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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 1 787 | 1 955 | 2 121 | 2 243 | 2 354 |
| Females | no. | 1 745 | 1 923 | 2 090 | 2 217 | 2 335 |
| Persons | no. | 3 532 | 3 878 | 4 211 | 4 460 | 4 689 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 155.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 31.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 50.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.9 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 521 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 243 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 514 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 125 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 55.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 73.5 |
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| Births | no. | 62 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
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