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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 7 666 | 7 691 | 7 823 | 8 014 | 8 262 |
| Females | no. | 6 533 | 6 540 | 6 633 | 6 805 | 6 953 |
| Persons | no. | 14 199 | 14 231 | 14 456 | 14 819 | 15 215 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.2 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.9 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 16.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 56.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 20.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 437 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 637 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 532 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 357 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 79.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 21.0 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.7 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.6 |
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| Births | no. | 200 | 213 | 196 | 213 | 194 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 38 | 52 | 47 | 53 | 51 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
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