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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 8 628 | 8 565 | 8 482 | 8 480 | 8 465 |
| Females | no. | 8 281 | 8 254 | 8 235 | 8 251 | 8 263 |
| Persons | no. | 16 909 | 16 819 | 16 717 | 16 731 | 16 728 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 24.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 092 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 237 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 404 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 350 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 29.4 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 70.6 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 50.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 39.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 34.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.1 |
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| Births | no. | 133 | 157 | 142 | 150 | 175 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 144 | 158 | 147 | 152 | 153 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
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