| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1800 | 702 | — |
|---|
| 1806 | 681 | −0.50% |
|---|
| 1821 | 751 | +0.65% |
|---|
| 1831 | 865 | +1.42% |
|---|
| 1836 | 870 | +0.12% |
|---|
| 1841 | 950 | +1.77% |
|---|
| 1846 | 1,043 | +1.89% |
|---|
| 1851 | 1,128 | +1.58% |
|---|
| 1856 | 1,195 | +1.16% |
|---|
| 1861 | 1,303 | +1.75% |
|---|
| 1866 | 1,380 | +1.15% |
|---|
| 1872 | 1,400 | +0.24% |
|---|
| 1876 | 1,448 | +0.85% |
|---|
| 1881 | 1,513 | +0.88% |
|---|
| 1886 | 1,526 | +0.17% |
|---|
| 1891 | 1,677 | +1.91% |
|---|
| 1896 | 1,651 | −0.31% |
|---|
| 1901 | 1,740 | +1.06% |
|---|
| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1906 | 1,760 | +0.23% |
|---|
| 1911 | 2,125 | +3.84% |
|---|
| 1921 | 2,121 | −0.02% |
|---|
| 1926 | 2,315 | +1.77% |
|---|
| 1931 | 2,698 | +3.11% |
|---|
| 1936 | 2,888 | +1.37% |
|---|
| 1946 | 2,918 | +0.10% |
|---|
| 1954 | 3,236 | +1.30% |
|---|
| 1962 | 4,718 | +4.83% |
|---|
| 1968 | 8,042 | +9.30% |
|---|
| 1975 | 8,485 | +0.77% |
|---|
| 1982 | 8,560 | +0.13% |
|---|
| 1990 | 8,042 | −0.78% |
|---|
| 1999 | 7,673 | −0.52% |
|---|
| 2007 | 6,986 | −1.17% |
|---|
| 2012 | 6,696 | −0.84% |
|---|
| 2017 | 6,740 | +0.13% |
|---|
|