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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 11 637 | 11 868 | 12 046 | 12 161 | 12 067 |
| Females | no. | 12 509 | 12 660 | 12 797 | 12 897 | 12 813 |
| Persons | no. | 24 146 | 24 528 | 24 843 | 25 058 | 24 880 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 224.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 43.9 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.6 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 13.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.2 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 12.2 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 14.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 9 419 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 6 630 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 054 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 888 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 35.3 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 92.9 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 92.9 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 7.1 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.9 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.8 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
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| Births | no. | 302 | 274 | 276 | 321 | 347 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 251 | 218 | 205 | 190 | 219 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
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