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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 441 | 3 454 | 3 542 | 3 676 | 3 783 |
| Females | no. | 3 328 | 3 345 | 3 430 | 3 557 | 3 662 |
| Persons | no. | 6 769 | 6 799 | 6 972 | 7 233 | 7 445 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 12.4 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 15.0 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 7.5 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 0.1 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 52.7 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 19.3 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 14.1 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.7 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.3 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.5 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.5 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 701 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 856 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 597 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 145 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.0 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.2 |
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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 | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 39.6 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 2.5 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 57.9 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 19.2 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 12.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 56.0 |
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| Births | no. | 66 | 62 | 71 | 67 | 69 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 47 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 56 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
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