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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 24 972 | 25 010 | 24 991 | 25 118 | 25 232 |
| Females | no. | 24 585 | 24 656 | 24 673 | 24 794 | 24 919 |
| Persons | no. | 49 557 | 49 666 | 49 664 | 49 912 | 50 151 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 4.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 47.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.7 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 19 081 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 185 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 174 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 397 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 31.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 90.1 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 39.1 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 45.7 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 51.5 |
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| Births | no. | 539 | 490 | 513 | 452 | 482 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 504 | 441 | 454 | 468 | 518 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
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