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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 661 | 7 533 | 8 075 | 8 645 | 9 119 |
| Females | no. | 6 611 | 7 490 | 8 045 | 8 620 | 9 093 |
| Persons | no. | 13 272 | 15 023 | 16 120 | 17 265 | 18 212 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 334.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 253 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 946 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 745 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 323 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 94.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 34.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
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| Births | no. | 239 | 250 | 247 | 317 | 261 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 15 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 26 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
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