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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 9 025 | 9 248 | 9 535 | 9 927 | 10 494 |
| Females | no. | 8 906 | 9 160 | 9 473 | 9 907 | 10 529 |
| Persons | no. | 17 931 | 18 408 | 19 008 | 19 834 | 21 023 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 26.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 154.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 376 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 5 487 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 222 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 696 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 21.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 48.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 49.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.1 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 66.9 |
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| Births | no. | 311 | 276 | 302 | 323 | 329 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 45 | 57 | 42 | 65 | 58 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
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