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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 419 | 6 451 | 6 487 | 6 543 | 6 584 |
| Females | no. | 6 433 | 6 461 | 6 502 | 6 548 | 6 577 |
| Persons | no. | 12 852 | 12 912 | 12 989 | 13 091 | 13 161 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 649.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 29.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 18.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 039 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 224 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 072 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 755 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.8 |
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| Births | no. | 231 | 225 | 213 | 218 | 263 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 54 | 54 | 43 | 51 | 46 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
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