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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 633 | 6 732 | 6 871 | 6 992 | 7 009 |
| Females | no. | 7 328 | 7 364 | 7 388 | 7 415 | 7 407 |
| Persons | no. | 13 961 | 14 096 | 14 259 | 14 407 | 14 416 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 721.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 20.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 096 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 324 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 133 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 291 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 46.4 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 68.0 |
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| Births | no. | 177 | 181 | 192 | 222 | 181 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 93 | 112 | 77 | 93 | 73 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
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