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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 7 746 | 8 056 | 8 459 | 8 800 | 9 145 |
| Females | no. | 8 335 | 8 657 | 9 059 | 9 410 | 9 775 |
| Persons | no. | 16 081 | 16 713 | 17 518 | 18 210 | 18 920 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 381.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 10.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.8 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 51.1 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 587 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 4 955 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 007 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 619 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 45.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 92.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 26.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 25.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 64.5 |
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| Births | no. | 251 | 201 | 224 | 261 | 261 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 102 | 118 | 133 | 120 | 155 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
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