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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 13 591 | 13 635 | 13 771 | 13 926 | 14 049 |
| Females | no. | 13 152 | 13 217 | 13 332 | 13 509 | 13 645 |
| Persons | no. | 26 743 | 26 852 | 27 103 | 27 435 | 27 694 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 38.4 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 22.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.2 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 21.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 246 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 211 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 408 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 800 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.9 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 73.8 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 19.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 58.2 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 30.3 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.2 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 21.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.6 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 46.9 |
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| Births | no. | 299 | 321 | 318 | 331 | 345 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 210 | 218 | 188 | 223 | 208 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
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