Single women celebrate extra males in census results

SINGLE women can celebrate a greater choice of men after the latest census results showed males outnumber females for the first time in 20 years.

But before the news causes too much excitement, it should be pointed out that the excess is restricted to just one extra male for every thousand women.

According to the population count, there are 1,001 men for every 1,000 women, a significant turnaround from just four years ago when the last census recorded only 987 men for every 1,000 women.