| Table 2 - Population by Sex and Age Group, Censuses 1960, 1974, 1992 and 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Males | Females | Total | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | ||
| Under 1 | 107 | 86 | 71 | 82 | 131 | 117 | 78 | 85 | 96 | 121 | 224 | 164 | 156 | 178 | 252 | |
| 1 - 4 | 393 | 339 | 281 | 412 | 394 | 408 | 368 | 339 | 396 | 428 | 801 | 707 | 620 | 808 | 822 | |
| 5 - 9 | 437 | 485 | 385 | 463 | 502 | 469 | 488 | 383 | 481 | 491 | 906 | 973 | 768 | 944 | 993 | |
| 10 - 14 | 394 | 493 | 414 | 404 | 563 | 331 | 490 | 373 | 401 | 572 | 725 | 983 | 787 | 805 | 1,135 | |
| 15 -19 | 237 | 374 | 361 | 387 | 477 | 291 | 343 | 343 | 373 | 489 | 528 | 717 | 704 | 760 | 966 | |
| 20 - 24 | 134 | 217 | 326 | 409 | 375 | 179 | 245 | 327 | 389 | 413 | 313 | 462 | 653 | 798 | 788 | |
| 25 - 29 | 96 | 125 | 295 | 470 | 440 | 157 | 144 | 251 | 427 | 433 | 253 | 269 | 546 | 897 | 873 | |
| 30 - 34 | 91 | 97 | 205 | 378 | 494 | 128 | 123 | 205 | 393 | 505 | 219 | 220 | 410 | 771 | 999 | |
| 35 - 39 | 89 | 99 | 134 | 326 | 507 | 137 | 130 | 147 | 323 | 533 | 226 | 229 | 281 | 649 | 1,040 | |
| 40 - 44 | 93 | 108 | 103 | 234 | 429 | 146 | 135 | 116 | 215 | 452 | 239 | 243 | 219 | 449 | 881 | |
| 45 - 49 | 111 | 99 | 85 | 169 | 364 | 187 | 117 | 111 | 147 | 350 | 298 | 216 | 196 | 316 | 714 | |
| 50 - 54 | 106 | 91 | 103 | 148 | 236 | 145 | 117 | 103 | 146 | 232 | 251 | 208 | 206 | 294 | 468 | |
| 55 - 59 | 75 | 114 | 93 | 129 | 166 | 124 | 127 | 96 | 127 | 157 | 199 | 241 | 189 | 256 | 323 | |
| 60 - 64 | 47 | 122 | 84 | 100 | 144 | 96 | 170 | 105 | 124 | 160 | 143 | 292 | 189 | 224 | 304 | |
| 65 - 69 | 42 | 102 | 117 | 108 | 159 | 90 | 119 | 132 | 121 | 129 | 132 | 221 | 249 | 229 | 288 | |
| 70 - 74 | 60 | 59 | 101 | 104 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 137 | 112 | 129 | 147 | 144 | 238 | 216 | 211 | |
| 75 and over | 71 | 78 | 98 | 150 | 165 | 135 | 152 | 171 | 216 | 208 | 206 | 230 | 269 | 366 | 373 | |
| Total | 2,583 | 3,088 | 3,256 | 4,473 | 5,628 | 3,227 | 3,431 | 3,424 | 4,487 | 5,802 | 5,810 | 6,519 | 6,680 | 8,960 | 11,430 | |
| Percentage Distribution of Age Groups from the 1960, 1974, 1992 and 2001 censuses | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | Males | Females | Total | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | 1960 | 1974 | 1984 | 1992 | 2001 | ||
| Under 1 | 4.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.2% | |
| 1 - 4 | 15.2% | 11.0% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 7.0% | 12.6% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 8.8% | 7.4% | 13.8% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 7.2% | |
| 5 - 9 | 16.9% | 15.7% | 11.8% | 10.4% | 8.9% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 11.2% | 10.7% | 8.5% | 15.6% | 14.9% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 8.7% | |
| 10 - 14 | 15.3% | 16.0% | 12.7% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 10.9% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 11.8% | 9.0% | 9.9% | |
| 15 -19 | 9.2% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 10.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | |
| 20 - 24 | 5.2% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 9.1% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 8.7% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 6.9% | |
| 25 - 29 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 7.5% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 7.6% | |
| 30 - 34 | 3.5% | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 8.7% | |
| 35 - 39 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 9.1% | |
| 40 - 44 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 7.7% | |
| 45 - 49 | 4.3% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 6.2% | |
| 50 - 54 | 4.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.1% | |
| 55 - 59 | 2.9% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |
| 60 - 64 | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| 65 - 69 | 1.6% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | |
| 70 - 74 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.8% | |
| 75 and over | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.3% | |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |