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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 6 418 | 6 298 | 6 213 | 6 140 | 6 098 |
| Females | no. | 6 202 | 6 172 | 6 150 | 6 133 | 6 133 |
| Persons | no. | 12 620 | 12 470 | 12 363 | 12 273 | 12 231 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 268.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 52.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 316 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 529 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 222 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 281 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 92.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 70.3 |
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| Births | no. | 136 | 135 | 147 | 132 | 117 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 37 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 40 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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