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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 12 734 | 12 803 | 12 901 | 12 954 | 13 049 |
| Females | no. | 13 223 | 13 292 | 13 368 | 13 411 | 13 514 |
| Persons | no. | 25 957 | 26 095 | 26 269 | 26 365 | 26 563 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.1 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 885.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 31.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 34.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 224 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 444 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 176 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 906 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 30.1 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 50.0 |
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| Births | no. | 346 | 351 | 355 | 323 | 347 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 232 | 227 | 242 | 236 | 227 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
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