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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 357 | 4 678 | 5 137 | 6 531 | 7 787 |
| Females | no. | 4 351 | 4 671 | 5 124 | 6 516 | 7 775 |
| Persons | no. | 8 708 | 9 349 | 10 261 | 13 047 | 15 562 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 34.9 | 32.9 | 31.1 | 29.3 | 28.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 10.5 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 22.5 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 18.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 6.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 126.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.7 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 24.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 12.8 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.8 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 474 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 942 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 837 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 531 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 38.1 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 74.0 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 93.9 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 6.1 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 14.3 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 33.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.8 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 77.4 |
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| Births | no. | 155 | 136 | 170 | 241 | 247 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 46 | 52 | 44 | 60 | 85 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 17.1 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 11.4 |
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