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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 1 678 | 1 731 | 1 790 | 1 845 | 1 941 |
| Females | no. | 1 635 | 1 681 | 1 726 | 1 769 | 1 845 |
| Persons | no. | 3 313 | 3 412 | 3 516 | 3 614 | 3 786 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 25.6 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 14.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.8 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.9 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 244 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 003 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 413 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 67 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 86.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 37.5 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 62.5 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 30.5 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 27.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 13.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 58.6 |
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| Births | no. | 41 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 36 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
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