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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 2 504 | 2 525 | 2 525 | 2 532 | 2 531 |
| Females | no. | 2 652 | 2 699 | 2 699 | 2 710 | 2 705 |
| Persons | no. | 5 156 | 5 224 | 5 224 | 5 242 | 5 236 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 23.8 | 22.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 007.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 2.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 42.8 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.0 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.6 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 661 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 357 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 475 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 208 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 37.4 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 22.5 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 12.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 60.7 |
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| Births | no. | 72 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 68 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 26 | 17 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
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