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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 5 271 | 5 328 | 5 385 | 5 503 | 5 682 |
| Females | no. | 5 515 | 5 576 | 5 635 | 5 757 | 5 943 |
| Persons | no. | 10 786 | 10 904 | 11 020 | 11 260 | 11 625 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 18.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 13.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 156 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 007 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 942 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 332 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 43.7 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 57.3 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 30.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 25.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 53.8 |
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| Births | no. | 150 | 144 | 134 | 128 | 145 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 97 | 82 | 109 | 96 | 97 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
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