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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 1 601 | 1 641 | 1 737 | 1 851 | 1 906 |
| Females | no. | 1 459 | 1 505 | 1 608 | 1 716 | 1 777 |
| Persons | no. | 3 060 | 3 146 | 3 345 | 3 567 | 3 683 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 23.9 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 45.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 182 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 969 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 380 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 53 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 46.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 89.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 52.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 47.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 24.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 68.5 |
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| Births | no. | 33 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 40 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
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