| Table 3.2 : POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX, CENSUS, 1995, 2000 AND 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 Census | 2000 Census | 2006 Census | ||||||||||
| Age group | Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | |||
| Total | 244,814 | 124,622 | 120,192 | 270,101 | 137,200 | 132,901 | 298,968 | 151,459 | 147,509 | |||
| Less than 1 year | 7,044 | 3,593 | 3,451 | 5,515 | 2,780 | 2,735 | 5,462 | 2,777 | 2,685 | |||
| 1 - 4 | 29,928 | 15,520 | 14,408 | 25,397 | 12,919 | 12,478 | 20,709 | 10,585 | 10,124 | |||
| 5 | 8,625 | 4,375 | 4,250 | 7,114 | 3,572 | 3,542 | 5,514 | 2,849 | 2,665 | |||
| 6 - 9 | 32,134 | 16,465 | 15,669 | 30,813 | 15,764 | 15,049 | 24,353 | 12,503 | 11,850 | |||
| 10 - 14 | 35,870 | 18,286 | 17,584 | 41,089 | 20,897 | 20,192 | 36,999 | 19,111 | 17,888 | |||
| 15 - 19 | 24,905 | 12,343 | 12,562 | 33,266 | 16,590 | 16,676 | 39,904 | 20,155 | 19,749 | |||
| 20 - 24 | 21,021 | 9,944 | 11,077 | 23,514 | 11,620 | 11,894 | 34,809 | 16,933 | 17,876 | |||
| 25 - 29 | 18,191 | 8,802 | 9,389 | 20,090 | 9,805 | 10,285 | 24,581 | 11,915 | 12,666 | |||
| 30 - 34 | 15,364 | 7,579 | 7,785 | 18,161 | 8,890 | 9,271 | 20,635 | 10,022 | 10,613 | |||
| 35 - 39 | 12,632 | 6,315 | 6,317 | 15,699 | 7,828 | 7,871 | 18,174 | 8,780 | 9,394 | |||
| 40 - 44 | 6,922 | 3,625 | 3,297 | 12,402 | 6,272 | 6,130 | 15,871 | 7,828 | 8,043 | |||
| 45 - 49 | 6,584 | 3,369 | 3,215 | 7,461 | 3,977 | 3,484 | 13,569 | 6,872 | 6,697 | |||
| 50 - 54 | 6,247 | 3,205 | 3,042 | 5,967 | 3,051 | 2,916 | 7,936 | 4,147 | 3,789 | |||
| 55 - 59 | 5,962 | 3,240 | 2,722 | 5,996 | 3,131 | 2,865 | 5,859 | 3,046 | 2,813 | |||
| 60 - 64 | 5,294 | 3,010 | 2,284 | 6,312 | 3,370 | 2,942 | 5,566 | 2,852 | 2,714 | |||
| 65 - 69 | 3,201 | 1,897 | 1,304 | 4,611 | 2,650 | 1,961 | 5,678 | 3,014 | 2,664 | |||
| 70 - 74 | 2,101 | 1,279 | 822 | 2,873 | 1,737 | 1,136 | 4,186 | 2,333 | 1,853 | |||
| 75 - 79 | 968 | 617 | 351 | 1,410 | 859 | 551 | 2,377 | 1,444 | 933 | |||
| 80 - 84 | 695 | 394 | 301 | 679 | 407 | 272 | 1,064 | 617 | 447 | |||
| 85 - 89 | 326 | 220 | 106 | 284 | 162 | 122 | 396 | 241 | 155 | |||
| 90 - 94 | 163 | 86 | 77 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 159 | 89 | 70 | |||
| 95 years and over | 94 | 67 | 27 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 84 | 52 | 32 | |||
| Age not stated | 543 | 391 | 152 | 1,276 | 815 | 461 | 5,083 | 3,294 | 1,789 | |||
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| Source: Department of National Planning | ||||||||||||