Statistics

Population 1901 - 2006

• Year	Males	Females	Total
  1901	1,610,085	1,611,738	3,221,823
  1911	1,589,509	1,550,179	3,139,688
  1926	1,506,889	1,465,103	2,971,992
  1936	1,520,454	1,447,966	2,968,420
  1946	1,494,877	1,460,230	2,955,107
  1951	1,506,597	1,453,996	2,960,593
  1961	1,416,549	1,401,792	2,818,341
  1971	1,495,760	1,482,488	2,978,248
  1981	1,729,354	1,714,051	3,443,405
  1991	1,753,418	1,772,301	3,525,719
  1996	1,800,232	1,825,855	3,626,087
  2002	1,946,164	1,971,039	3,917,203
  2006	2,121,171	2,118,677	4,239,848