508 |
| Persons | no. | 12 802 | 12 902 | 12 797 | 12 819 | 12 989 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 20.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 968.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 44.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 35.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 245 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 400 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 407 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 430 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 42.5 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 75.5 |
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| Births | no. | 171 | 162 | 177 | 189 | 201 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 35 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
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