1821 96,090  #this entry estimated from national census numbers
1841 115,491
1851 82,348
1861 71,694
1871 64,501
1881 61,009
1891 52,647
1901 46,672
1911 43,820
1926 39,847
1936 37,847
1946 36,218
1951 34,553
1956 32,969
1961 30,643
1966 28,989
1971 28,250
1976 30,785
1981 31,140
1986 31,496
1991 30,296
1996 30,166
2002 31,068
2006 34,391