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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 9 394 | 10 433 | 11 786 | 12 846 | 14 068 |
| Females | no. | 9 597 | 10 640 | 12 019 | 13 105 | 14 345 |
| Persons | no. | 18 991 | 21 073 | 23 805 | 25 951 | 28 413 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 130.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 15.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 48.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 417 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 446 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 219 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 901 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 55.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 92.4 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 67.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 17.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 28.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.0 |
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| Births | no. | 304 | 328 | 358 | 395 | 516 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 109 | 128 | 115 | 130 | 125 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
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