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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 073 | 3 170 | 3 404 | 3 574 | 3 657 |
| Females | no. | 3 091 | 3 189 | 3 404 | 3 574 | 3 654 |
| Persons | no. | 6 164 | 6 359 | 6 808 | 7 148 | 7 311 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 524.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 414 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 004 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 746 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 224 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 43.3 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 70.7 |
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| Births | no. | 77 | 87 | 82 | 96 | 104 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 17 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 19 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
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