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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 21 737 | 23 205 | 24 158 | 25 232 | 26 368 |
| Females | no. | 21 482 | 23 063 | 24 096 | 25 259 | 26 485 |
| Persons | no. | 43 219 | 46 268 | 48 254 | 50 491 | 52 853 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 155.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.4 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 2.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 6.6 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 26.4 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 19.0 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 60.2 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 18.4 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 22.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 13.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 6.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 17.3 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 5.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.7 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 14 945 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 13 772 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 7 257 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 783 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 11.9 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 41.8 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 86.4 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 13.6 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 73.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 25.6 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 19.4 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 28.4 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 10.4 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 83.7 |
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| Births | no. | 526 | 563 | 571 | 585 | 599 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 158 | 159 | 172 | 172 | 168 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
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