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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 2 213 | 2 211 | 2 210 | 2 209 | 2 206 |
| Females | no. | 2 076 | 2 045 | 2 090 | 2 105 | 2 121 |
| Persons | no. | 4 289 | 4 256 | 4 300 | 4 314 | 4 327 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 19.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 33.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 689 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 163 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 379 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 102 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 29.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 22.9 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 77.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 38.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 61.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 38.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
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| Births | no. | 54 | 47 | 55 | 49 | 46 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 44 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 35 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
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