Age and Sex - Age Group by Sex for the Census Usually Resident Population – 1996–2006| Age Group by Sex for the Census Usually Resident Population Count, 1996, 2001 and 2006 | |
| | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
|
144,114 |
135,489 |
279,603 |
138,693 |
132,108 |
270,801 |
140,382 |
134,694 |
275,079 | |
147,720 |
140,574 |
288,294 |
147,363 |
138,840 |
286,203 |
146,535 |
139,953 |
286,488 | |
135,663 |
128,523 |
264,186 |
148,632 |
142,107 |
290,739 |
157,113 |
148,896 |
306,009 | |
133,572 |
129,405 |
262,980 |
134,949 |
130,332 |
265,281 |
152,439 |
147,762 |
300,198 | |
134,835 |
136,926 |
271,758 |
118,791 |
120,990 |
239,784 |
135,087 |
135,891 |
270,978 | |
132,453 |
140,850 |
273,303 |
118,008 |
128,892 |
246,900 |
117,216 |
125,223 |
242,442 | |
142,452 |
151,032 |
293,484 |
132,195 |
147,081 |
279,279 |
130,884 |
145,674 |
276,561 | |
139,293 |
145,923 |
285,216 |
142,680 |
154,785 |
297,465 |
143,001 |
158,553 |
301,554 | |
125,439 |
129,597 |
255,036 |
138,501 |
147,117 |
285,618 |
150,900 |
162,798 |
313,698 | |
120,249 |
120,939 |
241,191 |
123,528 |
128,259 |
251,787 |
143,055 |
150,369 |
293,421 | |
93,351 |
93,366 |
186,717 |
116,952 |
119,217 |
236,172 |
124,308 |
128,421 |
252,729 | |
78,786 |
79,821 |
158,604 |
90,180 |
92,082 |
182,262 |
115,224 |
118,347 |
233,574 | |
67,422 |
67,845 |
135,264 |
75,840 |
78,729 |
154,569 |
88,338 |
91,281 |
179,613 | |
65,187 |
67,785 |
132,972 |
62,481 |
65,433 |
127,911 |
72,111 |
76,434 |
148,548 | |
51,759 |
61,902 |
113,661 |
56,145 |
62,112 |
118,260 |
55,878 |
61,059 |
116,934 | |
33,561 |
48,726 |
82,287 |
40,740 |
53,763 |
94,506 |
46,359 |
54,858 |
101,214 | |
20,409 |
34,872 |
55,281 |
22,803 |
38,307 |
61,110 |
29,127 |
43,113 |
72,237 | |
11,196 |
27,267 |
38,460 |
14,517 |
34,119 |
48,639 |
17,670 |
39,000 |
56,667 | | Total |
1,777,461 |
1,840,842 |
3,618,303 |
1,823,007 |
1,914,273 |
3,737,280 |
1,965,618 |
2,062,329 |
4,027,947 |
| Median Age by Sex for the Census Usually Resident Population Count, 1996, 2001 and 2006 | |
| | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| 31.7 | 33.2 | 35.1 | | 32.9 | 35.4 | 36.3 | | Total | 32.3 | 33.8 | 35.8 |
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