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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 2 174 | 2 222 | 2 273 | 2 366 | 2 452 |
| Females | no. | 2 051 | 2 101 | 2 158 | 2 255 | 2 349 |
| Persons | no. | 4 225 | 4 323 | 4 431 | 4 621 | 4 801 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 29.0 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 26.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 51.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 484 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 285 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 571 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 101 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 46.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 86.3 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 30.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 67.9 |
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| Births | no. | 67 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 62 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 7 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
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