| Table 8 - Distribution of Main Economic Activity by Age Groups, 1992 and 2001 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| MAIN ACTIVITY | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 44 | 45 - 59 | 60 - 74 | 75+ | Total | |
| Economically Active | 355 | 736 | 831 | 1,670 | 611 | 209 | 31 | 4,443 | |
| Employed | 252 | 667 | 780 | 1,606 | 585 | 201 | 30 | 4,121 | |
| Seeking work | 103 | 69 | 51 | 64 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 322 | |
| Economically Inactive | 405 | 60 | 65 | 196 | 252 | 460 | 335 | 1,773 | |
| Home Duties | 11 | 35 | 51 | 164 | 163 | 171 | 63 | 658 | |
| Student/School | 381 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 395 | ||
| Retired | - | 1 | - | 1 | 55 | 256 | 219 | 532 | |
| Sick/Disabled | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 53 | 152 | |
| Other | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - | - | 36 | |
| Sub-total | 760 | 796 | 896 | 1,866 | 863 | 669 | 366 | 6,216 | |
| Not Stated | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | |
| Total | 760 | 798 | 897 | 1,869 | 866 | 669 | 366 | 6,225 | |
| 2001 | |||||||||
| MAIN ACTIVITY | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 44 | 45 - 59 | 60 - 74 | 75+ | Total | |
| Economically Active | 337 | 684 | 783 | 2,627 | 1,198 | 270 | 26 | 5,925 | |
| Employed | 293 | 655 | 775 | 2584 | 1180 | 262 | 25 | 5774 | |
| Seeking work | 44 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 151 | |
| Economically Inactive | 615 | 97 | 74 | 267 | 288 | 524 | 337 | 2,202 | |
| Home Duties | 31 | 41 | 39 | 165 | 149 | 156 | 40 | 621 | |
| Student/School | 544 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 607 | |
| Retired | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 288 | 228 | 577 | |
| Sick/Disabled | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 56 | 190 | |
| Other | 34 | 24 | 17 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 207 | |
| Sub-total | 952 | 781 | 857 | 2,894 | 1,486 | 794 | 363 | 8,127 | |
| Not Stated | 12 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 70 | |
| Total | 964 | 785 | 870 | 2,914 | 1,501 | 799 | 364 | 8,197 | |
| Percentage Distribution | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
| MAIN ACTIVITY | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 44 | 45 - 59 | 60 - 74 | 75+ | Total | |
| Economically Active | 46.7% | 92.5% | 92.7% | 89.5% | 70.8% | 31.2% | 8.5% | 71.5% | |
| Employed | 33.2% | 83.8% | 87.1% | 86.1% | 67.8% | 30.0% | 8.2% | 66.3% | |
| Seeking work | 13.6% | 8.7% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 5.2% | |
| Economically Inactive | 53.3% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 29.2% | 68.8% | 91.5% | 28.5% | |
| Home Duties | 1.4% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 18.9% | 25.6% | 17.2% | 10.6% | |
| Student/School | 50.1% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 6.4% | |
| Retired | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 38.3% | 59.8% | 8.6% | |
| Sick/Disabled | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 14.5% | 2.4% | |
| Other | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | |
| Sub-total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 2001 | |||||||||
| MAIN ACTIVITY | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 44 | 45 - 59 | 60 - 74 | 75+ | Total | |
| Economically Active | 35.4% | 87.6% | 91.4% | 90.8% | 80.6% | 34.0% | 7.2% | 72.9% | |
| Employed | 30.8% | 83.9% | 90.4% | 89.3% | 79.4% | 33.0% | 6.9% | 71.0% | |
| Seeking work | 4.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.9% | |
| Economically Inactive | 64.6% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 19.4% | 66.0% | 92.8% | 27.1% | |
| Home Duties | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 19.6% | 11.0% | 7.6% | |
| Student/School | 57.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 7.5% | |
| Retired | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 36.3% | 62.8% | 7.1% | |
| Sick/Disabled | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 15.4% | 2.3% | |
| Other | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.5% | |
| Sub-total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |