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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 831 | 4 388 | 4 846 | 5 331 | 5 796 |
| Females | no. | 3 551 | 4 128 | 4 611 | 5 128 | 5 614 |
| Persons | no. | 7 382 | 8 516 | 9 457 | 10 459 | 11 410 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 31.5 | 29.0 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 26.0 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.7 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 6.3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 158.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.1 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 369 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 957 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 358 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 230 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 25.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 61.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 91.7 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 29.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 75.8 |
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| Births | no. | 105 | 131 | 152 | 152 | 156 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 33 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 37 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 12.1 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
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