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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 7 365 | 7 243 | 7 087 | 6 984 | 6 943 |
| Females | no. | 6 992 | 6 921 | 6 818 | 6 760 | 6 737 |
| Persons | no. | 14 357 | 14 164 | 13 905 | 13 744 | 13 680 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 835 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 519 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 270 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 407 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 93.6 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 59.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 33.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 28.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 48.2 |
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| Births | no. | 196 | 181 | 185 | 181 | 184 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 100 | 96 | 126 | 144 | 138 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
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