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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 19 366 | 20 017 | 20 555 | 21 110 | 21 643 |
| Females | no. | 18 859 | 19 404 | 19 853 | 20 382 | 20 846 |
| Persons | no. | 38 225 | 39 421 | 40 408 | 41 492 | 42 489 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 603 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 486 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 520 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 877 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 93.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 46.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 43.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 27.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.7 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 60.5 |
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| Births | no. | 425 | 465 | 454 | 499 | 480 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 241 | 235 | 252 | 252 | 265 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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