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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 2 990 | 3 007 | 3 034 | 3 149 | 3 244 |
| Females | no. | 3 335 | 3 356 | 3 390 | 3 542 | 3 662 |
| Persons | no. | 6 325 | 6 363 | 6 424 | 6 691 | 6 906 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 503.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 25.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 22.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 460 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 888 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 590 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 140 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.7 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 20.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 15.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 71.5 |
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| Births | no. | 48 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 54 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 71 | 62 | 83 | 71 | 99 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
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