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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 441 | 4 452 | 4 455 | 4 476 | 4 528 |
| Females | no. | 4 471 | 4 479 | 4 482 | 4 509 | 4 567 |
| Persons | no. | 8 912 | 8 931 | 8 937 | 8 985 | 9 095 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 5.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 44.3 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 24.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.0 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 388 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 356 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 720 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 291 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 67.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 6.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 25.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 29.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 46.3 |
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| Births | no. | 120 | 111 | 99 | 95 | 106 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 112 | 106 | 111 | 86 | 98 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
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