| Table 4 - Economic Activity by Age Groups for Census Reference Week, 1999 and 2001 | ||||||||||
| Age groups | Population | Labour Force | Employed | Unemployed | Non-response | |||||
| Total | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Less 15 years | 3,658 | 3,202 | ||||||||
| 15 - 16 | 395 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| 17 - 19 | 569 | 402 | 326 | 76 | 6 | |||||
| 15-19 | 1,294 | 964 | 651 | 434 | 493 | 344 | 158 | 90 | 12 | |
| 20 - 34 | 3,075 | 2,651 | 2,740 | 2,375 | 2,527 | 2,227 | 213 | 148 | 17 | |
| 35 - 49 | 2,460 | 2,632 | 2,214 | 2,331 | 2,124 | 2,228 | 90 | 103 | 13 | |
| 50-64 | 1,233 | 1,090 | 815 | 733 | 726 | 696 | 89 | 37 | 5 | |
| 65+ | 1,151 | 860 | 315 | 177 | 308 | 149 | 7 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total 15+ | 9,213 | 8,197 | 6,735 | 6,050 | 6,178 | 5,644 | 557 | 406 | 49 | |
| Total 17+ | 7,802 | 6,018 | 5,626 | 392 | 43 | |||||
| Total | 12,870 | 11,399 | ||||||||
| Age groups | Population | Labour Force | Employed | Unemployed | Non-response | |||||
| Males | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Less 15 years | 1,788 | 1,590 | ||||||||
| 15 - 16 | 194 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| 17 - 19 | 281 | 213 | 179 | 34 | 4 | |||||
| 15-19 | 575 | 475 | 343 | 228 | 308 | 189 | 35 | 39 | 8 | |
| 20 - 34 | 1,445 | 1,300 | 1,336 | 1,232 | 1,294 | 1,168 | 42 | 64 | 10 | |
| 35 - 49 | 1,137 | 1,297 | 1,083 | 1,216 | 1,069 | 1,154 | 14 | 62 | 7 | |
| 50-64 | 541 | 542 | 472 | 426 | 404 | 401 | 68 | 25 | 4 | |
| 65+ | 582 | 401 | 212 | 120 | 212 | 102 | - | 18 | 1 | |
| Males 15+ | 4,280 | 4,015 | 3,446 | 3,222 | 3,287 | 3,014 | 159 | 208 | 30 | |
| Males 17+ | 3,821 | 3,207 | 3,004 | 203 | 26 | |||||
| Males Total | 6,068 | 5,605 | ||||||||
| Age groups | Population | Labour Force | Employed | Unemployed | Non-response | |||||
| Females | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Less 15 years | 1,870 | 1,612 | ||||||||
| 15 - 16 | 201 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 17 - 19 | 288 | 189 | 147 | 42 | 2 | |||||
| 15 - 19 | 719 | 489 | 308 | 206 | 185 | 155 | 123 | 51 | 4 | |
| 20 - 34 | 1,630 | 1,351 | 1,404 | 1,143 | 1,233 | 1,059 | 171 | 84 | 7 | |
| 35 - 49 | 1,323 | 1,335 | 1,131 | 1,115 | 1,055 | 1,074 | 76 | 41 | 6 | |
| 50-64 | 692 | 548 | 343 | 307 | 322 | 295 | 21 | 12 | 1 | |
| 65+ | 569 | 459 | 103 | 57 | 96 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |
| Females 15+ | 4,933 | 4,182 | 3,289 | 2,828 | 2,891 | 2,630 | 398 | 198 | 19 | |
| Females 17+ | 3,981 | 2,811 | 2,622 | 189 | 17 | |||||
| Females Total | 6,803 | 5,794 | ||||||||