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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 435 | 4 695 | 5 199 | 5 879 | 6 433 |
| Females | no. | 3 336 | 3 542 | 3 937 | 4 500 | 4 954 |
| Persons | no. | 7 771 | 8 237 | 9 136 | 10 379 | 11 387 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 23.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 051.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 56.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 33.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 72.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 170 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 881 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 270 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 97 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 65.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 72.2 |
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| Births | no. | 42 | 67 | 55 | 70 | 81 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 48 | 43 | 49 | 43 | 40 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
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