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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 162 | 3 295 | 3 366 | 3 413 | 3 476 |
| Females | no. | 2 948 | 3 112 | 3 193 | 3 255 | 3 334 |
| Persons | no. | 6 110 | 6 407 | 6 559 | 6 668 | 6 810 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 22.6 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 7.8 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 3.8 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 28.2 | 22.4 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 17.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.0 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 59.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 55.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 878 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 709 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 772 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 129 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 33.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 23.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 60.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 39.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 80.8 |
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| Births | no. | 79 | 91 | 109 | 121 | 127 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 21 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 27 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
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