| Census
Year |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
| 1821 |
208,089 |
105,056 |
103,033 |
| 1831 |
258,322 |
128,446 |
129,876 |
| 1841 |
286,394 |
144,109 |
142,285 |
| 1851 |
212,440 |
103,953 |
108,487 |
| 1861 |
166,305 |
82,541 |
83,764 |
| 1871 |
147,864 |
73,442 |
74,422 |
| 1881 |
141,457 |
71,058 |
70,399 |
| 1891 |
124,483 |
63,138 |
61,345 |
| 1901 |
112,334 |
57,386 |
54,948 |
| 1911 |
104,232 |
53,877
|
50,355 |
| 1926 |
95,064 |
50,071 |
44,993 |
| 1936 |
89,879 |
47,957 |
41,922 |
| 1946 |
85,064 |
45,350 |
39,714 |
| 1951 |
81,329 |
43,473 |
37,856 |
| 1956 |
77,176
|
40,868 |
36,308 |
| 1961 |
73,702
|
38,904 |
34,798 |
| 1966 |
73,597
|
38,667 |
34,930 |
| 1971 |
75,008 |
39,002 |
36,006 |
| 1979 |
84,919 |
43,945 |
40,974 |
| 1981 |
87,567 |
45,366 |
42,201 |
| 1986 |
91,344 |
46,913 |
44,431 |
| 1991 |
90,918 |
46,367 |
44,551 |
| 1996 |
94,006 |
47,789 |
46,217 |
| 2002 |
103,333 |
52,049 |
51,284 |
| 2006 |
110,950 |
56,048 |
54,902 |
| 2012 |
116,885 |
58,134 |
58,751 |
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