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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 1 841 | 1 658 | 1 630 | 1 642 | 1 686 |
| Females | no. | 1 562 | 1 567 | 1 571 | 1 577 | 1 580 |
| Persons | no. | 3 403 | 3 225 | 3 201 | 3 219 | 3 266 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 23.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 6.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 34.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 26.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 137 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 833 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 291 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 61 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 40.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 45.2 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 54.8 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 39.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 53.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 31.1 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 49.4 |
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| Births | no. | 44 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 38 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
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