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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 464 | 3 492 | 3 494 | 3 517 | 3 551 |
| Females | no. | 3 335 | 3 346 | 3 344 | 3 368 | 3 385 |
| Persons | no. | 6 799 | 6 838 | 6 838 | 6 885 | 6 936 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.6 | 21.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 252 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 934 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 818 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 126 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 27.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 83.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 39.8 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 60.2 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.1 |
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| Births | no. | 55 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 62 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 45 | 27 | 43 | 31 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
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