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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 275 | 4 247 | 4 256 | 4 264 | 4 293 |
| Females | no. | 4 188 | 4 134 | 4 135 | 4 172 | 4 232 |
| Persons | no. | 8 463 | 8 381 | 8 391 | 8 436 | 8 525 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 24.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 178 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 301 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 746 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 180 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 28.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 72.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 37.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 44.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 40.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 54.9 |
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| Births | no. | 94 | 84 | 88 | 100 | 100 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 80 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 87 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
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