Year	Total (000s)	% Under 5 Years	% 5-19 Years	% 20-44 Years	% 45-64 Years	% 65+ Years
1851	2346	18.51	37.81	31.65	9.4	2.67
1861	3230	16.81	37.21	32.66	10.15	3.03
1871	3689	14.67	38.03	32.28	11.14	3.66
1881	4325	13.85	36.02	33.94	12.14	4.12
1891	4833	12.64	34.49	35.4	12.91	4.55
1901	5371	12.03	32.73	36.19	14	5.05
1911	7207	12.35	30.15	38.81	14.06	4.66
1921	8788	12.05	31.51	36.63	15.02	4.78
1931	10377	10.36	31.29	36.07	16.74	5.55
1941	11507	9.14	28.39	37.19	18.61	6.67
1951	14009	12.29	25.6	36.63	17.74	7.75
1961	18238	12.37	29.44	33.19	17.37	7.63
1971	21568	8.42	30.97	33.87	18.66	8.09
1981	24343	7.32	24.7	39.14	19.13	9.7
1991	27297	6.99	20.42	41.33	19.66	11.61
1996	28847	6.65	20.6	39.03	21.49	12.23
1998	30300	6.26	20.26	38.97	22.18	12.33