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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 11 953 | 11 830 | 11 750 | 11 696 | 11 622 |
| Females | no. | 12 451 | 12 351 | 12 281 | 12 239 | 12 184 |
| Persons | no. | 24 404 | 24 181 | 24 031 | 23 935 | 23 806 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 861.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 22.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 072 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 417 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 907 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 965 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.6 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.9 |
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| Births | no. | 322 | 326 | 294 | 264 | 300 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 167 | 157 | 163 | 167 | 152 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
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