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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 5 195 | 5 233 | 5 421 | 5 789 | 6 180 |
| Females | no. | 5 081 | 5 109 | 5 238 | 5 530 | 5 835 |
| Persons | no. | 10 276 | 10 342 | 10 659 | 11 319 | 12 015 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.8 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 23.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 433.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 769 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 232 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 348 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 289 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 96.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.5 |
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| Births | no. | 109 | 95 | 118 | 130 | 152 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 26 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 25 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
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