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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 2 403 | 2 439 | 2 490 | 2 535 | 2 569 |
| Females | no. | 2 345 | 2 377 | 2 423 | 2 467 | 2 500 |
| Persons | no. | 4 748 | 4 816 | 4 913 | 5 002 | 5 069 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 649 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 338 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 523 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 104 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 39.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 53.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 46.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 27.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.3 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 52.6 |
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| Births | no. | 79 | 61 | 90 | 65 | 71 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 25 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 37 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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