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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 20 441 | 20 593 | 20 816 | 21 043 | 21 344 |
| Females | no. | 21 285 | 21 449 | 21 705 | 22 000 | 22 353 |
| Persons | no. | 41 726 | 42 042 | 42 521 | 43 043 | 43 697 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4 104.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 35.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 37.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 62.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 17 073 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 478 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 824 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 725 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.3 |
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| Births | no. | 513 | 577 | 541 | 543 | 594 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 287 | 270 | 249 | 226 | 251 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
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