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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 23 178 | 23 498 | 23 825 | 24 013 | 24 149 |
| Females | no. | 24 585 | 24 823 | 25 120 | 25 311 | 25 407 |
| Persons | no. | 47 763 | 48 321 | 48 945 | 49 324 | 49 556 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 637.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 62.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 35.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.4 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 18 968 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 11 247 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 941 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 256 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 98.2 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 16.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
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| Births | no. | 486 | 512 | 495 | 556 | 489 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 429 | 408 | 419 | 396 | 415 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
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