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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 4 010 | 4 027 | 4 042 | 4 063 | 4 108 |
| Females | no. | 3 358 | 3 370 | 3 383 | 3 406 | 3 446 |
| Persons | no. | 7 368 | 7 397 | 7 425 | 7 469 | 7 554 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.4 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.5 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.0 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 8.8 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 65.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 24.5 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 11.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 8.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 138 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 488 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 580 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 111 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 18.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 85.5 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 46.7 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 11.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 41.8 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 29.6 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 23.8 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.2 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.1 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 65.8 |
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| Births | no. | 62 | 73 | 72 | 93 | 89 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 27 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
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