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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 316 | 3 355 | 3 425 | 3 517 | 3 651 |
| Females | no. | 2 989 | 3 006 | 3 038 | 3 126 | 3 270 |
| Persons | no. | 6 305 | 6 361 | 6 463 | 6 643 | 6 921 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 32.1 | 32.1 | 31.8 | 31.2 | 31.1 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.4 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.4 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 76.1 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 0.9 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 4.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 67.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 36.5 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 17.5 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.0 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.8 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.8 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 23.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 8.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 058 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 122 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 537 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 215 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 22.2 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 29.7 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 70.3 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 53.4 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 26.9 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 19.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 10.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 26.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
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| Births | no. | 154 | 152 | 124 | 142 | 142 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Deaths | no. | 47 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 33 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 23.2 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 20.2 |
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