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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 14 024 | 14 337 | 14 918 | 15 480 | 15 985 |
| Females | no. | 14 512 | 14 828 | 15 444 | 16 041 | 16 577 |
| Persons | no. | 28 536 | 29 165 | 30 362 | 31 521 | 32 562 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.3 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 2 826.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 4.4 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.8 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 0.8 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 38.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 39.9 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 62.0 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 28.2 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.1 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.9 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.6 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 10 714 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 8 380 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 3 321 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 557 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 14.5 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 34.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| 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 | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 20.6 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 11.0 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 75.1 |
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| Births | no. | 364 | 370 | 394 | 428 | 456 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 171 | 170 | 149 | 140 | 161 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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