COMPILED BY JOHN BYRON;
CONSISTING OF REPORT, SUMMARY TABLES, APPENDICES, AND CONSPECTUS TABLES.
Presented to Parliament, pursuant to Act 44 vic. No. 2, sec. 11.
SYDNEY: THOMAS RICHARDS, GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
Fire at the Garden Palace
Certain returns preserved
Reproduction of work
Fullness and accuracy of results
Preliminary remarks
Pastoral and agricultural returns
Date of taking the Census
Division into districts
Preparatory work
Appointment of enumerators and preliminary work
Appointment of collectors
Additional instructions to enumerators
Remuneration to enumerators and collectors
Responsibility of enumerators
Assistance to enumerators and collectors
Excessive claims for duties performed
Forms for distribution
Numbers of schedules used
Information required
Schedules returned to Compiler
Steps taken to ensure accuracy
Correctness of returns
Tabulation
Compilation
Division of Colony
Towns and villages
Division of the compiled tables
Centesimal and proportional tables
Periods 1861 and 1871, and 1871 and 1881
Total cost of Census
Progress of Colony
Power of population
Progress of population between 1871 and 1881
Numbers and distribution
Population of New South Wales
Increase as compared with previous Census
Inequality of sexes
Density of population
Area of the Colony
Urban and rural population
New townships
Metropolitan, suburban population
Increase in the urban population
Disproportion of sexes
Table comparing 1861, 1871, and 1881
Sydney and suburbs
Rapid growth of the urban population
Proportion of sexes
Table showing progress towards equlization of sexes in 1861, 1871, and 1881
Principal towns
Sydney
Table showing the progress of Sydney since year 1828
Suburbs
Town of Sydney and suburbs
Municipalities
Return showing the population of the three Electorates within the Municipality of Sydney, at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881, and the increase in the decade
Counties and pastoral districts
Domiciliation
Lodgment of the people
Density of habitation
Return showing density of habitation in Sydney and Suburbs in 1871 and 1881, and the progress in the decade
Mode of grouping the ages of the people
Effective and non-effective portions of the people
Sexes
Proportion of sexes
Persons over 65 years of age
Centenarians
Inequality of sexes at different periods of age
Return illustrating inequality of sexes at different periods of age, in 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
Improvement in the way of grouping the population
Ages in the urban and rural parts of the Colony
Electorate:—Males of 21 years of age and over
Conspectus tables
British and foreign subjects
Proportion of sexes
Birthplaces of the people
Table showing the percentages of British and foreign subjects, in 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
Increase in the Australian-born
Great Britain and British dependencies
Proportion of the British to the total population
Foreign countries
Chinese
Proportion of sexes
Urban and rural parts of the Colony
Proportion of native-born
Proportion of persons born in Great Britain and Ireland
Proportion of persons born in foreign countries and at sea
Great increase in the number of Victorians in New South Wales
Answers to the questions as to religious belief not compulsory
Protestants and Catholics
Division of the population—comparison with 1871
Increase in the decennial period
Protestants—comparison with 1871
Progress in the decennial period
Catholics—comparison with 1871
Table showing the distribution of the population in 1861, 1871, and 1881, and the increase or decrease in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
Proportion of sexes
Urban and rural parts of the Colony
Importance of the subject of education
All children under 5 years of age classed amongst the uneducated
Grouping of ages
Numbers in 1881 who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read
Chinese and settled Aborigines excluded
Educable ages, 5 to 15 years
Proportion of children at the educable ages who were under tuition either at home or at school
Children under 5 years of age
Adults, 15 years and upwards
Table showing the proportion that the numbers of the educated and uneducated children bear to each other at two periods of age, enumerated at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 respectively
Chinese and settled Aborigines
Further comparisons
All specified ages, 5 years and upwards
Table showing the proportion between these ages who could read and write, read only, or who could neither read nor write, in 1861, 1871, and 1881
Educable ages, 5 to 10 and 10 to 15 years
Table showing the proportion at 5 and under 10 years of age who could read and write, &c., in 1861, 1871, and 1881
Table showing the proportion at 10 and under 15 years for same periods
Table showing the proportion at 5 to 15 years for same periods
15 years and upwards
15 to 20
20 to 21
21 to 25
25 to 30
30 to 40
40 to 50
50 and upwards
Table comparing the proportions of the educated and uneducated in 1861, 1871, and 1881
Education in the urban and rural parts of the Colony
Table showing improvement in the rural parts of the Colony between 1871 and 1881
Sydney and suburbs
Table showing the proportion of educated and uneducated in the metropolitan district in 1871 and 1881
Children of 15 years of age included
Boys
Girls
Denominations
Hebrews and Unitarians
Other denominations
Table showing educational status of the boys and girls of each denomination separately
Proportion of sexes
Table showing the proportion that the number of the educated and undeducated of either sex bear to each other
Difficulty of comparing the two periods 1861 and 1871
Difficulty removed in respect to 1871 and 1881
Chinese included in the returns
General results of the Census of 1881 compared with those of 1871 and 1861
Increase in the proportion of the unmarried, taking the adult population only
Married—proportion of sexes
Increase of the married population
Widowd—proportion of sexes
Proportion of the married to the widowed
Married population at different ages
Summary of the proportion of sexes of the unmarried, married, and widowed, in 1861, 1871, and 1881
Preponderance of widows over widowers
Returns for 1881—unmarried
Proportion of sexes
Bachelors and spinsters
Proportion of females to males decreases with age
Husbands and wives
Widows and widowers
Proportion of widows to widowers at various ages, in 1881 and 1871
Social distribution of the population in 1881
Return showing the proportional number in every 10000 of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at different periods of age
Unmarried, married, and widowed, in the urban and rural parts of the Colony
Instructions to enumerators
Persons following two or more occupations
Difficulties in the subdivision of labour
Alteration in certain classifications
Occupation at different periods of age
Classification of population
Learned and educated professions
Government Service
Commercial
Personal offices
Domestic
Land
Mining
Skilled workers
Unskilled labour
Seafaring
Persons receiving public support gratuitously
Miscellaneous occupations
Occupations not stated
Unemployed
Proportion that each class bears to the total population, males and females separately
Comparison with Census of 1871
Progress of various occupations
Clergy—Legal—Medical—Literature,Science, and Art—Government Service
Trade and commerce
Production and distribution of food and drink, &c.
Land
Pastoral
Horticultural
Wine-growing
Sugar-growing
Mining
Skilled workers
Workers in metals
Workers in wood
Workers in leather and skins
Unskilled labour
Seafaring
Decrease in the percentage of persons receiving public support gratuitously
No. 1. Return showing the population of New South Wales, and its increase or decrease, at different periods between the years 1821 and 1881
No. 2. Return showing the density of the population in the several Electoral, Census, or Registry Districts, from the areas furnished by the Surveyor-General, as calculated with the polar planimeter
No. 3. Return showing the population of the Colony of New South Wales, at the Census of 1871 and 1881 respectively, and the increase of the same in the decennial period 1871-1881
No. 4. Return showing the population of the Colony—Sydney, Suburbs, and Country Districts, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase of the same in the decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-81
No. 5. Return showing the increase of population of Towns and Villages in the decennial period 1871-1881
No. 6. Return of Towns and Villages, the populations of which have decreased during the decennial period 1871-1881
No. 7. Return of Towns, Villages, &c., which either did not exist when the Census was taken in 1871, or whose populations did not number 100 persons
No. 8. Return of Municipalities, showing the population of the incorporated parts of the Colony, and the increase during the decennial period 1871-1881
No. 9. Return showing the proportion of sexes in the Census, Electoral, or Registry Districts, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 10. Return showing the numbers and proportion of sexes in each of the Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, at the Census of 1881
No. 11. Return showing the urban and rural population of the Colony at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase of the increase of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 12. Return showing the percentage of population in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the percentage of the total increase in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 13. Return showing the proportion of sexes in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 14. Return showing the population of the Towns numbering over 1000 persons, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 15. Return showing the number of Municipalities, their population, and the population of the parts of the Colony which were not incorporated, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 16. Return showing the percentage of population in the Municipalities, and in the unincorporated parts of the Colony, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 17. Return showing the number and classification of dwellings throughout the Colony, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 18. Return showing for Sydney and Suburbs, and for the principal Towns and centres of population throughout the Colony, the number and classification of dwellings at the Census of 1881
No. 19. Return showing the numbers of the people of different ages at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 20. Return showing the percentage of population at different ages, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the percentage of increase of the same, as compared with the total increase of population in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 21. Return showing the proportion of sexes at different ages, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 22. Return showing, at different ages, the population in the urban and rural parts of the Colony at the Census of 1881
No. 23. Return showing, at different periods of age, the proportion of sexes and the percentage of population in the urban and rural parts of the Colony at the Census of 1881
No. 24. Return showing the number of males of the age of 21 years and upwards, and the estimated number of electors in each electorate
No. 25. Summary return of the birthplaces of the people, at the Census of 1881
No. 26. Return showing the number of persons of different birthplaces, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 27. Return showing the percentage of population of different birthplaces, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the percentage of increase of the same as compared with the total increase of population in thetwo decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 28. Return showing the proportion of sexes of persons of different birthplaces, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 29. Return showing the number of persons of different birthplaces in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Census of 1881
No. 30. Return showing, for the urban and rural parts of the Colony, the percentage of persons of different birthplaces, at the Census of 1881
No. 31. Return showing, for the urban and rural parts of the Colony, the proportion of sexes of persons of different birthplaces, at the Census of 1881
No. 32. Return showing the numbers of the people of different religious persuasions, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase and decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
No. 33. Return showing the percentage of population of different religious persuasions, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the percentage of increase of the same as compared with the total increase of population in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881
No. 34. Return showing, for the different religious persuasions, the proportion of sexes at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 35. Return showing the number of persons of different religious persuasions in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Census of 1881
No. 36. Return showing, in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, the percentage of population of different religious persuasions, at the Census of 1881
No. 37. Return showing, for the different religious persuasions, the proportion of sexes in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Census of 1881
No. 38. Return showing, at different ages, the number of persons who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881
No. 39. Return showing, at different ages, the percentage of persons who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 40. Return showing the proportion of sexes of persons of different ages who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively
No. 41. Return showing the number of persons, children and adults, in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 42. Return showing, for the urban and rural parts of the Colony, the percentage of persons, children and adults, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881.
No. 43. Return showing, inclusively and exclusively of Chinese and Aborigines, the number of persons who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 44. Return showing, inclusively and exclusively of Chinese and Aborigines, the percentage of population who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 45. Return showing, inclusively and exclusively of Chinese and Aborigines, the proportion of sexes of persons, children and adults, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 46. Return showing the number of children of 15 years of age and under, of the various religious denominations, in Sydney and Suburbs and in the country districts, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 47. Return showing the percentage of children of 5 to 15 years of age, of the various religious denominations, in Sydney and Suburbs and in the country districts, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 48. Return showing the proportion of sexes of children of 5 to 15 years of age, of the various religious denominations, in Sydney and Suburbs and in the country districts, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881
No. 49. Return showing the numbers of the unmarried, married, and widowed people, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively and the same in the two decennial period 1861-1871 and 1871-1881
No. 50. Return showing the percentage of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and percentage of increase or decrease of the same as compared with the total increase of population in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881
No. 51. Return showing the percentage of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively,
No. 52. Return showing, at different ages, the numbers, the percentage, and the proportion of sexes of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at the Census of 1881
No. 53. Return showing the numberof the unmarried, married, and widowed, in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, at the Census of 1881
No. 54. Return showing, for the urban and rural population, the preportion per cent. of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at the Census of 1881
No. 55. Return showing, under the principal classifications, the occupations of the people at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease of the numbers under each classification, in the decennial period,1871-1881
No. 56. Return showing the proportion per cent. of persons, under the principal classifications of occupations, at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 respectively, and the percentage of increase or decrease of the same, as compared with the total increase of population in the decennial period 1871-1881
No. 57. Return showing, for the male population, the numbers, under the various heads of occupation, and the proportion per cent. of the same to the total male population, at the Census of 1881
No. 58. Return showing, for the female population, the numbers, under the various heads of occupation, and the proportion per cent. of the same to the total female population, at the Census of 1881
A. Census Act of 1881
B. Householder's Schedule, General Instructions, Example, &c.
C. Ship Return
D. (Circular No.1.) Form of Circular forwarded to certain persons in every Electoral, Registry, or Census District, to ascertain their Willingness and ability to undertake the duties of Enumerator at the Census of 1881
E. (Circular No.2.) Form of circular forwarded to Bench of Magistrates at the principal Towns in certain Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, where no satisfactory reply was received to Circular No. 1
F. (Circular No.3.) Form of Circular forwarded to the Enumerators of the several Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, informing them of their appointment, and giving preliminary instructions
G. (Circular No.4.) Further instructions issued to Enumerators
H. (Circular No.5.) Form of Circular transmitting Declaration Forms to Enumerators, with instructions relating thereto
I. (Circular No.6.) Circular forwarded to Benches of Magistrates and to certain officers in the Government Service, in the several Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, Soliciting their assistance and advice to the Enumerators and the Collectors employed at the Census of 1881
J. Instructions issued by the Registrar-General, as Enumerator for the Sydney Registry District, to the Collectors appointed to take the Census of the said District
K. Descripion of the boundaries of the various Census Districts and Sub-districts, with the names of the Enumerators and their addresses
L. Index to the description of the boundaries of Census Districts and Sub-districts
M. Names of Enumerators and their Districts or Sub-districts
N. Names of the persons appointed Collectors of the Census in the various Districts and Sub-districts
The REGISTRAR-GENERAL to the Honorable THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, transmitting Returns and Conspectus Tables relating to the Census of 1881, and reporting upon the results obtained therefrom.
Registrar-General's Office, Sydney, 1 August, 1883.
Sir,
In presenting my Report upon the statistical results obtained from the Census of 1881, it is with extreme regret that I have to state that the efforts of the Compiler have been disastrously impeded by the calamitous fire which occurred at the Garden Palace, on the morning of Friday, the 22nd of September, 1882. [Fire at the Garden Palace.]
By that fire the arduous work of many months was irretrievably lost to the Government and to the public.
Fortunately, certain returns had been given into the hands of the Government Printer, by which the principal results of the Census were preserved ; but the offices of the Compiler and his staff being located in the basement of the Garden Palace, the whole of the details, which would have been of the most interesting character, were consumed, and there are no means by which they could be reproduced short of taking a new Census. [Certain returns preserved.]
Since the calamity referred to, the Compiler, under almost overwhelming disadvantages, has been employed in the reproduction of some of the work which was destroyed. The only materials for such reproduction, at his command, were the returns which had been presented to Parliament, and a few fragmentary papers in his possession. When the fire took place, a large number of conspectus tables were ready for the lithographer, and it was in the reproduction of these tables that the Compiler experienced the greatest amount of difficulty. They were of a novel character, and were intended to show in a diagramatic form the results obtained by the Census. Fortunately most of them have been successfully reproduced ; they show at a glance that which could otherwise only be obtained by the study of a vast amount of figures, and I confidently submit them to the Government as a valuable addition to the otherwise meagre results—meagre by reason of the destruction of the labours of thirty persons who had been employed on the tabulation of the Census papers. [Reproduction of work.]
Although so much valuable work was destroyed, by which all the detailed information is lost to the public, it is with no small feeling of satisfaction that I am able to state that the main results are more fully given for the Census of 1881 than were given for any previous Census, and that these results are very accurate. [Fullness and accuracy of results.]
The Census of New South Wales was taken under powers given by Act of Parliament, 44 Victoria, No.2 (Appendix A), which provided for the obtaining of the necessary information referring to the population of the Colony, and also certain Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics ; to these two latter subjects, however, no reference will be made in this Report, as they have been already dealt with separately in the Statistical Register for the year 1881. [Preliminary remarks. [formula]]
I would here respectfully suggest that, as the information relative to the agricultural and pastoral statistics is collected every year by the police, it would be judicious on future occasions to omit from any Census Act all matters not purely connected with the population of the country, inasmuch as it takes the work out of the hands of those persons most accustomed to the duty, while it tends most seriously to embarrass the Census collectors in the proper performance of the very important work for which they are appointed. [Pastoral and agricultural returns.]
The day named by the Imperial Government for taking the Census was the 3rd April, 1881, and that date was adopted throughout nearly the whole of the British Empire. The 3rd of April was Sunday, and it was that night—between Sunday and Monday—that was fixed as being the most likely time to find the people at home. [Date of taking the Census.]
The scattered nature of the population, and the very large extent of territory, rendered it impracticable to follow the example of England in distributing and collecting the schedules in one day. The Colony was therefore divided into the most convenient districts to enable the work to be performed in the shortest possible time, having due regard to completeness and accuracy, in accordance with the 6th clause of the Act, which provides that the schedules should be delivered at every dwelling throughout the Colony in the course of the week ending on Saturday the 2nd of April, and collected on the following Monday, or as shortly thereafter as possible. [Division into Districts.]
The Colony was divided for Census purposes into seventy-two Census Districts, corresponding with the Electoral Districts, the boundaries of which were fixed in accordance with the Electoral Act, 44 Victoria No. 13. Some of these districts, however, were considered too large for the supervision of one enumerator, and they were again subdivided, making altogether ninety-six districts and sub-districts (Appendix K). [Division into Districts.]
A circular, No. 1 (Appendix D) was forwarded to certain persons, principally Police Magistrates, Clerks of Petty Sessions, and District Registrars, in every district and sub-district, to ascertain their willingness and ability to undertake the duties of enumerator ; and in the event of non-acceptance by any of them, a second circular, No. 2 (Appendix E) was forwarded to the Bench of Magistrates at such places, requesting that they would furnish the names of eligible persons willing and competent to perform such duties. The enumerators when finally appointed comprised Police Magistrates, Clerks of Petty Sessions, District Registrars, and in some cases gentlemen unconnected with Government Service, recommended by the local Bench of Magistrates. [Preparatory work.]
When the appointment of the enumerators had been confirmed by the Government, a circular of preliminary instructions, No. 3 (Appendix F) was forwarded to each of them, with maps in duplicate of their various districts. These maps were prepared entirely by the Compiler, from the descriptive boundaries furnished by the Surveyor-General. They showed as clearly as possible the natural boundaries of each district, and the divisions that were required. The enumerators were also furnished with a form divided into columns, which they were requested to fill up and return to the Compiler with the necessary information as to the number of collectors they would require, the amount of days it was estimated they would be employed, and whether they would be employed on foot or on horseback, the estimated number of dwellings in each district or sub-district, the number of schedules that each collector would require, and specifying what portion of the district they proposed to allot to each collector. [Appointment of enumerators and preliminary instructions.]
The result of these returns was that 810 collectors were appointed for the whole Colony, including sixty for Sydney. Of this number, 609 were employed on horseback, 147 on foot, forty-five partly on horseback and partly on foot, and nine in boats, for the collection of the information relating to persons who on the night of the 3rd of April were located on board ships, in boats, barges, &c., in any of the ports, harbours, &c., of the Colony. [Appointment of collectors.]
After the appointment of the collectors had been confirmed by the Government, a further circular of detailed instructions, No. 4 (Appendix G) was forwarded to each enumerator, in which the greatest care was taken to ensure accuracy, by minutely setting forth what steps should be adopted towards that end. Particular attention was directed to the collection of the Census of the Chinese population, by authorizing the appointment of Chinese interpreters ; and in order that there should [Additional instructions to enumerators.]
be no omissions, the enumerators were directed to call the attention of their collectors to the absolute necessity of vigilance in finding out the travellers in their respective districts, by visiting the various camping grounds and roads on the night of Sunday and early on the morning of Monday the 3rd and 4th of April. I have every reason to believe that this duty was faithfully performed, and that very few (if any) persons who were houseless, homeless, or travelling, were omitted from the Census. Roving Aborigines were not included under the denomination of houseless persons or travellers, but a separate account was taken of these individuals, and an approximate estimate of the numbers and sexes of the wild tribes was directed to be given in each district. [Additional instructions to enumerators.]
The remuneration to be paid to enumerators was fixed at from £15 to £25 for each district or sub-district ; but, considering the amount of work they had to perform, only four of them received the minimum amount, the others receiving £20 or £25 according to the size and importance of the district and its population. [Remuneration to enumerators and collectors.]
The collectors' pay was fixed at the rate of 10 shillings per diem on foot and 20 shillings per diem on horseback or in boats ; but in some few instances in the interior, where the drought had been very severe and protracted, the pay on horseback was increased to 25 shillings per diem, to meet the additional cost of horse-feed. In some cases where Government officials were employed as collectors the rates were reduced. Chinese interpreters were paid at the same rate as collectors.
The enumerators were held responsible for the proper performance of the duties of the collectors under their orders, and all instructions to the collectors were issued by the enumerators, who also supplied them with a tracing and written description of the district through which each of them had to travel. [Responsibility of enumerators.]
In order that the enumerators should be assisted in the very important work which they had undertaken, a circular, No. 6 (Appendix I) was forwarded to all the Benches of Magistrates and all the prominent Members of the Government Service throughout the Colony, asking their assistance and advice to the enumerators and collectors employed on the Census, and the Inspector-General of Police also instructed the officers of his department to afford every assistance in their power. Thus, in the collection of the Census, a general interest in the success of the undertaking was awakened in all parts of the Colony, and with a few exceptions the greatest anxiety was evinced by the persons employed to make the work as perfect as possible. [Assistance to enumerators and collectors.]
There were however some exceptions to the rule, in which certain individuals seemed to look upon the taking of the Census as a good opportunity for fleecing the Government and the country in the most shameless manner. The most exorbitant claims were sent in for the work performed, and it was only by the determined stand taken by the Compiler in the examination of such claims that the country was protected from considerable extortion. The settlement of these claims was a source of considerable worry and anxiety to both the Compiler and myself. [Excessive claims for duties performed.]
There were two forms used for the purpose of obtaining the necessary information—the "Household Schedule" (Appendix B) and the "Ship return" (Appendix C) ; the latter only differing but slightly from the former, and intended for the occupiers of ships, steamers, barges, &c. [Forms for distribution.]
About 250000 of these schedules and forms were sent out to the enumerators, in accordance with their estimate of the number required, out of which over 160000 were filled up and returned to the Compiler. [Number of schedules used.]
The information sought to be obtained from every head of a family consisted of the name and surname of every member of his or her household, their relation to him or her, whether married, unmarried, or widowed, their sex, age, rank, profession or occupation, nationality, the religion they followed, their degree of education, and also a description of the dwelling in which they resided. [Information required.]
The word "household" or "dwelling" was taken to include all buildings, tenements, tents, or other erections of which the whole or any part was used for the purpose of habitation ; each of these, without reference to the number of inmates, being returned as one household ; and the term "householder" was taken to mean the head of the family, or if absent, his locum tenens, wife, son, & c. In the case of pastoral or other large establishments the occupier, whether proprietor, lessee, or
superintendent, was considered as the householder, and required to fill in the schedule accordingly. Each schedule, however, did not necessarily represent a separate household, inasmuch as there were a great many separate returns for miners, &c., who were the sole occupants of tents or huts, whose families residing in other parts of the Colony were also separately returned.
After the schedules had been collected by those who were appointed for that purpose, they were delivered to the enumerators, whose duty it was to examine them, and to supply any omissions which they might detect, and after verification to return them to the Compiler at this office, accompanied by a summary of the population of the district, according to a form provided for that purpose. On the whole this duty was satisfactorily performed by the majority of the enumerators ; but there were some few of them who altogether ignored the instructions they had received, and sent in the schedules without any attempt at arrangement, and in the most embarrassing confusion. This fact, added to the delay in some districts in the collection of the schedules, in consequence of a protracted drought, materially delayed the preparation of the return which was submitted to Parliament. It was not until the beginning of August that the last of the schedules were returned to this office. [Schedules returned to the Complier.]
In order that the Census should be as accurate as possible, advertisements were inserted several times in all the principal newspapers of the Colony, requesting that those persons who might have been passed over by the collectors would advise the Compiler of the fact, that the omissions might be rectified. Another advertisement was inserted requesting that any schedules which had been delivered but not collected might be forwarded to this office. A few additional returns were received in consequence of these advertisements, but on the whole there were very few instances of omission or neglect on the part of the collectors. It was found however that the collection of the agricultural and pastoral returns was a source of considerable embarrassment to the collectors of the Census, and wherever an error had crept in it was found to be attributable to the amalgamation of the two duties. [Steps taken to ensure accuracy.]
The careful manner in which the duties of tabulation was performed, from which the tables now presented were compiled, justifies me in testifying to their general accuracy. The numbers of the people, making allowance for a few travellers or bushmen who may have escaped notice, form a correct return of the population on the 3rd of April, 1881. Unfortunately the details, which would have formed a most interesting part of the volume, are absent, which is a source of the sincerest regret to myself as well as the Compiler, who had bestowed upon them much arduous thought and labour. [Correctness of the returns.]
Certain forms were prepared for the tabulators, for the purpose of condensing the information contained in the schedules. This work was commenced in June, and completed on the 25th of October, 1881. The remuneration paid to the tabulators was at the rate of six shillings per hundred of the population for tabulation, and four shillings per hundred for revision. Every schedule was gone over twice ; first by the tabulators and then by the revisers, so that the greatest accuracy was ensured before the work of compilation was commenced. [Tabulation.]
Compilation was commenced immediately after the tabulators had completed their labours. [Compilation.]
The divisions of the Colony under which the information was grouped were as follows :— [Divisions of the Colony.]
1st—The Electoral Districts.
2nd—The Registration Districts and Sub-districts.
3rd—The Towns and Villages.
4th—The Municipalities.
Of these, the Electoral Districts and the Registration Districts and Sub-districts were the principal, and as, for Census purposes, the Registration Districts had been made to coincide with the Electoral Districts, some repetition was necessary ; but in order to render the work as perfect as possible, the most minute details were given, which, but for the fire, would have made the present the most complete and comprehensive Census that has been taken in New South Wales.
The towns and villages are contained in three lists of townships, containing a population of 100 persons or over (Returns 5, 6 and 7), whether their boundaries had been officially declared or not. The first return, No. 5, comprises those towns [Towns and villages.]
and villages whose populations had increased during the previous decennial period ; the second comprises those towns and villages whose populations had decreased ; and the third shows the populations of 122 new towns and villages which had sprung into existence since the Census of 1871. [Towns and villages.]
The information extracted by the tabulators from the schedules was divided into seven parts, namely :— [Division of the compiled tables.]
Ages.
Birthplaces of the people.
Religion.
Education.
Education of children of the various religious denominations.
Social and conjugal condition.
Occupations.
Each division of the Colony formed a separate series for every one of the above parts, and the information contained in each was of the most complete and exhaustive character.
The tables which follow this Report form an interesting and complete epitome of the results obtained from the labours of the tabulators. Comparisons have been carried back as far as 1861 in most of the tables, and in one of them to the year 1821, when the first Census was taken in the Colony. Great difficulties were experienced in making these comparisons, in consequence of the alterations in the boundaries of the different divisions of the Colony. For the future these difficulties will not be likely to present themselves, as the boundaries of the Registry Census and Electoral Districts are now coincident and are not likely to be changed for many years to come. [Centesimal and proportional tables.]
The Census of 1861 was taken on the 7th of April, that of 1871 on the 2nd of April, and that of 1881 on the 3rd of April. A few days were wanted in the first decade to complete the ten years ; but the difference was so unimportant that it was considered unnecessary to increase the difficulties of the work by taking the broken period into account when the Census was taken in 1871. The second decade exceeds the ten years by one day, and for the same reason the extra day was not taken into account. The computations therefore for both decades have been made on the basis of two full decennial periods. [Periods 1861-71 and 1871-81.]
The total cost of the Census of 1881 was -
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 910 collectors and interpreters | 11,518 | 13 | 0 |
| 96 enumerators | 1,981 | 10 | |
| 30 tabulators | 3,763 | 12 | 8 |
| Clerical staff, office-keeper, and messenger | 3,322 | 4 | 9 |
| Office furniture | 59 | 18 | 10 |
| Type | 168 | 12 | 9 |
| Stationery | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertising | 65 | 7 | 8 |
| Freight and carriage | 50 | 14 | 0 |
| Rent | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Petty cash | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Contingencies | 270 | 2 | 10 |
| £21317 | 18 | 6 |
representing an expenditure of about 6¾d. per head of population, or 1½d. per head less than in 1871. The actual cost of collection was £13,500 3s. or a trifle over 4¼d. per head. In 1861 it was nearly 7d. per head, and in 1871 a trifle over 5d. per head.
POPULATION
PROGRESS OF THE COLONY
As has been frequently pointed out on previous occasions, foremost among the elements of national and social wealth of a civilized country stands the power of population in its progress. This fact was specially dwelt upon in my Report on the Census Returns of 1871, in which I endeavoured to show that the natural increase of the population, namely, the excess of births over deaths, was influenced to a very great extent by the increase or decrease in immigration and emigration ; but from the character of the statistics at our command, it would be a matter of great difficulty—if not absolutely impossible—to arrive at the exact proportion which each cause contributed towards the general increase or decrease of the population. The same state of things still exists, although in a lesser degree, and as the Colony becomes more settled with a fixed population the difficulties of estimating the influence of the migratory movement upon the natural increase will gradually disappear. [Power of population.]
The total increase of the population of New South Wales on the 3rd of April, 1881, for the previous ten years, was 247,487 persons, being 49.10 per cent. on the population of 1871, giving an annual rate of increase of 4.91 per cent. The addition to the population during the decennial period 1861-71 was 43.64 per cent., or at the yearly rate of 4.36 per cent., so that during the decade ending 1881 the increase was 5.36 per cent. greater than in the previous period. This is a very satisfactory result, seeing that the rate of increase during the period 1861-71 had fallen off considerably from the rate attained during the previous five years, namely, between 1856 and 1861. [Progress of population between 1871 and 1881.]
The falling off here alluded to was caused principally by an exodus over the borders of the adjoining Colonies - of which no record could be kept - in consequence of the important mineral discoveries which had been made in Victoria and Queensland. The cessation, also, of assisted immigration contributed materially to the falling off in the rate of increase of population.
NUMBERS AND DISTRIBUTION.
The population, exclusive of wandering aborigines, was, on 3rd April, 1881, 751,468, consisting of 411,149 males and 340,319 females. The numbers on the 2nd April, 1871, were 503,981 persons, consisting of 275,551 males and 228,430 females. [Population of New South Wales.]
The addition, therefore, as stated above, since the Census of 1871, was 247,487 persons, or 49.10 per cent. ; the males having increased by 135,598, or 49.20 per cent., and the females by 111,889, or 48.98 per cent. The increase during the previous decade was 38.82 per cent. for the males, and 49.91 per cent. for the females, by which it will be seen that while the males exceeded the increase of the decennial period 1861-71 by 10.38 per cent., the females decreased by 0.93 per cent. A careful study of these figures will show that the rate of increase in the male and female population during the last decade was very nearly equal, while in the previous ten years the females increased 11.09 per cent. more than the males. [Increase as compared with previous Census.]
The inequality of the sexes was very apparent in every Census that was taken up to 1861 ; but, as was pointed out in my Report on the Census Returns of 1871, such inequality was fast disappearing ; for while in 1861 there were for every 10,000 persons 5,657 males and 4,343 females, or a proportion of only 7,676 females to every 10,000 males, in 1871 the discrepancy had materially decreased, as there were 5,467 males and 4,533 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 8,289 females to every 10,000 males. In 1881 the proportion remained very much the same, there being 5,471 males and 4,529 females to every 10,000 persons, or 8,277 females to every 10,000 males. [Inequality of sexes.]
The density of the population in 1871 was given in counties and pastoral districts ; but it was thought advisable when the Census was last taken to give the density of the various Census and Registration Districts, which had been assimilated to and made coincident with the Electoral Districts. This step was taken in order that comparison might be more accurately arrived at in future years. [Density of population.]
This branch of the results of the Census is a question of great interest, and, considering the extent of the territory of the Colony, exemplifies the capabilities of the county to support an immense population.
The total area of the 72 Electoral Districts (which embrace the whole Colony) as furnished by the Surveyor-General, and as calculated with the Polar Planimeter, is 316,320.24 square miles, or about 202,500,000 acres. [Area of the Colony.]
The centesimal proportion of the population to the area of the Colony in 1881 was 2.36, as against 0.91 in 1856, 1.28 in 1861, and 1.64 in 1871.
Some idea of the extent of territory as compared with the population may be gathered from what I said in my Report on the Census of 1871, and it will not be out of place again to give a few figures bearing upon this subject.
Giving a square yard as standing-room to one individual, 4,800 persons would only occupy an acre of land, so that the whole population of the Colony could be placed on a little over 156 acres, or less than quarter of a square mile, and the area of the Colony is 316,320 square miles in extent.
The density of the population of England is nearly 400 to the square mile, giving only about an acre and a-half to each individual ; while there are nearly 270 acres to every man, woman, and child in this Colony.
Supposing the Colony of New South Wales to be as densely populated as England, our population would reach about 135 millions !
Table No. 2 shows how unequally the population of the Colony is distributed.
Leaving out the metropolitan and suburban districts as well as the principal towns, it will be seen that the density of the population varies in the several Electorates from 71.94 to 0.10 to the square mile.
Again, leaving out the metropolitan and suburban Electorates, the most populous Electorate is Parramatta, with 3,243.08 persons to a square mile. West Maitland comes next, with 2,690.09 ; then follow Bathurst, with 1805.25 ; Goulburn, with 526.08 ; and Newcastle, with 499.87 persons to the square mile.
In ascertaining the population of the towns and villages of the Colony very great difficulty was experienced, inasmuch as the official boundaries of a large number of these townships were not known, and in other cases, although there was no proclaimed township, the number of persons congregated in one spot rendered it essential that they should be considered as part of the urban population of the Colony. The fluctuations of population in various localities were very remarkable during the last decennial period, and it is more than probable that such fluctuations will continue at intervals for many years to come, especially in the mining districts, for wherever and whenever a new gold-field is discovered it is the signal for the abandoning of one locality for another. Townships which a short time before had been thronged with a busy population suddenly became almost deserted. The mining population—especially in the metals—is essentially migratory, and this fact will always account for the fluctuations of population which take place in the townships of the mining districts. [Urban and rural population.]
A glance at tables Nos. 6 and 7 will show that during the period between 1871 and 1881, 37 townships decreased in population, while during the same time no fewer than 122 new towns and villages sprang into existence. Many of these places have not been declared towns and have no official recognition ; but the populations being in every case more than 100, and in some instances between 2,000 and 3,000, they necessarily belong to the urban population of the Colony. [New townships.]
In classifying the towns and villages, the Government boundaries were taken into consideration in all cases in which the enumerators possessed the necessary information, giving the urban and sub-urban population separately ; but as there were towns and villages without officially declared boundaries, the population within their approximate limits was carefully ascertained, and these places were included within the urban parts of the Colony in every case where the numbers reached 100 persons. In determining the urban and rural populations the same rule was adopted in 1881 as was followed in 1871.
When the Census was taken in 1861 a great part of the suburban districts within the area of the metropolitan police district was included in the rural population ; but in 1871 and 1881 the whole of the suburbs of Sydney were included in the urban population. Fresh computations for 1861, on the basis adopted in 1871 and 1881, have been made, so that comparisons may be arrived at between the two decennial periods. [Metropolitan suburban population.]
In 1881 the urban population was 433,391, and the rural population was 314,850. There were also located in ships, boats, &c., 3,227. Thus, out of every 10,000 of the population, 5,766 resided in towns and villages and 4,192 in the rural parts of the Colony. In 1871 the numbers out of every 10,000 were 4,646 in the town and 5,306 in the country. In 1861 the numbers were 4,549 in the towns and 5,396 in the rural parts of the Colony. The above figures show what rapid strides have been made in towns and villages during the decennial period 1871-81, while during the previous ten years the proportions of the urban and rural populations were but little changed. From 1861 to 1871 there was only an increase of 97 persons in every 10,000 of the urban population, while in the succeeding period the increase in the towns reached 1,120 persons in every 10,000 of the urban population. [Increase in the urban population.]
On referring to the tables showing the proportion of sexes, it will be found that the greatest difference exists naturally in the rural districts ; but this disproportion is gradually decreasing as the Colony increases in population, for although the towns have increased at a much greater rate than the country, yet the disproportion of sexes has decreased. In 1861, of the urban population the males numbered 80,449, or 40.53 per cent., and of the rural population in the same year the males numbered 116,197, or 58.54 per cent. The females of the urban population were 79,181, or 51.96 per cent., and of the rural population they numbered 73,123, or 47.99 per cent. In 1871 the numbers for the males were—urban, 117,513, or 42.64 per cent. ; rural, 155,680, or 56.50 per cent. For the females, urban, 116,649, or 51.06 per cent ; rural, 111,737, or 48.92 per cent. In 1881 there were 225,803 males, or 54.88 per cent. in the towns, and 182,187, or 44.35 per cent. in the rural districts. Of the female population there were 207,588, or 60.99 per cent. in the towns, and 132,663 or 38.99 per cent. in the country. [Disproportion of sexes.]
The following table will enable the reader to compare more readily the numbers of the three periods :—
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Increase in the decennial period 1861-71. | Increase in the decennial period 1871-81. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For every 10,000 persons. | For every 10,000 males. | For every 10,000 females. | For every 10,000 persons. | For every 10,000 males. | For every 10,000 females. | For every 10,000 persons. | For every 10,000 males. | For every 10,000 females. | For every 10,000 persons. | For every 10,000 males. | For every 10,000 females. | For every 10,000 persons. | For every 10,000 males. | For every 10,000 females. | |
| Urban | 4,549 | 4,053 | 5,196 | 4,646 | 4,264 | 5,106 | 5,766 | 5,488 | 6,099 | 4,868 | 4,809 | 4,926 | 8,054 | 7,985 | 8,127 |
| Rural | 5,396 | 5,854 | 4,799 | 5,306 | 5,650 | 4,892 | 4,192 | 4,435 | 3,899 | 5,100 | 5,124 | 5,077 | 1,913 | 1,956 | 1,871 |
| Shipping | 55 | 93 | 5 | 48 | 86 | 2 | 42 | 77 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 3 | 33 | 59 | 2 |
In 1871, of the 234,162 persons composing the urban population, there were 134,736 in the city of Sydney and suburbs, being 26.73 per cent. of the total population of the Colony ; the remainder, 99,426, or 19.73 per cent. of the population, resided in the towns and villages. In 1881, of the 433,391 persons composing the urban population, 220,984 resided in Sydney and suburbs, being 29.40 per cent. of the total population, and 212,407 or 28.26 per cent., in the country towns and villages. The rural population for the years 1871 and 1881 were respectively 267,417 or 53.06 per cent. and 314,850 or 41.92 per cent. of the total population. [Sydney and suburbs.]
In 1871 there were 166 towns and villages of 100 inhabitants and over, with an aggregate population of 99,426 persons. Of this number of towns there were 13 whose populations in 1881 had decreased to below 100, and they were accordingly struck out of the urban population and numbered with the rural ; but while these few towns had disappeared and some others had decreased, the remainder had increased in population very materially, as will be seen by reference to table No. 5. As has already been stated, no less a number than 122 new townships or centres of population had started into existence between the years 1871 and 1881, making an aggregate population, as before stated, of 212,407 persons. Thus, while in 1871, for every 10,000 of the population, there were 1,973 persons in the country towns and villages, in 1881 there were 2,826. So that while in 1871 the towns and villages contributed 2,187 persons in every 10,000 of the total increase, in 1881 they contributed not fewer than 4,565 in every 10,000 of the total increase during the last decennial period. A glance at conspectus table No. 3 will show what rapid strides the urban population has made. [Rapid growth of the urban population.]
With reference to the proportion of sexes in the country towns and villages, we had, in 1861, 2029 for every 10,000 of the female population and 1,764 for every 10,000 of the male population. In 1871 the numbers were for every 10,000 females 2,066 in the towns and villages, and for every 10,000 males 1,895. In 1881, for every 10,000 of the female population there were 2,861 in the towns and villages, and for every 10,000 males there were 2,797. The contribution towards the total increase of the population in the decennial period 1861—71 was 2,140 in every 10,000 females and 2,232 in every 10,000 males by the country towns and villages. In the period 1871—1881 the contribution of the towns and villages towards the total increase of the population was no less than 4,484 in every 10,000 females and 4,631 in every 10,000 males of such increase. [Proportion of sexes.]
The following table will show what progress has been made towards the equalization of the sexes during the last twenty years:—
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns, Villages, &c., of 100 in-habitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns, Villages, &c., of 100 in-habitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns, Villages, &c., of 100 in-habitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | |
| Persons | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Males | 4,849 | 5,311 | 5,040 | 6,138 | 4,845 | 5,253 | 5,018 | 5,821 | 5,012 | 5,415 | 5,210 | 5,786 |
| Females | 5,151 | 4,689 | 4,960 | 3,862 | 5,155 | 4,747 | 4,982 | 4,179 | 4,988 | 4,585 | 4,790 | 4,214 |
In the urban parts of the Colony, in 1861, there were 9,842 females for every 10,000 males, and in the rural parts there were 6,293 for every 10,000 males. In 1871 the numbers were 9,926 urban and 7,176 rural for every 10,000 males. In 1881 the females had decreased to 9,193 for every 10,000 males in the urban parts, but had increased to 7,281 for every 10,000 males in the rural districts. The greater disproportion of the sexes in the country towns in 1881 is accounted for by the fact that there had been a great influx of males during the latter part of the last decade to the mining localities, which are included amongst the country towns and villages.
There has been a very large increase in the number of towns containing a population of over 1,000 persons, since 1871. At that time there were only 26, but by reference to return No. 14, it will be seen that when the Census was taken in 1881, there were 59 towns whose populations had reached 1,000 and over, and of these 16 had no existence in 1871, but had become established townships through the influx of the mining population. It is quite probable, however, that some of these last may, during the next decade, cease to be numbered amongst what are considered as "principal towns," as their existence of course depends upon the permanency of the gold-fields which have attracted the population. The rest, however, including Lithgow, Wallerawang, Bulli, Hamilton, Wickham, Lambton, Minmi, and Wallsend, may be fairly considered as permanently numbered amongst the principal towns of the Colony, as their populations are not dependent upon the uncertain and fluctuating character of gold-mining, but belong mainly to the more permanent industry of coal-mining. [Principal towns.]
Of the old established towns, Newcastle, Parramatta, Bathurst, Goulburn, West Maitland, Albury, Grafton, Wagga Wagga, and Tamworth, come first in importance, their populations numbering respectively, 8,986, 8,432, 7,221, 5,881, 5,300, 4,040, 3,891, 3,975, and 3,612. Of these Tamworth has made the most rapid progress, her increase being at the rate of 13.90 per cent. annually. Wagga Wagga comes next, with an increase of 11.39 per cent. annually. Then follow Albury, with an annual increase of 11.20 per cent. ; Grafton, 7.29 per cent. ; Bathurst, 4.36 per cent. ; Parramatta, 3.82 per cent. ; Goulburn, 3.21 per cent. ; Newcastle, 1.85 per cent. ; and West Maitland, with 0.43 per cent. Up to the time of the Census of 1871, Newcastle had made the greatest progress in the increase of her population, and Parramatta the smallest ; but during the last decennial period Parramatta has recovered her rate of increase so considerably that she has outstripped Newcastle by 2 per cent. annually. The largest increase however of urban population will be found to have taken place
in Narrandera and Wilcannia, the former having increased at the rate of 70.42 per cent., and the latter 43.94 per cent. annually. Next in order come Moama, with 38.85 per cent. ; Glen Innes, 28.69 per cent. ; Dubbo, 28.26 per cent. ; Bourke, 25.79 per cent. ; Bega, 21.66 per cent. ; Hay, 21.22 per cent. ; Forbes, 20.86 per cent. ; and Gunnedah, with 19.00 per cent. annually ; the remaining towns varying from 0.43 to 13.81 per cent. annually.
Only three which are numbered amongst the principal towns of the Colony have decreased in population during the last decade, namely, Braidwood, Grenfell, and Muswellbrook : Braidwood from 1,197 to 1,066, Grenfell from 1,657 to 1,575, and Muswellbrook from 1,445 to 1,074. Those towns which showed a decrease in population between 1861 and 1871 more than recovered themselves in the next decennial period, with one exception, that exception being West Maitland, whose population in 1861-71 and 81 was respectively 5,694, 5,079, and 5,300.
The population of Sydney proper, on the 3rd April, 1881, exclusive of shipping, was 100,152 persons, consisting of 51,242 males and 48,910 females. In 1871 the total population was 74,423 persons, 36,149 males and 38,274 females, the numerical increase being 15,093 males and 10,636 females, or 25,729 persons. The rate of increase was 4.15 per cent. annually for the males, and 2.78 per cent. annually for the females, or an average of 3.46 per cent. for the total population of the town. In comparing these figures with those of the decennial period 1861-71, it will be seen that there is a very material difference in the rates ; for in 1871 the increase was at the rate of 3.25 per cent. annually for the males and 3.15 per cent. for the females, so that for the males there was a difference at the rate of 0.90 per cent. in favour of 1881, while for the females the difference was 0.37 per cent. in favour of 1871. [Sydney.]
The improvement in the rate of increase of the total population of the town has continued since 1861 ; for while it was only at the rate of 1.2 per cent. annually for the preceding quinquennial period, it was at the rate of 3.20 per cent. for the following decennial period, and 3.46 per cent. for the decade ending 1881.
During the last decennial period there has been a very marked difference in the proportion of sexes in the city of Sydney as compared with the previous ten years. From 1861 to 1871 the proportion was very evenly maintained from year to year. In 1861 there were 4,866 males and 5,134 females for every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 10,551 females to every 10,000 males ; in 1871 there were 4,961 males and 5,039 females for every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 10,156 females to every 10,000 males ; but for the last decennial period the numbers are 5,116 males and 4,884 females for every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,546 females to every 10,000 males.
The following table shows the progress of Sydney within its corporate boundaries since the year 1828:—
| Years. | Population. | Increase. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | ||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| 1828 | 10,815 | 7,408 | 3,407 | |||||||||
| 1833 | 16,232 | 9,813 | 6,419 | 5,417 | 2,405 | 3,012 | 50.1 | 32.5 | 88.4 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 17.7 |
| 1836 | 19,729 | 12,111 | 7,618 | 3,497 | 2,298 | 1,199 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 18.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 1841 | 29,973 | 17,169 | 12,804 | 10,244 | 5,058 | 5,186 | 51.9 | 41.8 | 68.1 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 13.6 |
| 1846 | 38,358 | 20,810 | 17,548 | 8,385 | 3,641 | 4,744 | 27.9 | 21.2 | 37.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 7.4 |
| 1851 | 44,240 | 22,296 | 21,944 | 5,882 | 1,486 | 4,396 | 15.3 | 7.1 | 25.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 1856 | 53,358 | 26,396 | 27,032 | 9,118 | 4,030 | 5,088 | 20.6 | 18.0 | 23.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 1861 | 56,394 | 27,285 | 29,109 | 3,036 | 959 | 2,077 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| 1871 | 74,423 | 36,149 | 38,274 | 18,029 | 8,864 | 9,165 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 31.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 1881 | 100,152 | 51,242 | 48,910 | 25,729 | 15,093 | 10,636 | 34.6 | 41.5 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
It will be seen by the above that from 1828 to 1861 all the intervening periods with one exception are quinquennial, and that the last two, namely 1861—71 and 1871—81, are decennial. The exception named above was between the years 1833 and 1836, when the alteration was made in order that the New South Wales Census years should coincide with those of the United Kingdom.
As was pointed out in my Report for 1871, the Metropolitan population does not merely consist of those living in the town of Sydney proper, but includes those residing in the suburbs. These suburbs with the city compose the Metropolitan Police District. The aggregate population of the suburbs in 1881 was 120,832 persons, consisting of 59,527 males and 61,305 females. They are divided into seven Electoral or Registry Districts as follows :— [Suburbs.]
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 16,929 | 8,506 | 8,423 |
| The Glebe | 10,856 | 5,192 | 5,664 |
| Newtown | 15,745 | 7,713 | 8,032 |
| Redfern | 23,638 | 12,068 | 11,570 |
| Paddington | 20,220 | 9,684 | 10,536 |
| Canterbury | 22,434 | 10,865 | 11,569 |
| St. Leonards | 11,010 | 5,499 | 5,511 |
| 120,832 | 59,527 | 61,305 |
Although the population of the Suburbs of Sydney had increased during the decennial period ending in 1871 at the rate of 6.37 per cent. annually, the increase during the last decade far outstripped that of the preceding ten years, the population having more than doubled. In 1871 the population was 60,324, consisting of 29,148 males and 31,176 females, so that the numerical increase is 60,508 persons, consisting of 30,379 males and 30,129 females, being an addition to the suburban population of 100.30 per cent., or 104.22 per cent. to the males and 96.64 to the females. The annual rate of increase, 10.03 per cent., is more than two and a half times greater than that of the town, and as time advances the Suburbs must of necessity extend and the population proportionately increase, while the City will be unable to afford further accommodation for her residents. The limits of the City have long been too circumscribed to give house-room for more than one half of those who get their livelihood within her boundaries.
The Suburb of Balmain has gained the highest rate of increase during the last decennial period, namely, 145.84 per cent.; Newtown comes next, with 138.52 per cent., and St. Leonards with 114.78 per cent. The lowest rate of increase is in Paddington, being 77.19 per cent.
The population of the town and suburbs within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Police District in 1881 was 220,985, consisting of 110,770 males and 110,215 females. In 1871 the numbers were 134,736 persons, consisting of 65,286 males and 69,450 females. The numerical increase during the ten years was, for the males, 45,484, and for the females 40,765, or 86,249 for both sexes, being an addition of no less than 69.66 per cent. for the males and 58.67 per cent. for the females, or 64.01 per cent. together. [Town of Sydney and suburbs.]
In 1871, out of a suburban population of 60,324, there were nineteen municipalities, containing together 49,962 persons. Since that time eight new municipalities have been incorporated; and in 1881, out of a population of 120,832, no less a number than 106,374 persons lived within the limits of the various municipalities, so that but a very insignificant portion of the Metropolitan Police District remains unincorporated. [Municipalities.]
The Colony generally has availed itself largely of the benefits of the Municipalities Act during the last decade. In 1861 there were only twenty-four Municipalities, with an aggregate population of 102,476 ; in 1871 there were forty-nine, with a population of 192,181, being an increase on the decennial period 1861—71 of twenty-five Municipalities and 89,705 persons. In 1881 there were ninety Municipalities, embracing a population of 355,199 persons, giving an increase in the decade of forty-one Municipalities and 163,018 persons, by which it will be seen that nearly one-half of the total population of the Colony is incorporated.
For every 10,000 of the population in 1871 there were 3,813 persons living within the Municipalities, against 6,187 unincorporated; in 1881 the incorporated portions of the Colony contained 4,726 persons in every 10,000, against 5,274 in those parts which were not incorporated.
Taking the total increase of the population of the Colony during the last decennial period, we find that for every 10,000 of such increase, 6,587 were contributed by the Municipalities, and 3,413 by the other parts of the Colony.
| Population, 1871. | Population, 1881. | Increase. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Numerical | Centesimal | Centesimal Annual Average. | |
| CITY OF SYDNEY | 74,423 | 36,149 | 38,274 | 100,152 | 51,242 | 48,910 | 25,729 | 34.57 | 3.46 |
| EAST SYDNEY— | |||||||||
| Bourke Ward | 25,203 | 11,873 | 13,330 | 29,263 | 14,458 | 14,805 | 4,060 | 16.11 | 1.61 |
| Macquarie Ward | |||||||||
| Fitzroy Ward | |||||||||
| SOUTH SYDNEY— | |||||||||
| Cook Ward | 22,848 | 10,908 | 11,940 | 36,612 | 18,212 | 18,400 | 13,764 | 60.24 | 6.02 |
| Phillip Ward | |||||||||
| WEST SYDNEY— | |||||||||
| Gipps Ward | 26,372 | 13,368 | 13,004 | 34,277 | 18,572 | 15,705 | 7,905 | 29.97 | 3.00 |
| Brishbane Ward | |||||||||
| Denison Ward | |||||||||
The above return shows the uneven growth of the population in the three Electorates of the City of Sydney. It was pointed out, in my Report of the Census of 1871, how the tendency of the city was to spread out towards the east, and the Census of 1881 shows the same to a greater extent. Unfortunately the fire at the Garden Palace destroyed the details of the population of each Ward, but the preserved returns show the rapid strides of South Sydney, comprising Cook and Phillip Wards, as compared with the other portions of the town. The increase during the decade in South Sydney was 60.24 per cent., West Sydney, 29.97 per cent., and East Sydney, 16.11 per cent. The latter comprising the older and more thickly populated parts of the City must necessarily show a much smaller increase, inasmuch as there is but little space that is not already built upon and occupied.
The rearrangement of the boundaries of the Census Districts to make them coincident with those of the Electoral Districts prevents an exact comparison being made between what were formerly known as the Settled Counties and the Pastoral Districts ; but the distribution of the people in the Colony will be shown by a comparison between those electorates which are situated in what were previously known as the Settled Counties and the remaining electorates situated in the Pastoral Districts. There are forty-six electorates in the Settled Counties, having an area of 60,557.95 square miles and a population of 528,327 persons. The electorates in the Pastoral Districts are twenty-six in number, with an area of 255,762.29 square miles and a population of 219,914 persons. So that the electorates within the boundaries of what were formerly termed the Settled Counties contain 70.61 per cent. of the total population, and the Pastoral Electorates 29.39 per cent. In 1871 the percentage was 74.72 and 25.28 respectively for the Settled Counties and Pastoral Districts, and the difference may be accounted for by the very large increase of the urban population in many of the electorates within the Pastoral Districts. The addition to the population in the electorates within the Pastoral Districts. The addition to the population in the electorates within the Settled Counties between 1871 and 1881 was 40.29 per cent., or at the rate of 4.03 per cent. annually. The increase in the pastoral parts of the Colony in the same period was 72.62 per cent., or at the rate of 7.26 per cent. annually. [Counties and Pastoral Districts.]
Taking the sexes separately in these two divisions of the Colony, we find that in 1871 there were 198,814 or 72.15 per cent. of the male population in the Counties, and 76,737 or 27.85 per cent. in the Pastoral Districts. In 1881 there were 269,348, or 66.02 per cent. of the male population, in the electorates within those counties, and 138,642, or 33.98 per cent., in the electorates within the Pastoral Districts. Of the total female population in 1871, 177,769, or 77.82 per cent., were located in the Settled Counties, and 50,661, or 22.18 per cent., in the Pastoral Districts. In 1881 there were 258,979, or 76.11 per cent., in the County Electorates, and 81,272, or 23.89 per cent., in the Pastoral Electorates. It will be seen therefore that, during the last decade, the proportions in the County Electorates and Pastoral Electorates had been very evenly maintained.
The rate of increase for both sexes in these two divisions of the Colony during the last decennial period shows a vastly different result from what was exhibited in the period 1861—71. In that decade, in the counties the increase was 31.15 per cent. for the males and 36.88 per cent. for the females, but in the pastoral districts the rate for the males was 70.33 per cent., while for the females it exceeded 125.82 per cent. The great excess in the increase of the female population bore out the theory that there was a steady progress in the equalization of the sexes. During the decennial period 1871—81 the increase in the county electorates was 35.48 per cent. for the males and 45.68 per cent. for the females, being over 10 per cent. in favour of the female population ; but in the pastoral electorates the increase was 81.06 per cent. for the males and only 60.42 per cent. for the females, being over 20 per cent. in favour of the male population.
In 1871 there were in the counties 5,279 males and 4,721 females for every 10,000 persons, or 8,941 females to every 10,000 males. In the pastoral districts the numbers were 6,023 males and 3,977 females in every 10,000 persons, or 6,602 females for every 10,000 males. In 1881, in every 10,000 persons in the county electorates there were 5,098 males and 4,902 females, or 9,615 females to every 10,000 males. In the pastoral electorates, in every 10,000 persons there were 6,304 males and 3,696 females, or 5,862 females to every 10,000 males, so that it will be seen that during the last decade the proportion of the female population to that of the male population increased in the county electorates and decreased in the pastoral parts of the Colony.
DOMICILIATION
The next part of my Report refers to the domiciliation of the people ; and, by reference to table No. 17 it will be seen that in 1881, 748,241 persons, forming the population of the Colony exclusive of shipping, inhabited 135,326 dwellings of all descriptions, 44,417 of which were built of brick or stone, 70,423 of weatherboard, 964 of metal, 12,070 of inferior material, including slab, bark, &c., and 7,452 of which were tents, drays, &c. In addition to these there were 6,016 empty stores, uninhabited houses or buildings, churches, chapels, &c., and 2,398 buildings in progress of construction. In 1871 the total number of inhabited dwellings was 93,690, of which 28,497 were of brick or stone, 50,800 weatherboard, 11,973 inferior, and 2,420 tents, drays, &c. Of uninhabited buildings and buildings in course of construction - which were not separately distinguished - there were 4,917. The large increase in the number of tents, drays, &c., may be accounted for by the impetus given to railway construction in various parts of the Colony. [Lodgement of the people.]
In 1871 there were 196 dwellings to every 1,000 inhabitants, or a proportion of 5.11 persons to each dwelling. In 1881 there were 192 dwellings to every 1,000 persons, or a proportion of 5.20 persons to each dwelling. During the decennial period there appears therefore to have been a decrease of four dwellings to every 1,000 of the population, and a corresponding increase in the density of habitation of 0.09 persons to each dwelling ; showing that the population had increased with greater rapidity than the construction of dwellings for their accommodation. [Density of habitation.]
The density of habitation of the principal towns in 1881 varied considerably, namely, from an average of 3.08 to 6.89 persons to each dwelling ; the former being the average at Balranald, and the latter at Wagga Wagga. The towns of Liverpool and Parramatta show a higher average, but as that is caused by the gaols and other institutions, they have not been included in this comparison.
| 1871. | 1881. | Period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residences. | Density. | Residences. | Density. | Residences increase. | Increase or decrease of number of persons to each dwelling. | |||||||||||
| Brick or Stone. | Weatherboard. | Inferior. | Not inhabited, or in course of construction | Total. | Number of persons to each dwelling. | Brick or Stone. | Weatherboard. | Metal, interior, &c. | Not inhabited. | In course of construction. | Total. | Number of persons to each dwelling. | Residences— Increase. | Increase or decrease of number of persons to each dwelling. | ||
| Sydney | 12,180 | 1,511 | 92 | 1,464 | 15,247 | 4.88 | 15,321 | 1,309 | 96 | 657 | 693 | 18,076 | 5.54 | 2,829 | 0.66 increase. | |
| Balmain | 581 | 688 | 7 | 115 | 1,391 | 4.94 | 1,298 | 1,843 | 9 | 140 | 140 | 3,430 | 4.93 | 2,039 | 0.01 decrease. | |
| The Glebe | 812 | 236 | 6 | 102 | 1,156 | 4.95 | 1,743 | 310 | 6 | 117 | 55 | 2,231 | 4.86 | 1,075 | 0.09 decrease. | |
| Newtown | 898 | 346 | 11 | 117 | 1,372 | 4.81 | 2,215 | 816 | 33 | 141 | 81 | 3,286 | 4.79 | 1,914 | 0.02 decrease. | |
| Paddington | 1,291 | 534 | 11 | 179 | 2,015 | 5.66 | 2,647 | 806 | 26 | 216 | 143 | 3,838 | 5.27 | 1,823 | 0.39 decrease. | |
| Redfern | 1,282 | 1,204 | 25 | 131 | 2,642 | 4.77 | 2,768 | 1,467 | 12 | 212 | 73 | 4,532 | 5.21 | 1,890 | 0.44 increase. | |
| St. Leonards | 386 | 512 | 48 | 34 | 980 | 5.23 | 893 | 1,048 | 76 | 100 | 67 | 2,184 | 5.04 | 1,204 | 0.19 decrease. | |
| * Concord | 277 | 318 | 9 | 44 | 648 | 5.43 | 2,108 | 1,155 | 82 | 185 | 173 | 3,703 | 5.27 | 1,956 | 0.16 decrease. | |
| * St. George | 889 | 663 | 21 | 122 | 1,695 | 4.98 | 165 | 364 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 596 | 4.88 | 0.10 decrease. | ||
The foregoing table shows that the accommodation for the inhabitants of the city has not increased in proportion with the increase of population during the decade, there being an increase of 0.66 persons to each dwelling. Of the suburbs Redfern only comes under the same category as Sydney, there being an increase of 0.44 persons to each dwelling ; the remainder of the suburbs have more than kept pace with the increase of population, the density having decreased in every case but that of Redfern.
AGES.
In the tables of the ages the population has been tabulated in quinquennial periods up to the age of 20 years, the next period is 20 to 21 years, the next 21 to 25, and again in quinquennial periods up to 80. The last three columns are devoted to persons between the ages of 80 and 100 years, to those of 100 years and upwards, and to those whose ages were unspecified. In the detailed tables which were destroyed in the fire the numbers of persons were shown at each year of age up to 21 years. [Mode of grouping.]
Adopting the plan of 1861 and 1871, it will be necessary to divide the population into three groups, classing as children all under 15 years of age, as adults representing the effective strength of the community those between 15 and 65 years of age, and as non-effective adults all persons over 65 years of age. [Effective and non-effective portions of the population.]
Of the 751,468 individuals forming the population of 1881, 298,620 or 39.74 per cent. were children under 15 years of age, 434,497 (including the unspecified ages) or 57.82 per cent. were adults between 15 and 65, and 18,351 or 2.44 per cent. were over 65 years of age.
In 1871, 210,183 or 41.71 per cent. of the population were under 15 years, 283,087 or 56.17 per cent. were adults between 15 and 65 years of age, and 10,711 or 2.12 per cent. were over 65.
The increase in the decade was therefore 88,437 or 42.08 per cent, for children under 15 years of age, 151,410 or 53.48 per cent. for adults between 15 and 65, and 7,640 or 71.33 per cent. for persons over 65 years.
Taking the population under 15 years, and over 65 years of age as non-effective and dependent upon those between those ages for support, we have in 1881 for every 10,000 of the population 5,782 effective and 4,218 non-effective persons, against 5,620 effective and 4,380 non-effective in 1871, showing an improvement in the effective portion of the population of 162 in every 10,000 persons.
In 1871 as compared with 1861 there was a falling off of 450 effectives in every 10,000 persons ; and it is gratifying to know that the effective portion of the community has so much improved during the decade, considering that in the previous decennial period there had been such a serious decrease.
The self-supporting classes in England are taken to be between 20 and 60 years of age, and the proportion of those belonging to the non-effective class remain pretty constant, not varying more than ten persons in every 10,000 of the population in a decade, the numbers being 5,230 and 5,240 respectively in the years 1871 and 1881.
Taking the sexes separately, in 1881 we have, out of a total male population of 411,149, 151,117 or 36.75 per cent. of the whole number under 15 years of age ; 248,515 or 60.45 per cent. between the ages of 15 and 65, and 11,517 or 2.80 per cent. over 65 years of age. In 1871 the percentage of the male population was for children under 15, 38.69 per cent., for those between the ages of 15 and 65, 58.67 per cent., and for those over 65 years of age 2.62 per cent. [Sexes.]
Of the female population numbering 340,319 in 1881, 147,503 or 43.34 per cent. were under 15,185,982 or 54.65 per cent. were between the ages of 15 and 65, and 6,834 or 2.01 per cent. were over 65 years of age. In 1871 the percentage was 45.34 per cent. for children under 15, 53.16 per cent. for adults between 15 and 65, and 1.50 per cent. for those over 65 years of age.
In examining the proportion of one sex to the other, it will be found that in 1881, for every 10,000 persons of the effective population 5,720 were males and 4,280 females, and for every 10,000 of the remainder or non-effective class 5,131 were males and 4,869 females. In 1871, for every 10,000 of the active class, [Proportion of sexes.]
there were 5,710 males and 4,290 females, and for every 10,000 of the remainder there were 5,156 males and 4,944 females. Thus it will be seen that the proportion of sexes has remained substantially the same during the last decade, whilst in 1861 there were nearly twice the number of males compared with the number of females belonging to the self-supporting or effective population. The above figures show very clearly that the disproportion of sexes which was so apparent in former Censuses is fast disappearing. [Proportion of sexes.]
Between the years 1861 and 1871 there was a very noticeable increase in the number of persons over 65 years of age, varying at different ages from 146.18 per cent. to 85.39 per cent., and during the last decennial period the same extraordinary rate of increase has nearly been maintained ; for instance, in 1881 there were 8,282 persons between the ages of 65 and 70, against 4,850 in 1871, an addition of 3,432 or 70.76 per cent. in the decade. Between the ages of 70 and 75 there were 5,518 persons in 1881 against 3,609 in 1871, giving a numerical increase of 1,909 or 52.89 per cent. Between 75 and 80 there were 2,637 persons in 1881 against 1,275 in 1871, giving an increase of 1,362 persons or 106.82 per cent. Over 80 years of age there were in 1881 1,914 persons against 977 in 1871, showing an increase of 937 persons or 95.90 per cent. [Persons over 65 years of age.]
I pointed out in my Report on the Census of 1871 that, with reference to persons of a reputed age of 100 years and upwards, we had but little documentary evidence of the truth of the statements made by supposed centenarians, whose loss of memory often led them to exaggerate their age ; I could therefore only give the numbers as extracted from the schedules, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the returns in this respect. Eighteen persons were put down as centenarians in 1871, and the number returned in 1881 was twenty-six. In both periods the proportion was about 3½ reputed centenarians to every 100,000 of the population, so that it may be assumed that the numbers were tolerably correct, both in 1871 and 1881, seeing that the same proportion was maintained during the decade. In England there is only one centenarian to every 100,000 persons. [Centenarians.]
The annexed table will show at different ages the inequality of the sexes, and at the same time will indicate at what ages the disappearance of this inequality is most observable. [Inequality of sexes at different periods of age.]
| Year. | All specified ages. | Under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 | 10 and under 15 | 15 and under 20 | 20 and under 25 | 25 and under 30 | 30 and under 35 | 35 and under 40 | 40 and under 45 | 45 and under 50 | 50 and under 55 | 55 and under 60 | 60 and under 65 | 65 and under 70 | 70 and under 75 | 75 and under 80 | 80 and over. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 7,922 | 9,859 | 9,984 | 9,753 | 10,459 | 8,376 | 6,956 | 5,957 | 6,461 | 6,225 | 5,379 | 4,877 | 4,818 | 3,868 | 4,574 | 4,274 | 5,235 | 3,513 |
| 1871 | 8,303 | 9,684 | 9,681 | 9,798 | 10,224 | 9,883 | 8,235 | 6,690 | 6,412 | 5,783 | 6,365 | 6,220 | 5,706 | 5,360 | 4,900 | 4,465 | 4,294 | 5,266 |
| 1881 | 8,374 | 9,783 | 9,852 | 9,631 | 9,842 | 8,608 | 7,272 | 7,247 | 6,954 | 6,308 | 6,124 | 5,646 | 6,519 | 6,620 | 6,132 | 5,943 | 6,030 | 4,988 |
By the above return it will be seen that for 1881 the sexes were pretty equally divided up to the age of 20 years ; above that age the preponderance of the male population goes on increasing ; but in 1871 and 1881 there is a marked improvement over 1861, and this improvement seems to increase every year. In 1861 and 1871 the female population between the ages of 15 and 20 was greater than the male population by 459 in 10,000 in 1861, and by 224 in every 10,000 in 1871. This singular preponderance disappears in 1881.
The grouping of the population into three periods of age, namely, under 15 years of age, 15 and under 65, and 65 and over, was adopted in order that the results of the Census of 1881 might be compared with the previous Census years ; but in 1871 I also grouped the population into four series of age, namely - infants under 5, children between 5 and 15, adults between 15 and 60, and adults aged 60 and upwards. In 1881 I have grouped them as under : infants under 5, children between 5 and 15, adults between 15 and 21, between 21 and 50, between 50 and 70, and 70 and upwards. [Improvement in the way of grouping the population.]
Under the latter mode of grouping, tables 22 and 23 will give a comparison between the urban and rural parts of the Colony in 1881, as regards numbers, percentage of population, and the proportion of sexes at each of the six periods of age. These tables will serve as a basis for future comparison. [Ages in the urban and rural parts of the Colony.]
Taking the urban population first. For infants under 5 years of age there were in 1881 4,974 males and 5,026 females in every 10,000 persons ; children between 5 and 15, there were 4,902 males and 5,098 females in every 10,000 ; between 15 and 21, 4,790 males and 5,210 females ; between 21 and 50, 5,475 males and 4,525 females ; between 50 and 70, 5,805 males and 4,195 females ; and 70 and upwards, the numbers were 5,804 males and 4,196 females in every 10,000 persons.
The rural population shows that for every 10,000 infants under 5 years there were 5,165 males and 4,835 females ; for children between 5 and 15 years there were 5,264 males and 4,736 females ; between the ages of 15 and 21, 5,350 males and 4,650 females ; between 21 and 50, 6,271 males and 3,729 females ; between 50 and 70, 6,713 males and 3,287 females, and at 70 and upwards there were 6,976 males and 3,024 females in every 10,000 persons.
By the foregoing it will be seen that in the urban parts of the Colony up to 21 years of age the female population preponderated, but beyond that age the male population was the greatest.
In the rural parts of the Colony the male population is the most numerous at all ages.
Table No. 24 is the last bearing on the ages of the people. This table gives for each electorate the number of adult males of the age of 21 years and upwards ; and (deducting from these the police, soldiers, Chinese, aborigines, foreigners who had not been naturalized, and also prisoners in gaols, and inmates of asylums), the estimated number of electors. It will be seen that in 1881 there were in the 72 electorates 211,813 adult males of 21 years and over, giving after the foregoing deductions, 195,869 as the estimated number of electors, or a proportion of 2,606 electors in every 10,000 persons. The total number of Members of the Legislative Assembly being 108, the average is 1,814 electors to a Member. The exact number of males in the Colony of 21 years and over, including the shipping, was 214,296, representing 28.52 per cent. of the population. [Electorates—Males of 21 years of age and over.]
In 1871 there were only 57 electorates, giving 2,610 electors in every 10,000 persons. There were then 69 Members of the Assembly, and an average of 1,897 electors to a Member. The total number of adult males of 21 years of age and over was 143,730, representing 28.52 per cent. of the population—exactly the same as in 1881.
NATIONALITY OR BIRTH-PLACES OF THE PEOPLE.
It has already been pointed out that foremost among the elements of national wealth and prosperity stands the power of population ; and as the progress of the Colony of New South Wales has hitherto depended to a large extent upon immigration from other countries, it is of great importance to trace the growth of the various nationalities within the Colony, and to determine the importance of the native-born population as compared with those who were born in other countries.
The inquiry into the subject of the birth-places of the people will be divided into two parts. First, the division of the people into British and Foreign subjects, and second a distinction of the countries in which they were born.
A careful examination of the conspectus tables bearing upon this subject will be interesting, as they immediately convey to the mind the magnitude of the various populations, and are a great assistance to the reader in enabling him to compare one nationality with another. [Conspectus tables.]
Of the 751,468 persons according to the Census of 1881, there were 720,422 British subjects, 28,519 Foreign subjects, 836 persons whose nationality was not stated, and 1,691 born at sea. Of the British subjects, 384,901 were males and 335,521 were females ; of the Foreign subjects, 24,698 were males and 3,821 were females ; of the unspecified and those born at sea, 1,550 were males and 977 were females. [British and Foreign subjects.]
Counted amongst the British subjects there were 1,643 aborigines who formed a part of the settled population of the Colony, of whom 938 were males and 705 females.
Taking only the population whose nationality is stated, we find that 96.19 per cent. are British, and 3.81 per cent. Foreign subjects. Of the males, 93.97 per cent. were British, and 6.03 per cent. Foreign. Of the females, 98.87 per cent. were British and 1.13 per cent. Foreign subjects.
The proportion of the sexes of the British subjects are yearly becoming more equal. There were in 1881 5,342 males and 4,658 females in every 10,000 British subjects, or a proportion of 8,717 females to every 10,000 males ; but the disparity of numbers in the sexes of foreign subjects is very great, there being 8,661 males and only 1,339 females to every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 1,545 females to every 10,000 males. [Proportion of sexes.]
Compared with the preceding Census, the proportion of sexes of the British subjects has improved slightly, the numbers being in 1871, 5,353 males and 4,647 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 8,682 females to every 10,000 males. In the foreign element, however, the disparity is even greater than it was in 1871, there being at that time 8,455 males and 1,545 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 1,827 females to every 10,000 males.
The population of the Colony may be classed under three principal heads:—the Australian-born, the natives of Great Britain and other parts of the British dominions, and those born in foreign countries. [Birth-places of the people.]
In 1881 there were 511,910 persons who were born in the Australian Colonies, of whom 467,202 were natives of New South Wales, including 1,643 aborigines, 208,512 persons born in Great Britain and other British possessions, and 28,519 born in foreign countries, forming with 2,527 born at sea, and of unspecified nationality, the total population.
Thus, of the total population, 68.12 per cent. were Australian-born, 27.74 per cent. were born in Great Britain and British dependencies, and 4.14 per cent. in foreign countries, at sea, and unspecified birth-places.
In 1871 61.30 per cent. were Australian-born, 34.59 per cent. were born in Great Britain and other British dependencies, and 4.11 per cent. in foreign countries, at sea, and unspecified birth-places.
In 1861 the percentage of Australian-born was 47.14 per cent. of persons born in Great Britain, and other British dependencies 46.30 per cent., and of persons born in foreign countries and at sea 6.56 per cent.
The following table shows the percentages at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively:—
| Year. | Percentage of Australian-born subjects. | Percentage of persons born in Great Britain and other British dependencies. | Percentage of Foreign-born subjects, persons born at Sea, and at unspecified birth-places. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 47.14 | 46.30 | 6.56 |
| 1871 | 61.30 | 34.59 | 4.11 |
| 1881 | 68.12 | 27.74 | 4.14 |
It will be seen by the above, that while the percentages of the Australian-born and of other British subjects were nearly equal in 1861, the increase of the percentage of persons born in the Australian Colonies was very marked in 1871, which was partly accounted for by the comparative cessation of immigration during the decade. The natural increase of the native-born must of necessity augment year by year, although the proportion during the last decade does not show so great a difference as was observable in the previous decennial period, and this of course is attributable to the larger amount of immigration between 1871 and 1881 than in the previous ten years. [Increase of the Australian-born.]
Of the total increase of the population in the last decennial period we find that to every 10,000 of such increase the Australian-born contributed 8,212, others of British nationality 1,387, and foreign-born 401; while in the previous decade, in every 10,000 of the increase, 9,382 were Australian-born, only 792 other British subjects, and the foreign element showed a decrease of 174.
Of the 511,910 Australian-born subjects, 465,559 or 61.96 per cent. of the population were natives of New South Wales, and 46,351 or 6.16 per cent. were born in the other Australian Colonies. In 1871 the numbers were 294,244 or 58.38 per cent. of the population for New South Wales, and 14,429 or 2.86 per cent. for the other Australian Colonies.
The increase in the decennial period was therefore 171,315 or 58.22 per cent. for New South Wales, and 31,922 or 221.24 per cent. of their number for the other Colonies.
Of the 208,512 persons in 1881 who were born in Great Britain and other British possessions, 107,574 or 14.31 per cent. of the total population were born in England, 3,100 or 0.41 per cent. in Wales, 25,079 or 3.34 per cent. in Scotland, 69,192 or 9.21 per cent. in Ireland, and 3,567 or 0.47 per cent. in other British possessions. [Great Britain and British dependencies.]
In 1871 the numbers were 87,334 or 17.33 per cent. of the population born in England, 1,870 or 0.37 per cent. in Wales, 20,041 or 3.98 per cent. in Scotland, 62,943 or 12.49 per cent. in Ireland, and 1,979 or 0.39 per cent. in other British possessions.
The increase to the number of the English-born in the decade was 20,242, or 23.16 per cent. ; to the Welsh, 1,230, or 65.77 per cent. ; to the Scotch, 5,038, or 25.13 per cent. ; to the Irish, 6,249, or 9.92 per cent. ; and to those born in other British possessions, 1,588, or 80.24 per cent. of their numbers.
In the previous decennial period ending 1871 the addition to the numbers of the English-born was very small, being only 3,182, or 3.78 per cent. ; to the Welsh, 492 persons, or 35.70 per cent. ; to the Scotch, 1,819, or 9.98 per cent. ; and to the Irish, 8,114, or 14.79 per cent. of their numbers.
The resumption of immigration after the year 1871 will account for the large increase in the percentage additions to the persons born in Great Britain, during the last decade, as compared with the previous decennial period.
The proportion in which the British-born stood to the total population increased between the years 1871 and 1881 by 19.38 per cent. for England, 30.07 per cent. for Wales, 15.15 per cent. for Scotland, while for Ireland there was a decrease of 4.87 per cent. [Proportion of the British to the total population.]
This is a vast improvement on the previous decennial period, when the proportion in which the British-born stood to the total population had decreased by 6.39 per cent. for England, 0.02 per cent. for Wales, 1.23 per cent. for Scotland, and 3.17 per cent. for Ireland.
Of the 28,519 persons born in Foreign Countries, 2,518 or 0.34 per cent. of the population were from the United States, 1,497 or 0.20 per cent. from France, 7,521 or 1.00 per cent. from Germany, 1,069 or 0.14 per cent. from Denmark, 1,755 or 0.23 per cent. from Sweden and Norway. Reference to table 26 will also show the numbers contributed by other Foreign Countries, the particulars of which have been given for 1881, but which were omitted in previous Census years. [Foreign Countries.]
In 1871 the numbers were 1,340 or 0.27 per cent. from the United States, 891 or 0.18 per cent. from France, and 6,623 or 1.32 per cent. from Germany.
The addition to their numbers in the decade was therefore 1,178 or 87.91 per cent. for the United States ; 606 or 68.01 per cent. for France, and 898 or 13.56 per cent. for Germany ; and the proportion in which the United States and France stood to our population increased in the same period by 0.07 and 0.02 per cent. respectively, while Germany decreased by 0.32 per cent.
The numbers of Chinese, which in 1871 were 7,220 or 1.43 per cent. of the population, had increased in 1881 to 10,205 or 1.36 per cent. of the population. They had therefore increased numerically by 2,985, but had decreased proportionately by 0.07 per cent. of the total population, the increase on their numbers being 41.34 per cent. [Chinese.]
Taking the males and females separately, we find that during the decade the proportion of sexes of all British-born has been wonderfully steady. Thus, for every 10,000 persons born in the British Empire there were 5,342 males and 4,658 females in 1881, against 5,345 males and 4,655 females in 1871, being a difference only of three persons in 10,000 in favour of the females. In 1881 there were 8,717 females to every 10,000 males British-born, against 8,708 females in 1871. [Proportion of sexes.]
The Australian-born show a great equality of sexes for the last twenty years, the natives of this Colony numbering 80,106 males and 80,192 females in 1861, 147,877 males and 146,367 females in 1871, and 235,515 and 232,044 females in 1881. For the whole of the Australian Colonies there were 82,548 males and 82,444 females in 1861, 155,734 males and 152,939 females in 1871, and 259,233 males and 252,677 females in 1881.
The proportion of sexes for the Australian-born population was therefore, in 1861, 5,003 males and 4,997 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,987 females to every 10,000 males ; in 1871, 5,045 males and 4,955 females in
every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,820 females to every 10,000 males ; and in 1881, 5,064 males and 4,936 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,747 females to every 10,000 males. And for the natives of New South Wales, in 1861, there were 4,997 males and 5,003 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 10,011 females to every 10,000 males ; in 1871 the numbers were 5,026 males and 4,974 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,898 females to every 10,000 males. In 1881 there were 5,016 males and 4,984 females in every 10,000 persons, or a proportion of 9,937 females to every 10,000 males. By the above figures it will be seen that during the decade 1861-71 the proportion of females had decreased by 113 in every 10,000, and in the following decade the proportion had improved by 39 in every 10,000.
The English-born have shown a decrease in the proportion of females from 5,829 to every 10,000 males in 1861, to 5,689 in 1871, and 5,643 in 1881 ; the Scotch, from 6,556 in 1861 to 6,509 in 1871, and 5,844 in 1881 ; the Irish, from 9,858 in 1861 to 9,716 in 1871, and 8,960 in 1881. The Welsh, however, have increased from a proportion of 5,109 females to every 10,000 males in 1861, to 5,141 in 1871, and 5,362 in 1881.
The number of females arriving from foreign countries is, in proportion to the males, very small, although there has been a slight increase in the case of the United States and France during the last decennial period. From Germany the proportion has decreased. In 1881 there were from America a proportion at the rate of 2,932 females to every 10,000 males, against 2,407 in 1871 ; from France, 2,423 females to every 10,000 males, against 2,306 in 1871 ; and from Germany the proportion was 4,013 females to every 10,000 males, as against 4,473 in 1871.
Tables 29, 30, and 31 give for the year 1881 the numbers, percentage of the total population, and the proportion of sexes of persons of the various nationalities in the urban and rural parts of New South Wales. [Urban and rural parts of the Colony.]
The proportion of the native-born is larger in the country than in the towns. Thus, 60.72 per cent. of the urban population and 64.21 per cent. of the rural were natives of the Colony. The proportion of the native-born has increased both in the urban and rural parts since 1871, namely by 3.96 per cent. in the towns and by 3.85 per cent. in the country. [Proportion of the native-born.]
In 1881, 15.33 per cent. of the urban and 12.63 per cent. of the rural population were English-born, against 19.42 per cent. and 15.30 per cent. respectively in 1871 ; 0.38 per cent. of the urban and 0.45 per cent. of the rural population were Welsh, against 0.30 per cent. and 0.43 per cent. respectively in 1871 ; 3.35 per cent. of the urban and 3.28 per cent. of the rural population were Scotch, against 3.76 per cent. and 4.09 per cent. respectively in 1871 ; and 9.71 per cent. of the urban and 8.56 per cent. of the rural population were Irish, against 13.27 per cent. and 11.87 per cent. respectively in 1871. [Proportion of persons born in Great Britain and Ireland.]
The foreign-born, those born at sea, and the unspecified formed 3.83 per cent. of the total urban population, and 4.25 per cent. of the rural population, of which the Chinese contributed 1.09 per cent. in the towns and 1.72 per cent. in the country. [Proportion of persons born in foreign countries and at sea.]
While on the subject of the birth-places of the people, I shall bring this part of my Report to a close by referring to the large increase in the number of persons born in the Colony of Victoria during the decade. In 1871 the total number of Victorians in this Colony was 6,397, and in 1881 they had increased to 25,006, or 290.90 per cent. on their number. I find by the Victorian Census returns that the number of persons in that Colony born in New South Wales was 9,826 in 1881, showing that this Colony has been far more attractive to Victorians during the last decade than Victoria has been to the natives of New South Wales. [Great increase in the number of Victorians in New South Wales.]
RELIGION.
It was a question before the Census was taken in 1881 whether the subject of Religion should be considered or not, as it was understood that in England a determination had been arrived at to leave out the questions to be put to the inhabitants as to their religious belief, on the ground that it was inquisitorial to demand of any person a declaration on this subject. It was, however, after mature deliberation, [Answers to the question as to religious belief not compulsory.]
determined that the column devoted to religious persuasion should still be left in the schedules, but that it should be entirely optional on the part of the subject to answer the question or not, the collectors being particularly instructed not to press it. [Answers to the question as to religious belief not compulsory.]
The result of this determination was that 13,697, or 1.82 per cent. of the total population, either objected or neglected to give the information required to make this portion of the returns complete.
Under the circumstances I have not classified the different returns, such as social condition or the education of the people, in connection with the various religious denominations ; but, as considerable interest had been manifested as to the education of children, I have caused to be compiled returns showing the number and proportion of children from 5 to 15 years of age of the various religious denominations who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read or write. This part of the subject however will be treated of under the head of "Education."
An attempt was made when the Census was taken to induce those people who were not averse to stating their religious persuasions to refrain from merely saying they were "Protestants" or "Catholics," but to state to what particular sect they belonged ; but notwithstanding that particular pains were taken by the majority of the collectors to obtain correct information on this subject, there were still 9,957 of the population who would merely describe themselves as "Protestants," and there were also 586 "Catholics" not otherwise described. [Protestants and Catholics.]
Of the 751,468 persons returned in 1881, 516,512 or 68.73 per cent. of the population belonged to the avrious Protestant Churches, 207,606 or 27.63 per cent. were returned as Catholics, 3,266 or 0.44 per cent. as Hebrews, 1,042 or 0.14 per cent. as belonging to "other persuasions," and 9,345 or 1.24 per cent. as Pagans. In addition to these numbers, 13,697 persons or 1.82 per cent. of the population omitted or refused to supply the information. [Division of the population. Comparison with 1871.]
In 1871 the Protestants numbered 339,392, or 67.34 per cent. of the population ; the Catholics, 147,627, or 29.29 per cent. ; the Hebrews, 2,395 or 0.48 per cent. ; Pagans, 7,455, or 1.48 per cent. ; and those who omitted or refused to supply the information, 5,946, or 1.18 per cent. of the population.
The addition to the numbers in the decade was 177,120, or 52.18 per cent., for the Protestants ; 59,979, or 40.62 per cent., for the Catholics ; 871, or 36.36 per cent., for the Hebrews ; and 1,890, or 25.35 per cent., for the Pagans, who were mostly Chinese. [Increase in the decennial period.]
In 1881, of those embodied under the head of Protestants, 342,359, or 45.50 per cent. of the population belonged to the Church of England ; 4,836, or 0.65 per cent., were Lutherans ; 72,545, or 9.66 per cent., were Presbyterians ; 57,049, or 7.60 per cent., were Wesleyans ; 7,303, or 0.98 per cent., were described as other Methodists ; 14,328, or 1.91 per cent., were Congregationalists ; 7,307, or 0.98 per cent., were Baptists ; 828, or 0.12 per cent., were Unitarians ; and 9,957, or 1.33 per cent., were described as other Protestants. ["Protestants." Comparison with 1871.]
In 1871, 229,243 persons, or 45.49 per cent. of the population, belonged to the Church of England ; 49,122, or 9.75 per cent., were returned as Presbyterians ; 36,275, or 7.20 per cent., as Wesleyan Methodists ; 3,291, or 0.65 per cent., as other Methodists ; 9,253, or 1.83 per cent., as Congregationalists ; 4,151, or 0.82 per cent., as Baptists ; 849, or 0.17 per cent., as Unitarians ; and 7,208, or 1.43 per cent., were returned under the general head of other Protestants and Protestants undescribed. Amongst those simply described as other Protestants were the Lutherans, who were not enumerated separately in 1871.
The greatest increase in the decade is shown under the head of those described as other Methodists, whose numbers increased by 4,012, or 121.90 per cent. After them come the Baptists, with a numerical increase of 3,156, or 76.03 per cent. ; then the Wesleyans, with 20,774, or 57.26 per cent. ; the Congregationalists, with 5,075, or 54.84 per cent. ; the Church of England, with 113,116, or 49.34 per cent. ; and the Presbyterians, with 23,423, or 47.68 per cent. [Progress in the decennial period.]
The Unitarians show a numerical decrease during the decennial period of 21, or 2.47 per cent. of their number.
Of the 207,606 persons in 1881 returned as Catholics, 207,020, or 27.55 per cent. of the population, were Roman Catholics ; only 586, or 0.08 per cent., gave themselves as Catholics without further explanation. ["Catholics." Comparison with 1871.]
In 1871, 145,932, or 28.95 per cent. of the population, were Roman Catholics ; and 1,695, or 0.34 per cent., were returned as " Catholics undescribed. "
We have therefore in the decade an increase of the number of Roman Catholics of 61,088, or 41.86 per cent. of their number, and a decrease in the number of Catholics undescribed of 1,109, or 65.42 per cent.
Taking the principal religious classifications only, the following table will show the distribution of the population in 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the increase or decrease in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81. [Distribution of the population in 1861, 1871, and 1881.]
| Denomination. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Increase or decrease in the decennial period 1861-71. | Increase or decrease on the decennial period 1871-81. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In every 10000 persons. | In every 10000 persons. | In every 10000 persons. | In every 10000 persons. | In every 10000 persons. | |
| Church of England | 4,559 | 4,549 | 4,550 | 10 decrease | 1 increase |
| Lutherans | 65 | ||||
| Presbyterians | 989 | 975 | 966 | 14 decrease | 9 decrease |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 675 | 720 | 760 | 110 increase | 40 increase |
| Other Methodists | 65 | 98 | 33 increase | ||
| Congregationalists | 154 | 183 | 191 | 29 increase | 8 increase |
| Baptists | 281 | 82 | 98 | 39 decrease | 16 increase |
| Unitarians | 17 | 12 | 5 decrease | ||
| Other Protestants | 143 | 133 | 10 decrease | ||
| Roman Catholics | 2,827 | 2,895 | 2,755 | 102 increase | 140 decrease |
| Catholics undescribed | 34 | 8 | 26 decrease | ||
| Hebrews | 50 | 48 | 44 | 2 decrease | 4 decrease |
| Other persuasions | 97 | 23 | 14 | 44 increase | 9 decrease |
| Unspecified persuasions | 118 | 182 | 64 increase | ||
| Pagans | 368 | 148 | 124 | 220 decrease | 24 decrease |
With reference to the proportion of sexes, all the denominations enumerated show a preponderance of males over females, with the single exception of Congregationalists. [Proportion of sexes.]
For the Protestants there is an increase in the proportion of females during the period 1871-1881 from 8,241 females to every 10,000 males in 1871, to 8,373 females to every 10,000 males in 1881.
The Catholics, on the contrary, show a decrease in the proportion of females from 9,359 to every 10,000 males in 1971 to 9,128 in 1881.
In this and numerous other cases in the calculations made in this Report, the figures used are in excess of the actual numbers of persons in the Colony ; but the poportion in every 10,000 persons is given, because it has been generally adopted.
The proportion of sexes of the different religious sects enumerated in 1881 was as follows:—
| Church of England | 8302 females to every 10,000 males |
| Lutherans | 3535 females to every 10,000 males |
| Presbyterans | 8063 females to every 10,000 males |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 9567 females to every 10,000 males |
| Other Methodists | 9168 females to every 10,000 males |
| Congregationalists | 10106 females to every 10,000 males |
| Baptists | 9063 females to every 10,000 males |
| Unitarians | 4130 females to every 10,000 males |
| Other Protestants | 7093 females to every 10,000 males |
| Roman Catholics | 9132 females to every 10,000 males |
| Catholics undescribed | 7757 females to every 10,000 males |
| Hebrews | 7578 females to every 10,000 males |
| Other persuasions | 5740 femals to every 10,000 males |
| Unspecified persuasions | 4141 females to every 10,000 males |
| Pagans | 64 females to every 10,000 males |
Table 35, 36, and 37 relate to the numbers, percentage, and proportion of sexes in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, as regards the different religious denominations, at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881. [Urban and rural parts of the Colony.]
In 1871 there was no table prepared of the numbers of persons of the various religious persuasions for the urban and rural parts of the Colony, so that there was no check upon the tables relating to the percentage and proportion of sexes in the towns and in the country. In 1881, however, a table showing the numbers in these divisions of the Colony is given, to facilitate the work of proving the accuracy of the other tables, if it be thought necessary to check the calculations.
These table show that in 1881, for every 10,000 of the urban population 6,913 were classed under the head of " Protestants, " 2,710 under the head of " Catholics, " sixty-five were " Hebrews, " and ninety-seven were " Pagans, " leaving a balance of 215 belonging to other persuasions and to persuasions unspecified. In 1871, of every 10,000 of the urban population, 6,923 were classed as " Protestants, " 2,794 were " Catholics, " ninety-one were " Hebrews, " and forty-eight were " Pagans, " leaving 144 belonging to unspecified persuasions.
Of every 10,000 of the rural population it will be seen that, in 1881, 6,821 were Protestants, 2,846 Catholics, fifteen Hebrews, and 162 were Pagans, leaving 156 unspecified. In 1871 the numbers were, for every 10,000 of the rural population, 6,558 Protestants, 3,062 Catholics, ten Hebrews, 235 Pagans, and 135 unspecified.
The percentage of the Protestant population is nearly equal in town and country, the difference being slightly in favour of the towns. The Catholics, on the other hand, show a preponderance in the country parts. The Hebrews have a larger percentage in urban than in the rural districts, while the Pagans—principally Chinese—show a much larger percentage in the rural parts than in the towns, being mostly located on the gold-fields.
It will be seen that during the decade, in the urban parts of the Colony, the Protestant population has decreased by ten in every 10,000 persons, and the Catholics have decreased by eighty-four in every 10,000 of their number. In the rural districts, during the same period, the Protestants have increased by 263 in every 10,000, while the Catholics have decreased by 216 in every 10,000 of their number.
EDUCATION.
The next part of my Report will refer to the important subject of Education, and the results obtained from the facts gathered at the last Census will be found to be of a most interesting character. [Importance of the subject of education.]
The very greatest care was taken with this branch of the information gathered by the Census collectors; and, in order that the educational status of the people should not be made to appear to be too far advanced in the aggregate, it was determined after serious consideration that all children under five years of age should be put down as being unable to read or write. This course was adopted in order that we may be sure the standard of education is even higher than the figures show it to be. [All children under five years of age classed amongst the uneducated.]
These returns of course only apply to the degree of primary education of the people, and will be found valuable as supplementing the statistics issued by the Minister of Public Instruction.
Up to 30 years of age the items are tabulated in quinquennial periods; from 30 to 50 in decennial periods, and all persons of 50 years of age and upwards are grouped together. [Grouping of ages.]
The year 20-21 is given separately, in order that the distinction might be made between those who were under and over the legal age of majority.
Of the total population in 1881, there were 507,067 persons who could read and write, 49,372 who could read only, and 195,029 who were unable to read or write. [Numbers in 1881 who could read and write, read only, or could neither read nor write.]
Deducting the children under 5 years of age, we have a total of 640,345 persons. This will enable us to arrive at a proper estimate of our standard of education, and shows that 79.39 per cent. of that number could read and write, 7.73 per cent. could read only, and 12.88 per cent. could neither read nor write.
This shows a great improvement since 1871, the percentage of those of 5 years and upwards who could read and write being 70.33 per cent. ; 12.94 per cent. could read only, and 16.73 per cent. were unable to read or write.
Of the male population of 5 years of age and upwards, 280,344, or 79.38 per cent., could read and write; 24,145, or 6.84 per cent., could read only; and 48,703, or 13.78 per cent., could neither read nor write.
In 1871, 70.77 per cent. of the male population of 5 years of age and over could read and write, 11.33 per cent. could read only, and 17.90 per cent. were unable to read or write.
Of the female population of 5 years of age and over in 1881, 226, 236, or 79.41 per cent., could read and write; 25,149, or 8.84 per cent., could only read; and 33,472, or 11.75 per cent., could not read or write.
In 1871, 69.78 per cent. of the female population of the same age could read and write, 14.94 per cent. could only read, and 15.28 per cent. could neither read nor write.
It will be seen by the above figures that the educational status of the male and female population is nearly equal, there being a difference of 0.03 per cent. of those who could read and write in favour of the females. Of those who could read only there were 2.00 per cent. more females than males, while of those who could neither read nor write there were 2.03 per cent. more males than females; but it must be borne in mind that amongst the totally uneducated the Chinese population is included in the calculations for the males, whereby the proportion of the illiterate is considerably augmented.
Tables 43, 44, and 45 have been prepared to show the distribution of the population as regards education, inclusively and exclusively of the Chinese and aborigines, who are counted amongst the settled population. [Chinese and settled aborigines excluded.]
Discarding the Chinese and aboriginal element, we have a total population of all specified ages over 5 years of 620,107 persons, of whom 506,365, or 80.75 per cent., could read and write in 1881; 49,266, or 7.85 per cent., who could read only; and 71,476, or 11.40 per cent., who could neither read nor write.
This shows a very great improvement on the year 1871, when the percentage of those who could read and write was 71.64, of those who could read only 13.17 per cent., and of those who were unable to read or write 15.19 per cent.
Taking the proportion of sexes, we have for the males 280,251, or 81.74 per cent., who could read and write; 24,119, or 7.03 per cent. who could read only; and 38,498, or 11.23 per cent., who could neither read nor write. For the females we have 226,114, or 79.55 per cent., who could read and write; 25,147, or 8.85 per cent., who could read only; and 32,978, or 11.60 per cent., who could neither read nor write.
In 1871, of the males there were 73.13 per cent. who could read and write, 11.68 per cent. who could read only, and 15.19 per cent. who were unable to read or write. Of the females there were 69.85 per cent. who could read and write, 14.96 per cent. who could read only, and 15.19 per cent. who could neither read nor write.
The educational status of the people is therefore largely improved in 1881, there being 8.61 per cent. more males and 9.70 more females who could read and write than in 1871. Of those who could read only there were 4.65 per cent. more males and 6.11 per cent. more females in 1871 than in 1881, while of those who could neither read nor write there were 3.86 per cent. more males and 3.59 more females in 1871 than in 1881.
At the educable age—that is, between 5 and 15 years—the population numbers 187,230, of whom 121,596, or 64.94 per cent., could read and write; 25,049, or 13.38 per cent., could read only; and 40,585, or 21.68 per cent., could neither read nor write. [Educable age, 5 to 15 years.]
In 1871 at those ages 53.60 per cent. could read and write, 20.96 could read only, and 25.44 per cent. could do neither.
Of the males at these ages in 1881, 60845, or 64.18 per cent. could read and write, 12,928, or 13.64 per cent., could read, and 21,028, or 22.18 per cent., were unable to read or write. Of the females, 60,751, or 65.73 per cent., could read and write, 12,121, or 13.11 per cent., could read only, and 19,557, or 21.16 per cent., could neither read nor write.
By these figures it will be seen that the percentage of children of the educable age who could read and write was 1.55 per cent. in favour of the females.
In 1871, of the males of these ages, 52.39 per cent. could read and write, 21.42 per cent. could read only, and 26.19 per cent. were unable to read or write. Of the females at the same period, 54.84 per cent. could read and write, 20.49 per cent. could read only, and 24.67 could neither read nor write.
This shows an improvement during the decade in the educational status of children of the educable age, of 11.79 per cent. males, and 10.89 per cent. females who could read and write.
Referring to the tables which deal with the occupations of the people, it will be seen that there were 154,885 persons returned as scholars under tuition either at home or at school, and it may be presumed that the majority of them were able to read and write. Of these, 77,821 are males and 77,064 females. [Proportion of children at the educable ages who were under tuition either at home or at school.]
This leaves us with a balance of population, between 5 and 15 years of age, of 32,612, namely, 17,127 males and 15,485 females, who were not receiving any education. Many of these are employed in assisting in agricultural pursuits, &c., some as apprentices to trades, and the remainder are at home unemployed. The numbers cannot be given, as the occupations were not classed according to ages; but it is gratifying to know that the number of children between five and fifteen years of age who are not being educated is less by 4,816 than in 1871, notwithstanding that the population during the decade had increased by nearly 50 per cent. It is also very satisfactory to show that 82.61 per cent. of the children at the educable ages are receiving instruction either at school or at home. In 1871, 70.79 per cent. at those ages were receiving tuition, which was at that time considered a very favourable state of things; but the large increase in the percentage during the decade has raised the Colony in this respect to a position which will compare favourably with that of any other portion of the British dominions.
In many instances children of a very tender age up to five years were put down as being able to read and write; but in order that the returns should not be questioned as to their accuracy, it was deemed advisable to return all children under five years of age as being unable to read or write. It is therefore certain that the educational status of the Colony has been set down at something below its actual state of efficiency. [Children under five years.]
The population of the age of fifteen years and upwards (still excluding Chinese and settled aborigines) numbered, in 1881, 439,877 persons, of whom 384,769 or 87.47 per cent. could read and write, 24,217 or 5.51 per cent. could read only, and 30,891 or 7.02 per cent. could neither read nor write; and taking the sexes separately, we have for the males 219,406 or 88.45 per cent. who could read and write; 11,191 or 4.51 per cent. who could read only; and 17,470, or 7.04 per cent. who were unable to read; and for the females, 165,363 or 86.21 per cent. who could read and write, 13,026 or 6.79 per cent. who could read only, and 13.421 or 7.00 per cent. who could not read. [Adults fifteen years and upwards.]
In 1871, of the population of fifteen years of age and upwards (exclusive of Chinese and aborigines) 79.76 per cent. could read and write. This shows an improvement for 1881 of 7.71 per cent. Of the males in 1871, 81.52 per cent. could read and write, showing an improvement for 1881 of 6.93 per cent.; and of the females in 1871, 77.49 per cent. could read and write, showing an improvement for 1881 of 8.72 per cent.
By the above figures it will be seen that in 1881 the percentage of those of fifteen years of age and upwards who could read and write was 2.24 per cent. in favour of the males. Up to the age of fifteen years the females are in advance of the males in point of education, but over that age the males have the advantage. This may be accounted for by the fact that as a rule the male population continue their studies after the school age to a much greater extent than the females.
The following table will show the proportion that the number of the educated and uneducated of either sex bear to one another at the two periods of age enumerated at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 respectively.
| 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Including Chinese and settled Aborigines. | Exclusive of Chinese and settled Aborigines. | Including Chinese and settled Aborigines. | Exclusive of Chinese and settled Aborigines. | |||||||||
| Females to every 10,000 males. | Females to every 10,000 males. | Females to every 10,000 males. | Females to every 10,000 males. | |||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All ages | 7,934 | 10,607 | 8,235 | 7,936 | 10,643 | 9,046 | 8,056 | 10,408 | 8,377 | 8,059 | 10,423 | 9,256 |
| 5 years & under 15 | 10,195 | 9,319 | 9,149 | 10,195 | 9,321 | 9,178 | 9,984 | 9,368 | 9,293 | 9,984 | 9,376 | 9,300 |
| 15 years and upwards | 7,357 | 12,074 | 5,304 | 7,358 | 12,141 | 7,474 | 7,532 | 11,626 | 5,009 | 7,537 | 11,639 | 7,682 |
Taking the Chinese and settled Aborigines together, there were in 1881, 107 or 0.90 per cent. who could read and write, 33 or 0.28 per cent. who could read only, and 11,708 or 98.82 per cent., who could neither read nor write. [Chinese and settled Aborigines.]
In order more fully to illustrate the progress that has been made in education during the decade, it will be necessary to make further comparisons between the results of the two periods 1871 and 1881. [Further comparisons.]
Leaving out all children under 5 years of age, we find that the number of those who could read and write increased in the decennial period by 71.09 per cent. For the males the increase was 69.92 per cent., and for the females 72.56 per cent. ; the numbers of those who could read only decreased by 9.51 per cent., or 8.59 per cent. for the males and 10.38 per cent. for the females; and of those who could neither read nor write the increase was 16.69 per cent., namely, 16.71 per cent. for the males, and 16.65 per cent. for the females. [All specified ages, 5 years and upwards.]
For the previous decade, namely, between 1861 and 1871, the increase of the numbers of those who could read and write was 57.25 per cent., or 49.51 per cent. for the males and 68.22 per cent. for the females; of the numbers of those who could read only the increase was 18.49 per cent., or 21.23 per cent. for the males and 16.03 per cent. for the females; and of those who were unable to read the increase was 30.02 per cent., or 31.16 per cent. for the males and 28.38 per cent. for the females.
The proportion between these ages at the three periods was in every 10,000 :—
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Read and write | 6,527 | 6,731 | 6,260 | 7,033 | 7,077 | 6,978 | 7,939 | 7,938 | 7,941 |
| Read only | 1,595 | 1,329 | 1,994 | 1,294 | 1,133 | 1,494 | 773 | 684 | 884 |
| Cannot read | 1,878 | 1,940 | 1,746 | 1,673 | 1,790 | 1,528 | 1,288 | 1,378 | 1,175 |
The difference in 1881 is, therefore, an addition to every 10,000 persons of 906 to the numbers who could read and write, namely, 861 for the males and 963 for the females, and a reduction of 521 in every 10,000 persons from the numbers of those who could read only ; that is 449 for the males and 610 for the females, while the numbers of those who were unable to read are reduced by 385 in every 10,000 persons, or 412 for the males and 353 for the females.
At the educable ages the improvement in the education of children is highly satisfactory. Between the ages of 5 and 10 years there was an addition during the decade to the number of those who could read and write of 44.13 per cent., or 43.53 per cent. for the males and 44.75 per cent. for the females. Between the ages of 10 and 15 years the progress was exceedingly marked, inasmuch as the increase to the numbers of those who could read and write between those ages was 88.04 per cent., or 86.82 per cent. for the males and 89.29 per cent. for the females. Of the numbers of those between 5 and 10 years of age who could read only the increase was 19.82 per cent., or 20.02 per cent. for the males and 19.61 per cent. for the females. Of the numbers between 10 and 15 who could read only the increase was only 6.14 per cent., or 6.55 per cent. for the males and 5.73 per cent. for the females. Of those who were unable to read or write between the ages of 5 and 10 years the increase was 36.05 per cent., or 36.45 per cent. for the males and 35.64 per cent. for the females. Between the ages of 10 and 15 years the increase in the numbers of those who could not read was exceedingly small, being only 5.82 per cent., or 6.63 per cent. for the males and 4.98 per cent. for the females. [Educable ages 5 to 10 and 10 to 15 years.]
Between the ages of 5 and 10 years the proportion at the three periods was in every 10,000 :— [5 and under 10 years.]
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Read and write | 2,355 | 2,378 | 2,331 | 3,470 | 3,414 | 3,527 | 4,413 | 4,353 | 4,475 |
| Read only | 3,289 | 3,203 | 3,375 | 2,752 | 2,787 | 2,717 | 1,982 | 2,002 | 1,961 |
| Cannot read | 4,356 | 4,419 | 4,294 | 3,778 | 3,799 | 3,756 | 3,605 | 3,645 | 3,564 |
The progress in 1881 at the above ages is shown by an addition of 943 in every 10,000 in the number of those who could read and write, namely, 939 for the males and 948 for the females, while for those who could read only there is a reduction of 770 in every 10,000, or 785 for the males and 756 for the females. For those who could neither read nor write there is also a reduction of 173 in every 10,000, or 154 for the males and 192 for the females.
Between the ages of 10 and 15 years the proportion at the three periods was in every, 10,000:— [10 and uder 15 years.]
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Read and write | 6,769 | 6,579 | 6,964 | 7,666 | 7,475 | 7,861 | 8,804 | 8,682 | 8,929 |
| Read only | 1,854 | 1,829 | 1,879 | 1,292 | 1,346 | 1,238 | 614 | 655 | 573 |
| Cannot read | 1,377 | 1,592 | 1,157 | 1,042 | 1,179 | 901 | 582 | 663 | 498 |
The difference in 1881 at these ages is an addition to the numbers of those who could read and write of 1,138 in every 10,000, or 1,207 for the males and 1,068 for the females; a reduction of 678 in every 10,000 from the numbers of those who could read only, namely, 691 for the males and 665 for the females, and a reduction of 460 in every 10,000 of those who could neither read nor write, or 516 for the males and 403 for the females.
Uniting the two periods, we have between the ages of 5 and 15 the following proportion of the three classes in every 10,000 persons:— [5 and under 15 years.]
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Read and write | 4,393 | 4,329 | 4,456 | 5,358 | 5,235 | 5,483 | 6,485 | 6,408 | 6,564 |
| Read only | 2,626 | 2,565 | 2,689 | 2,095 | 2,140 | 2,050 | 1,337 | 1,363 | 1,310 |
| Cannot read | 2,981 | 3,106 | 2,855 | 2,547 | 2,625 | 2,467 | 2,178 | 2,229 | 2,126 |
which gives an addition of 1,127 in every 10,000 persons at those ages who could read and write - that is, 1,173 for the males and 1,081 for the females. For those who could read only there was a reduction of 758 in every 10,000, or 777 for the males and 740 for the females; and for those who could neither read nor write a reduction in every 10,000 persons of 369, or 396 for the males and 341 for the females.
We find at the age of 15 years and upwards that the numbers of those who could read and write increased steadily during the whole of the decennial period, while those who could read only, and those who were unable to read, as steadily decreased in proportion at most of the periods of age under which they are grouped. [15 and upwards.]
For instance, at the period of age 15-20 there was an increase of no less than 93.24 per cent. during the decade to the numbers of those who could read and write, while the numbers of those who could read only decreased by 26.14 per cent., and the numbers of those who could not read were increased by only 8.10 per cent. [15-20.]
At the period of age 20-21 there was an increase of 95.20 per cent. to the numbers of those who could read and write, a decrease of 28.70 per cent. of those who could read only, and an increase of 4.31 per cent. on the numbers of those who could neither read nor write. [20-21.]
At the period of age 21-25 the increase of those who could read and write was 91.45 per cent., and there was a decrease of 31.63 per cent. of those who could read only, and of 0.36 per cent. of those who were unable to read or write. [21-25.]
Between 25 and 30 there was an increase of 50.13 per cent. on the numbers of those who could read and write, a decrease of 38.48 per cent. on the numbers of those who could read only, and an increase of 4.69 per cent. on the numbers of those who could not read or write. [25-30.]
Between 30 and 40 the increase was 52.58 per cent. of those who could read and write, while there was a decrease of 25.55 per cent. on the numbers of those who could read only, and of 7.93 per cent. on the number of those who were unable to read or write. [30-40.]
At the period of age 40-50 there was an increase of those who could read and write of 73.58 per cent., on those who could read only of 11.52 per cent., and on the number of those who were unable to read of 34.34 per cent. [40-50.]
At the age of 50 and upwards the increase of those who could read and write was 62.23 per cent., of those who could read only 10.43 per cent., and of those who could neither read nor write 15.84 per cent. on their numbers. [50 & upwards.]
A reference to Tables 38, 39, and 40 will enable the reader to more fully comprehend the comparisons between the numbers of the two Census years.
We have thus for all persons of 15 years of age and upwards, including the unspecified, an addition to the numbers of those who could read and write of 69.24 per cent., while those who could read only have decreased by 12.11 per cent. Those who could neither read nor write have increased 12.23 per cent. on their numbers. [All ages—15 years and upwards.]
This gives a proportion in every 10,000 persons in 1861, 1871, and 1881 of—
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Read and write | 7,101 | 7,129 | 7,058 | 7,754 | 7,772 | 7,726 | 8,512 | 8,459 | 8,583 |
| Read only | 1,181 | 900 | 1,610 | 941 | 742 | 1,211 | 537 | 433 | 677 |
| Cannot read | 1,718 | 1,971 | 1,332 | 1,305 | 1,486 | 1,063 | 951 | 1,108 | 740 |
So that taking all the ages 15 years and upwards, the improvement in 1881 is shown by an addition of 758 in every 10,000 who could read and write, that is 687 for the males and 857 for the females; by a reduction of 404 in every 10,000 who could read only, namely, 309 for the males and 534 for the females, and by a reduction of 354 in every 10,000 who could neither read nor write, or 378 for the males and 323 for the females.
To complete the investigation of the educational status of the people, it will be necessary to compare the standard in the urban and rural parts of the Colony, and the improvement that has taken place in the latter during the decade. [Education in the urban and rural parts of the Colony.]
It was pointed out in my Report of the Census of 1871 that before the passing of the " Public Schools Act " the rural districts were exceedingly deficient in point of education, but that since that Act was passed the standard in the country districts had improved at a remarkable rate. That Improvement has steadily continued, as a comparison of the two periods will show by the following table:—
| 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban. | Rural. | Difference in the Towns. | Urban. | Rural. | Difference in the Towns. | |||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | |
| 5 Years and under 15— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write | 6,561 | 6,495 | 6,624 | 4,331 | 4,213 | 4,458 | 2,230 | 2,282 | 2,166 | 6,705 | 6,635 | 6,772 | 6,195 | 6,128 | 6,269 | 510 | 507 | 503 |
| Read only | 1,801 | 1,840 | 1,763 | 2,347 | 2,383 | 2,307 | 546 less | 543 less | 544 less | 1,247 | 1,263 | 1,233 | 1,457 | 1,492 | 1,419 | 210 less | 229 less | 186 less |
| Cannot read | 1,638 | 1,665 | 1,613 | 3,322 | 3,404 | 3,255 | 1684 less | 1739 less | 1622 less | 2,048 | 2,102 | 1,995 | 2,348 | 2,380 | 2,312 | 300 less | 278 less | 317 less |
| 15 years and upwards— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write | 8,442 | 8,649 | 8,231 | 7,145 | 7,149 | 7,140 | 1,297 | 1,500 | 1,091 | 8,691 | 8,681 | 8,702 | 8,329 | 8,262 | 8,436 | 362 | 419 | 266 |
| Read only | 744 | 500 | 993 | 1,129 | 926 | 1,477 | 385 less | 426 less | 484 less | 498 | 389 | 625 | 601 | 497 | 769 | 103 less | 108 less | 144 less |
| Cannot read | 814 | 851 | 776 | 1,726 | 1,925 | 1,383 | 912 less | 1074 less | 607 less | 811 | 930 | 673 | 1,070 | 1,241 | 795 | 259 less | 311 less | 122 less |
It will be seen by the above that at the educable age—between 5 and 15 years—the proportion of those who could read and write in 1871 in the urban, as compared with the rural parts of the Colony, was an excess of 2,230 in every 10,000 of the former over the latter, and at the age of 15 and upwards the excess was 1,297 in every 10,000 persons.
In 1881 the excess of those who could read and write in the urban over the rural parts was only 510 in every 10,000 persons at the age 5 to 15 years, and only 362 in every 10,000 at the age of 15 and upwards.
Thus it will be seen that there has been an improvement in the educational status of the rural parts of the Colony during the decade of 1,720 persons (in every 10,000) who could read and write between the ages of 5 and 15 years, and of 905 in every 10,000 of 15 years of age and upwards.
In Sydney and suburbs the standard of primary education is, on account of the greater facilities afforded to children, naturally higher than in other parts of the Colony, although the difference is decreasing every year as facilities are multiplied in the country districts. [Sydney and suburbs.]
The following table will show the proportion of the three classes in the metropolitan district in the years 1871 and 1881:—
| 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and upwards. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and upwards. | |||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | In every 10000. | |
| Read and write | 6,699 | 6,625 | 6,773 | 8,662 | 9,006 | 8,351 | 7,331 | 7,155 | 7,307 | 9,008 | 9,111 | 8,903 |
| Read only | 1,755 | 1,793 | 1,718 | 712 | 452 | 948 | 1,031 | 1,028 | 1,034 | 396 | 278 | 516 |
| Cannot read | 1,546 | 1,582 | 1,509 | 626 | 542 | 701 | 1,738 | 1,817 | 1,659 | 596 | 611 | 581 |
The above shows the steady improvement which has been maintained during the decade at every age, and it is not any presumption to reiterate that Primary Education in New South Wales will compare favourably with that of most parts of the British Dominions.
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF VARIOUS RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.
As an addition to the general subject of Education, the Compiler has prepared returns showing the numbers and percentage of children belonging to the various religious denominations who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read or write. In these returns children of 15 years of age have been included, while on all previous returns the line was drawn at children under 15 years. [Children of 15 years of age included.]
The total number of children up to 15 years of age inclusive was 310,455; of this number, 111,123 were under 5 years of age, who it was assumed could neither read nor write. We have, therefore, 199,332 children of the various religious denominations of 5 to 15 years of age inclusive. Of this number, 100,983 were males, and 99,349 females. [Children 5 to 15 years inclusive.]
Of the total number of children at the above ages, 132,680 or 66.58 per cent. could read and write, 26,996 or 13.54 per cent. could read only, and 39,656 or 19.88 per cent. could neither read nor write.
Of the boys, 66,039 or 65.40 per cent. could read and write, 13,985 or 13.85 per cent. could read only; and 20,956 or 20.75 per cent. were unable to read or write. [Boys.]
Or the girls, 66,641 or 67.76 per cent. could read and write, 13,011 or 13.23 per cent. could read only; and 18,697 or 19.01 per cent. were unable to read. [Girls.]
It will be seen, therefore, that of the total number of children between the ages of 5 and 15 years inclusive, that the girls stood higher than the boys by 2.36 per cent. of those who could read and write.
Of the total number of children of the above ages, 91,872 or 46.09 per cent. belonged to the Church of England ; 19,501 or 9.78 per cent. were Presbyterians ; 17,635 or 8.84 per cent. Wesleyans ; 2,368 or 1.19 per cent. other Methodists ; 4,257 or 2.13 per cent. Congregationalists; 2,073 or 1.04 per cent. Baptists ; 135 or 0.07 per cent. Unitarians ; 2,634 or 1.34 per cent. other Protestants ; 55,5546 or 27.86 per cent. Roman Catholics ; 857 or 0.43 per cent. Hebrews ; and 2,454 or 1.23 per cent. belonged to other and unspecified persuasions. [Denominations.]
Reference to tables 46 and 47 will show that the children belonging to the Unitarian and Hebrew bodies rank highest in the scale of primary education. Of the Unitarians, 79.26 per cent. of their number could read and write, 5.18 per cent. could read only, and 15.56 per cent. could neither read nor write. Of the Hebrews, 77.01 per cent. of their number could read and write, 6.89 per cent. could read only, and 16.10 per cent. were unable to read or write. It would, however, be misleading to place too much stress upon the apparent high standard of the children of these two denominations, inasmuch as the numbers of Hebrew and Unitarian denominations are so small that the addition of two or three children very largely alters the percentages. [Hebrews and Unitarians.]
Of the more prominent recognized religious bodies the children of the Congregationalists stand the highest; the others come in the following order:— Baptists, Wesleyan Methodists, other Methodists, Presbyterians, Church of England, other Protestants, and Roman Catholics. [Other denominations.]
In every thousand children of the various religious denominations, the numbers of those who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read and write were as follows, respectively :— Congregationalists, 743,92,165 ; Baptists, 712, 123, 165 ; Wesleyan Methodists, 708, 113, 179 ; other Methodists, 684, 135, 181 ; Presbyterians, 682, 139, 179 ; Church of England, 658, 135, 207 ; Roman Catholics, 652, 148, and 200.
The following table shows the Educational Status of the boys and girls of each denomination separately :—
| Denominations. | In every 1,000 boys. | In every 1,000 girls. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| Congregationalists | 737 | 89 | 174 | 748 | 95 | 157 |
| Baptists | 709 | 133 | 158 | 714 | 113 | 173 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 700 | 113 | 187 | 715 | 114 | 171 |
| Other Methodists | 679 | 135 | 186 | 689 | 136 | 175 |
| Presbyterians | 670 | 142 | 188 | 694 | 135 | 171 |
| Church of England | 658 | 135 | 207 | 670 | 132 | 198 |
| Other Protestants | 646 | 129 | 225 | 665 | 121 | 214 |
| Roman Catholics | 639 | 152 | 209 | 665 | 144 | 191 |
By the above figures it will be seen that in all instances the percentage of the children who could read and write was in favour of the girls.
The following table shows the proportion that the number of the educated and uneducated of either sex bear to one another :— [Proportion of sexes.]
| Denominations. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females to every 1,000 males. | Females to every 1,000 males. | Females to every 1,000 males. | |
| All Denominations | 1,036 | 956 | 916 |
| Church of England | 1,019 | 975 | 956 |
| Presbyterians | 1,036 | 949 | 908 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 1,022 | 1,004 | 915 |
| Other Methodists | 1,015 | 1,003 | 915 |
| Congregationalists | 1,014 | 1,067 | 904 |
| Baptists | 1,008 | 845 | 1,094 |
| Other Protestants | 1,030 | 937 | 950 |
| Roman Catholics | 1,040 | 950 | 915 |
SOCIAL OR CONJUGAL CONDITION.
The next subject to be dealt with in the Report is the social or conjugal condition of the people.
I mentioned in my Report on the Census of 1871 that, in my analysis of the statistical information under this head, I was unable, through an oversight in the compilation of the returns for 1861, to compare the two periods as far as the classification by ages was concerned, and that general results could only be given. [Difficulty of comparing the two periods 1861 and 1871.]
I am, however, in a position to compare 1871 with 1881 in all their details, and will proceed to do so. [Difficulty removed in respect to 1871 and 1881.]
As in 1871, the Chinese element is included in all the computations referring to the conjugal condition of the people, by which the percentage of the married is weakened; but as there is a considerable settled population of Chinese in different parts of the Colony engaged in various pursuits, commercial, mechanical, and agricultural, and as numbers of marriages have taken place and are continually occurring between them and European women, it is absolutely necessary that they should be considered as a part of our settled population, and be included in the conjugal computations. [Chinese included in the returns.]
We will now proceed to compare the general results of the Census of 1881 with those of the two preceding ones.
The figures given relate to the whole specified population.
In 1881, of the total population of 751,468 there were
Including unspecified, who were chiefly Chinese, and who may therefore be reasonably included amongst the unmarried.
In 1871 there were 336,770 persons or 66.82 per cent. of the population unmarried, 150,692 or 29.90 per cent. married, and 16,519 or 3.28 per cent. widowed.
In 1861 there were 231,152 persons or 65.88 per cent. unmarried, 109,188 or 31.12 per cent. married, and 10,520 or 3.00 per cent. widowed.
The unmarried therefore increased in the last decade by 170,645 per cent., or 50.67 per cent. of their numbers, the married by 67,359, or 44.70 per cent., and the widows by 9,483, or 57.40 per cent.
In the previous decade the unmarried had increased by 45.69 per cent. of their numbers, the married by 38.01 per cent., and the widowed by 57.02 per cent.
So that it will be seen the proportionate increase of the unmarried was 4.98 per cent. greater in the last decennial period than in the previous decade. The proportionate increase of the married was, however, 6.69 per cent. greater than in the previous ten years, while for the widowed there was only a difference of 0.38 per cent.
Leaving out for the males all under 20 years of age, and for the females all under 15 years, and dealing with the adult population only, we are left with a total unmarried population numbering 104,486 in 1871, and 168,029 in 1881, and with a percentage of the total population 20.73 in 1871, and 22.36 per cent. in 1881, or an increase of 1.63 per cent. in the decade. [Increase in the proportion of the unmarried, taking the adult population only.]
Of the 218,052 persons returned as married in 1881, 110,218 were males and 107,834 were females, so that there were 2,384 husbands whose wives did not reside in the Colony when the Census was taken. [Married—proportion of sexes.]
In 1871 there were 75,810 husbands and 74,882 wives, the excess of husbands being 928 only. The additional excess in 1881 may be accounted for by the attraction of the Colony, in the latter part of the decade, to persons interested in mining pursuits. No doubt most of the husbands would be joined by their wives and families as soon as homes had been provided for them.
In England, on the contrary, the number of wives always predominates, there being generally about 2 per cent. of the total number of husbands absent, most of whom are seamen.
In the period of 1871-1881 there was an addition to our married population of 34,408, or 45.39 per cent. to the males, and 32,951, or 44.00 per cent. to the females. [Increase of the married population.]
The increase in the period 1861-71 was only 34.36 per cent. to the males, and 39.94 per cent. to the females.
Here it will be seen that the increase to our married population in the last decennial period exceeded that of the previous decade by no less than 11.03 per cent. for the males, and 4.06 per cent. for the females.
The widowed persons in 1881 were 9,938 males and 16,064 females. In 1871 there were 6,730 widowers and 9,789 widows; so that of the widowed population the females exceeded the males in 1871 by 3,059, and in 1881 by 6,126. [Widowed—proportion of sexes.]
The increase in the decennial period was 3,208, or 47.67 per cent. to the number of widowers, and 6,275, or 64.10 per cent to the number of widows.
The proportion of the married to the widowed was, in 1871, 1,126 husbands to 100 widowers, and 765 wives to 100 widows, and in 1881, 1,109 husbands to 100 widowers, and 671 wives to 100 widows. In England the proportion is about 500 wives to 100 widows. It will be seen that our proportion is gradually approaching that of England, as the Colony becomes more settled. [Proportion of the married to the widowed.]
Taking the people at different ages, we have the following results for the married portion of the population. [Married population at different ages.]
Between 15 and 20 years there were in 1881 2,257 persons, namely, 127 males and 2,130 females married, as against 71 males and 1,479 females in 1871. The increase of the married at these ages was therefore 707, or 45.61 per cent., being 56, or 78.87 per cent. for the males, and 651, or 44.02 per cent. for the females. [15-20 years.]
Between 20 and 21 in 1881, there were 2,183 persons—281 males and 1,902 females married, as against 1,434 persons—145 males and 1,289 females in 1871, the increase being 749 persons, or 52.23 per cent., namely, 136 males, or 93.79 per cent., and 613 females, or 47.66 per cent. [20-21 years.]
Between 21 and 25 years the numbers were in 1881 18,388 persons—5,323 males and 13,065 females, as against 11,508 persons—3,148 males and 8,360 females in 1871, showing an increase in the decade of 6,880 persons, or 59.78 per cent., being 2,175 or 69.09 per cent. males and 4,705 or 56.28 per cent. females. [21-25 years.]
Between 25 and 30 in 1881 there were 33,083 married persons—14,445 males and 18,638 females, as against 24,590 persons—10,066 males and 14,524 females, in 1871. The increase in the decennial period was therefore 8,493 persons, or 34.54 per cent., namely, 4,379 or 43.50 per cent. males and 4,114 or 28.33 per cent. females. [25-30 years.]
Between 30 and 35 the numbers in 1881 were 34,391 persons—16,828 males and 17,563 females. In 1871 there were 25,424 persons— 12,533 males and 12,891 females, showing an increase of 8,967 persons, or 35.27 per cent., being 4295 or 34.27 per cent. to the males and 4,672 or 36.24 per cent. to the females. [30-35 years.]
Between the ages of 35 and 40 there were 33,915 persons—17,798 males and 16,117 females in 1881, as against 23,876 persons in 1871, namely, 12,711 males and 11,165 females, the increase being 10,039 or 42.05 per cent.—5,087, or 40.02 per cent. males, and 4,952 or 44.35 per cent. females. [35-40 years.]
Between 40 and 50 there were in 1881 50,515 persons married—28,414 males and 22,101 females. In 1871 there were 31,637 persons—17,938 males and 13,699 females. The increase was therefore 18,878 or 59.67 per cent., being 10,476 or 58.40 per cent. males and 8,402 or 61.33 per cent. females. [40-50 years.]
Between the ages of 50 and 60 at the last Census the number of married persons was 26,091, namely, 15,752 males and 10,339 females, as against 19,822 persons in 1871—11,855 males and 7,967 females. The increase therefore was 6,269 or 31.63 per cent. persons, consisting of 3,897 or 32.87 per cent. males and 2,372 or 29.77 per cent. females. [50-60 years.]
Between 60 and 70 years there were in 1881 12,608 married persons—8,037 males and 4,571 females, as against 8,216 persons—5,425 males and 2,791 females in 1871, showing an increase of 4,392 or 53.46 per cent. persons, comprising 2,612 or 48.15 per cent. males and 1,780 or 63.77 per cent. females. [60-70 years.]
Between 70 and 80 in 1881 the numbers were 3,689 married persons—2,578 males and 1,111 females, as against 2,151 persons in 1871—1,603 males and 548 females. The increase in the decade was therefore 1,538 or 71.50 per cent. persons—975 or 60.70 per cent. males and 563 or 102.74 per cent. females. [70-80 years.]
At the age of 80 years and upwards the number of married persons in 1881 was 576—namely, 456 males and 120 females. In 1871 there were 282 persons married, consisting of 207 males and 75 females. The increase in the decennial period was therefore 294 or 104.25 per cent.—namely, 249 or 120.28 per cent. males and 45 or 60.00 per cent. females. [80 years and upwards.]
A careful study of the above figures will be very interesting; they show that up to the age of 25 years the increase on the percentage of married persons is very large ; that between the ages of 25 and 40 the increase falls off ; and again, from 40 upwards (excepting between 50 and 60) the increase in the percentage rises again in an extraordinary manner.
The following is a summary of the proportion of sexes of the three social classes in the years 1861, 1871, and 1881:— [Summary of the proportion of sexes of the unmarried, married, and widowed, in 1861, 1871, and 1881.]
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | |
| Persons | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Males | 5,844 | 5,099 | 4,545 | 5,725 | 5,031 | 4,074 | 5,727 | 5,054 | 3,822 |
| Females | 4,156 | 4,901 | 5,455 | 4,275 | 4,969 | 5,926 | 4,273 | 4,946 | 6,178 |
So that there were, in 1861, 7,112 unmarried females to every 10,000 unmarried males. Of the married, there were 9,611 females to every 10,000 males; and of the widowed there were 12,002 females to every 10,000 males. In 1871 the unmarried were in the proportion of 7,467 females to every 10,000 males ; the married, 9,879 females to every 10,000 males; and the widowed, 14,545 females to every 10,000 males. In 1881, of the unmarried there were 7,461 females to every 10,000 males ; of the married, there were 9,786 females to every 10,000 males, and of the widowed, there were 16,164 females to every 10,000 males.
The very large preponderance of widows over widowers is to a great extent accounted for by the fact that a large proportion of marriages are contracted between men well advanced in years and comparatively young women, and in the course of nature the husbands in such cases are necessarily the first to pass away and leave their widows behind. [Preponderance of widows over widowers.]
Referring to the returns for 1881, we find that of the unmarried, numbering 540,810 persons, 298,612 were under the age of 15 years, and 206,198 were 15 years and upwards. [Returns for 1881—unmarried.]
Of the 298,612 persons under 15 years of age, 151,117 or 50.63 per cent. were males, and 147,495 or 49.37 per cent. females. Of the 206,198 persons aged 15 years and upwards, 137,992 or 66.92 per cent. were males, and 68,206 or 33.08 per cent. were females. Under the age of 15 years there were 9,760 unmarried females to every 10,000 unmarried males ; above that age, there were only 4,943 unmarried females to every 10,000 unmarried males. [Proportion of sexes.]
In 1871 there were 9,714 unmarried females to every 10,000 unmarried males under 15 years of age, and above that age, 4,690 unmarried females to every 10,000 unmarried males, by which it will be seen that there has been some slight improvement during the decade towards the equalization of the sexes, namely, by 46 in 10,000 under the age of 15, and by 253 in 10,000 above that age.
Deducting the males under 20 years of age and the females under 15, we have in New South Wales 100,005 bachelors and 68,206 spinsters, or a proportion of 6,820 spinsters to every 10,000 bachelors. [Bachelors and spinsters.]
In 1871 the numbers of bachelors and spinsters of the above ages were respectively 64,620 and 39,955, or a proportion of 6,183 spinsters to every 10,000 bachelors. During the decennial period the improvement towards the equalization of sexes was 637 spinsters in every 10,000.
Taking the unmarried, we find that the proportion of females to males decreases with age, as will be seen by the following :—
Under 15 years there are 976 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 15 and 20 there are 931 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 20 and 21 there are 752 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 21 and 25 there are 561 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 25 and 30 there are 313 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 30 and 35 there are 231 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 35 and 40 there are 201 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 40 and 50 there are 116 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 50 and 60 there are 91 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 60 and 70 there are 106 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Between 70 and 80 there are 102 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
At 80 and upwards there are 95 spinsters to every 1,000 bachelors.
Of the married, there were in 1881 218,044 persons aged 15 years and upwards, and 8 only under 15 years of age. Of the former number, 110,218 were males and 107,834 were females. Between 15 and 20 years there were 127 married males and 2,130 married females. At the age 20-21 there were 281 married males and 19,902 married females. Above that age the proportion of married females to married males goes on decreasing, as is shown by the following :— [Husbands and wives.]
Between 20 and 21 years of age there are 6769 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 21 and 25 years of age there are 2454 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 25 and 30 years of age there are 1290 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 30 and 35 years of age there are 1044 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 35 and 40 years of age there are 905 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 40 and 50 years of age there are 778 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 50 and 60 years of age there are 650 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 60 and 70 years of age there are 569 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Between 70 and 80 years of age there are 431 wives to every 1000 husbands.
At 80 years and upwards age there are 263 wives to every 1000 husbands.
Of the widowed there are 18 females returned between the ages of 15 and 20 years. [Widowers and widows.]
The following shows the proportion of widows to widowers from 20 years upwards, by which it will be seen that such proportion decreases with age.
Thus, between 20 and 21 the proportion is 7667 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 21 and 25 the proportion is 2300 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 25 and 30 the proportion is 1960 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 30 and 35 the proportion is 1995 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 35 and 40 the proportion is 1809 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 40 and 50 the proportion is 1787 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 50 and 60 the proportion is 1658 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 60 and 70 the proportion is 1614 widows to 1000 widowers.
Thus, between 70 and 80 the proportion is 1263 widows to 1000 widowers.
At 80 years and upwards proportion is 953 widows to 1000 widowers.
Taking the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81, the comparative differences of the unmarried and married at various ages are not of sufficient significance to call for special comment; but of the widowed the proportions in the two periods vary so greatly that it will be interesting to compare the figures for 1871 given below with those for 1881.
In 1871 the proportion of widows and widowers
between 20 and 21 years was 7000 widows to 1000 widowers
between 21 and 25 years was 5217 widows to 1000 widowers
between 25 and 30 years was 3399 widows to 1000 widowers
between 30 and 35 years was 2214 widows to 1000 widowers
between 35 and 40 years was 1950 widows to 1000 widowers
between 40 and 50 years was 1696 widows to 1000 widowers
between 50 and 60 years was 1494 widows to 1000 widowers
between 60 and 70 years was 1145 widows to 1000 widowers
between 70 and 80 years was 928 widows to 1000 widowers
80 years and upwards years was 903 widows to 1000 widowers
By which it will be seen that between the ages of 20 and 21 there were 667 less widows to every 1,000 widowers in 1871 than in 1881.
Between 21 and 25 there were 2,917 more widows to every 1,000 widowers in 1871 than in 1881.
Between 25 and 30 there were 1,439 more widows to every 1,000 widowers in 1871 than in 1881.
Between 30 and 35 there were 216 more
Between 35 and 40 there were 141 more
Between 40 and 50 there were 91 less
Between 50 and 60 there were 164 less
Between 60 and 70 there were 469 less
Between 70 and 80 there were 335 less
and at 80 and upwards there were 50 less
Widows to every 1,000 widowers in 1871 than in 1881.
Thus it will be seen that the proportion of widows to widowers up to the age of 40 years was much greater in 1871 than in 1881, and that above that age the proportion was less.
These figures prove, as preceding ones have done, that females as a rule marry at a much younger age than males, and become widowed much earlier in life.
Having analyzed and compared the social and conjugal condition of the people in the two decennial periods 1861-71 and 1871-81, we find that the whole population of the Colony in 1881 was therefore distributed as follows :— [Social distribution of the population in 1881.]
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 |
| Unmarried Under 15 | 298,612 | 151,117 | 147,495 |
| Unmarried Between 15 and 20 | 37,987 | 37,987 | |
| Unmarried Bachelores and spinsters | 168,211 | 100,005 | 68,206 |
| Married | 218,052 | 110,218 | 107,834 |
| Widowed | 26,002 | 9,938 | 16,064 |
| Unspecified | 2,604 | 1,884 | 720 |
The annexed table shows in every 10,000 the proportional number of unmarried, married, and widowed of each sex at different periods of age.
Return showing in every 10,000 the proportional number of the unmarried, married, and widowed, at different periods of age, at the Census of 1881 :—
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | |
| Under 15 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| 15 to 20 | 9,699 | 298 | 3 | 9,966 | 34 | 9,427 | 568 | 5 | |
| 20 to 21 | 8,521 | 1,461 | 18 | 9,624 | 372 | 4 | 7,394 | 2,575 | 31 |
| 21 to 25 | 6,863 | 3,002 | 45 | 8,333 | 1,642 | 25 | 5,102 | 4,830 | 68 |
| 25 to 30 | 4,400 | 5,475 | 125 | 5,794 | 4,133 | 73 | 2,486 | 7,318 | 196 |
| 30 to 35 | 2,931 | 6,813 | 256 | 4,105 | 5,748 | 147 | 1,311 | 8,283 | 406 |
| 35 to 40 | 2,282 | 7,328 | 390 | 3,228 | 6,536 | 236 | 928 | 8,462 | 610 |
| 40 to 50 | 2,069 | 7,156 | 775 | 3,010 | 6,538 | 452 | 562 | 8,145 | 1,293 |
| 50 to 60 | 1,824 | 6,643 | 1,533 | 2,671 | 6,408 | 921 | 409 | 7,036 | 2,555 |
| 60 to 70 | 1,530 | 5,725 | 2,745 | 2,275 | 6,000 | 1,725 | 373 | 5,300 | 4,327 |
| 70 to 80 | 1,430 | 4,568 | 4,002 | 2,073 | 5,101 | 2,826 | 354 | 3,678 | 5,968 |
| 80 and upwards | 1,709 | 3,038 | 5,253 | 2,346 | 3,613 | 4,041 | 442 | 1,893 | 7,665 |
Tables numbers 53 and 54 give at three periods of age the number and percentage of the unmarried, married, and widowed, in Sydney and suburbs, in towns and villages, and in the rural parts of the Colony. In Sydney and suburbs there were, in 1881, 142,499 persons of all ages or 63.56 per cent. unmarried, 70,917 or 31.63 per cent. married, and 10,140 or 4.52 per cent. widowed. In the towns and villages there were 145,620 or 68.56 per cent. unmarried, 59,558 or 28.04 per cent. married, and 6,454 or 3.04 per cent. widowed, making a total of the urban population of 288,119 persons or 66.06 per cent. unmarried, 130,475 or 29.84 per cent. married, and 16,594 or 3.78 per cent. widowed. In the rural parts of the Colony there were 216,691 or 68.83 per cent. unmarried, 87,577 or 27.81 per cent. married, and 9,408 or 2.99 per cent. widowed. [Unmarried, married, and widowed, in the urban and rural parts of the Colony.]
In 1871, of the urban population 64.15 per cent. were unmarried, 31.60 per cent. married, and 4.09 per cent. widowed. Of the rural population, 68.74 per cent. were unmarried, 28.48 per cent. married, and 2.57 per cent. widowed.
By the foregoing figures it is shown that during the decennial period the unmarried had increased in the urban parts of the Colony by 1.91 per cent., while the married had decreased by 1.76 per cent., and the widowed by 0.31 per cent. The percentages in the rural parts remained very steady, the only difference being an increase of 0.09 per cent. in the unmarried, a decrease of 0.67 per cent. in the married, and an increase of 0.42 per cent. in the widowed portion of the population.
Of the male population in the urban parts of the Colony, in 1881, 158,205 or 69.08 per cent. were unmarried, 64,191 or 28.05 per cent. were married, and 5,526 or 2.41 per cent. were widowers. In the county parts, 130,904 or 71.85 per cent. were unmarried, 46,027 or 25.26 per cent. were married, and 4,412 or 2.42 per cent. were widowers. In 1871 the percentages in the urban parts were 66.35 per cent. unmarried, 30.78 per cent. married, and 2.61 per cent. widowed. In the rural parts, 72.29 per cent. were unmarried, 25.13 per cent. married, and 2.33 per cent. widowed ; so that in the towns the unmarried increased by 2.63 per cent., while the married decreased by 2.73 per cent., and the widowed by 0.20 per cent. in the country, the unmarried had decreased by 0.44 per cent., the married had increased by 0.13 per cent., and the widowed by 0.09 per cent.
Of the female population, in 1881, in the towns, &c., 129,914 or 62.66 per cent. were unmarried, 66,284 or 31.92 per cent. married, and 11,068 or 5.23 per cent. widows. In the country, 85,787 or 64.67 per cent. were unmarried, 41,550 or 31.32 per cent. married, and 4,996 or 3.76 per cent. widows. In 1871, in the urban parts, 61.92 per cent. were unmarried, 32.42 per cent. married, and 5.60 per cent. widows. In the country, 63.78 per cent. were unmarried, 33.15 per cent. married, and 2.91 per cent. widows; by which it will be seen that in the urban parts of the Colony the percentage of the female population had increased by 0.74 per cent. in the unmarried, and decreased by 0.50 per cent. in the married, and 0.37 in the widows. In the country, the unmarried had increased by 0.89 per cent., the married decreased by 1.83 per cent., and the widows were increased by 0.85 per cent.
OCCUPATIONS.
In the compilation of that portion of the returns which has reference to the occupations of the people considerable difficulty was encountered.
The greatest care was taken that the instructions issued to the enumerators should be most clear and explicit (see Appendices F and G), and the explanations printed on the Householders' Schedules were so plain that it was hoped the returns would be as nearly perfect as possible. Notwithstanding these facts, it was found on tabulating the " Occupation Forms " that the instructions issued to the enumerators had in some cases been utterly ignored, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the Schedules were reduced to anything like order. I am happy to state, however, that the majority of the enumerators were most painstaking in their work, and reduced the labour of tabulating—so far as their returns were concerned—to a minimum. [Instructions to enumerators.]
As pointed out in my Report on the Census returns of 1871, it was only possible to indicate one occupation to each individual, although some persons followed two and sometimes several occupations. For instance, a merchant might at the same time be a grazier and a land proprietor; an innkeeper might also be a storekeeper and a farmer—in fact, numerous individuals follow more than one occupation at different times of the year; and it was therefore determined to overcome the difficulty by enumerating only the principal occupation of each person followed on the day upon which the Census was taken, namely, on the 3rd April, 1881. This plan will at least sufficiently illustrate the various pursuits of the people, and enable us to compare the results with those of the previous Census taken in 1871. [Persons following two or more occupations.]
Considerable difficulty was experienced by the tabulators in determining from the schedules whether a person was a master or a servant, in the absence of the necessary information being given, and they had in many instances to be guided in their opinion by the surrounding circumstances; but I have every reason to believe that the tabulation was more than ordinarily accurate, considering the arduous task it was to subdivide the labour. These remarks apply more particularly to the trading and agricultural classes. [Difficulties in the sub-division of labour.]
Again, in the cases of publicans, innkeepers, and the keepers of houses of entertainment, it was often found difficult to determine who was the employer and who the employed ; it was therefore necessary to class them all under the head of " Employed in the production and distribution of food, drink, &c. "
In 1871, the classification of labour amongst females was somewhat different to that which was adopted at the last Census. In the former period, all females who were not clearly stated to be in any of the trades of other occupations, and whether employed in house-work or not, were classed under one head of " Domestic Duties "; while hired domestic servants were classed under the head of " Unskilled Labour. " In the present returns, in Class V, " Domestic, " there are, as in 1871, three sub-classes, but in sub-class 1 there are four sections. No. 1 includes all persons engaged in " Domestic Duties " ; No. 2, " Hired Domestic Servants " ; No. 3, " Infants and Children not attending School " ; and No. 4, " Midwives, Nurses, " &c. [Alteration in certain classifications.]
It was intended to have extended the information respecting the occupations of the people by giving the number of persons of each sex in every occupation at different periods of age; but the calamitous fire at the Garden Palace rendered it impossible to carry this project into effect, as the whole of the papers bearing upon this subject—with the exception of those which were already in the hands of the Government Printer, were destroyed. But considering the means at the disposal of the Compiler, and the pains that have been taken to make the returns as perfect as possible, I feel certain, not withstanding the loss alluded to, that the results show a very marked improvement upon former returns on the same subject. [Occupation at different periods of age.]
The population has been divided into fourteen classes—one more than in 1871, the addition being the number of persons out of employment. In previous Census years the number of the unemployed was not given, so that it would appear according to the returns that every individual of the community was engaged in some occupation or other. Of course this could not be correct, and it was therefore considered imperative at the last Census to show how many persons there were who were not earning a livelihood by legitimate means. [Classification of population.]
Each class is distinguished by the character of its occupations, and is further divided into sub-classes, and the sub-classes again into sections, embracing the most important branches coming under each class.
The following is a brief summary of the results obtained in each of the principal classes :—
Class I, " Learned and Educated Professions, " includes sub-class 1, " The Clergy, " sub-class 2, " The Law, " sub-class 3, " The Medical Profession, " and sub-class 4, " Other Educated Professions. " The whole class numbers 10,184 persons, 6,571 males and 3,613 females, and comprises 1.36 per cent. of the total population. [Learned and educated.]
Sub-class 1, " Clergy, " numbered 725 males ; sub-class 2, " The Law, " numbered 920 males ; sub-class 3, " Medical, " numbered 1,049 males; and sub-class 4, including literature, fine arts, sciences, &c., numbered 3,877 males and 3,613 females.
Class II, " Government Service, " has three sub-classes. Sub-class 1, " Civil Officers and Subordinates " ; sub-class 2, " Police " ; and sub-class 3, " Permanent Military Force. " In the first sub-class there are 3,962 males and 266 females ; in the second, 1,258 males; and in the third, 301 males, making a total of 5,787 persons, 5,521 males and 266 females, or about 0.77 per cent. of the population. [Government Service.]
As in 1871, by including in this class all persons employed by the Government, whether lawyers, surveyors, engineers, or skilled workers, the numbers of the corresponding classes in which they would otherwise have been classified are correspondingly weakened; but this classification has the advantage of showing the strength of the whole Public Service.
Class III, " Commercial, " embraces the whole of that part of the population engaged in commercial and trading pursuits. Sub-class 1 comprises bankers and merchants, and persons engaged in the higher branches of commerce. Sub-class 2 includes general dealers, shop- and store-keepers; and sub-class 3 embraces all hired assistants, clerks, shopmen, shopwomen, &c. of the first sub-class there are 4,391 males, of the second there are 6,508 males and 2,267 females, and of the third sub-class there are 8,722 males and 1,013 females, making a total of 22,901 persons—19,621 males and 3,280 females, or 3.05 per cent. of the total population. [Commercial]
Class IV, " Personal Offices. " Under this head are included all persons engaged in producing and distributing refreshment in the shape of food, drink, and accommodation. The numbers are 12,882 males and 1,638 females ; in all 14,520 persons, or about 1.93 per cent. of the total population. [Personal offices.]
Class V " Domestic. " This class is by far the largest of the series, and includes all persons engaged in household duties, infants and children not attending school and not otherwise employed, domestic servants, as well as persons of independent means. It also includes children under tution, whether at school or at their own homes. There are three sub-classes, the first of which is divided into four sections : No.1, persons engaged in domestic duties ; No. 2, hired domestic servants ; No. 3. infants and children not attending school; and No. 4, nurses, midwives, &c. In 1871 hired domestic servants were not included in this class, but were placed amongst the unskilled labour class. Sub-class 2 is comprised of persons of independent means, and sub-class 3 embraces children under tuition at home or at school. Taking sub-class 1, section 1, we have 1,316 males and 149,265 females engaged in domestic duties, making a total of 150,581 persons, or 20.03 per cent. of the total population; of section 2, hired domestic servants, there were 33,238 persons, 9,476 males and 23,762 females, or about 4.42 per cent. of the population; of section 3, infants and children not attending school, there were 62,237 males and 61,291 females, numbering 123,528 persons, or 16.43 per cent. of the population ; section 4, " Nurses, &c., " numbers 675 females, or about 0.09 per cent. Sub-class 1 therefore, represents an aggregate of 308,022 persons, 73,029 males and 234,993 females, or 40.97 per cent. of the total population. In sub-class 2, " Persons of Independent Means, " there were 3,044 males and 2,250 females, making 5,294 persons, or about 0.70 per cent. of the population. Of sub-class 3, " Children under Tuition, " there were of section 1, scholars at home 19,792 persons, 8,910 males and 10,882 females, or 2.63 per cent. Of section 2, " Children at School, " there were 135,093, 68,911 males and 66,182 females, or 17.98 per cent, of the population. The total number of persons in this class was therefore 468,201, namely, 153,894 males and 314,307 females, comprising 62.30 per cent. of the total population. [Domestic.]
Class VI, " Land, " includes all persons engaged in pastoral, agricultural, or horticultural pursuits. [Land.]
In this class there are five sub-classes, and each sub-class is divided into three or more sections.
The first sub-class, " Agricultural, " includes all persons engaged in farming pursuits, namely, section 1, freehold proprietors ; section 2, leasehold proprietors and tenant farmers ; section 3, persons assisting, not being hired servants; and section 4, hired farm servants. The return shows of section 1, 5,795 persons, 5,549 males and 246 females, or 0.77 per cent. of the population ; of section 2, 21,893 persons, 21,312 males and 581 females, or 2.91 per cent.; of section 3, 17,330 persons, 16,746 males and 584 females, or 2.31 per cent.; and of section 4, 9,468 persons, 9,394 males and 74 females, or 1.26 per cent. of the population. The first sub-class, " Agriculture, " therefore, numbers 54,486 persons, namely, 53,001 males and 1,485 females, and represents 7.25 per cent. of the total population.
The second sub-class, " Pastoral, " is divided into two parts, namely, " Sheep " and " Cattle and Horses, " and each part is subdivided into four sections. In " Sheep, " section 1 includes freeholders ; section 2, leaseholders ; section 3, persons assisting, not being hired servants ; and section 4, boundary-riders, shepherds, hutkeepers, &c. Of the first section there were 581 persons, 553 males and 28 females, or 0.08 per cent. ; of section 2, 2,598 persons, 2,494 males and 104 females, or 0.35 per cent. ; of section 3, 2,596 persons, 2,572 males and 24 females, or 0.35 per cent. ; and of section 4, 8,781 persons, 8,623 males and 158 females, or 1.17 per cent. The total number of persons therefore engaged in sheep-farming was 14,556, comprising 14,242 males and 314 females, or 1.94 per cent. of the total population. In " cattle and horses " there were ninety-five persons freeholders, eighty-nine males and six females ; of leaseholders there were 313 persons, 304 males and nine females ; of persons not being hired servants there were 264 persons, 261 males and three females; of stockmen, hired servants, &c., there were 1,882 persons, 1,829 males and fifty-three females, making a total of this division of pastoral occupations of 2,554 persons, 2,483 males and seventy-one females, or 0.34 per cent. of the population. The total number of persons therefore engaged in pastoral pursuits was 17,110, namely, 16,725 males and 385 females, or 2.28 per cent. of the total population.
The third sub-class, " Horticultural, " includes gardeners, florists, nurserymen, &c., and is divided into three sections, namely, 1, freeholders ; 2, leaseholders and tenants ; and 3, hired labourers, gardeners, &c. Of section 1, there were 165 persons, 162 males and three females; of section 2, there were 1,780 persons, 1,764 males and sixteen females; and of section three, there were 2,875 persons, 2,872 males and three females, making a total in this sub-class of 4,820 persons, 4,798 males and twenty-two females, or 0.68 per cent. of the total population.
The fourth sub-class, " Wine-growing, " includes eleven freeholders, nine males and 2 females; 111 leaseholders and tenants, 108 males and three females, and 134 vine-dressers, &c., 130 males and four females, making a total in this sub-class of 256 persons, 247 males and nine females, or 0.03 per cent. of the total population.
The fifth and last sub-class includes all persons engaged in sugar-growing. There were thirteen freeholders, males, forty leaseholders, also males, and sixty-seven persons engaged as hired labourers, &c. on the sugar plantations, namely, sixty-three males and four females, making a total in this sub-class of 120 persons, 116 males and four females, or about 0.02 per cent. of the population.
The total number of persons therefore in this class " Land " was 76,792, namely, 74,887 males and 1,905 females, and comprises 10.22 per cent. of the total population.
Class VII, " Mining. " Of this class 10,723 males, or 1.43 per cent. of the population, were engaged in gold-mining ; 3,463, or 0.46 per cent., were mining for copper, tin, and the inferior metals; and 3,523, or 0.47 per cent., were coal-miners. The total number, therefore, engaged in mining pursuits was 17,709 persons, all males, or 2.36 per cent. of the population. [Mining.]
Class VIII, " Skilled Workers and Artificers. " This class is divided into six sub-classes, and each sub-class into two sections, " Masters " and " Workmen and Apprentices. " Sub-class 1 includes all persons engaged in the superior arts, watchmakers, jewelers, opticians, musical instrument makers, lithographers, photographers, printers, &c.; sub-class 2, workers in metals, blacksmiths, whitesmiths, &c. ; sub-class 3, workers in wood, boat-builders, cabinet-makers, carpenters, joiners, shipwrights, wheelwrights, &c.; sub-class 4, " Workers in Stone and Earth ": builders, bricklayers, brickmakers, masons, plasterers, potters, &c.; sub-class 5, " Workers in Leather and Skins " : bootmakers, curriers, saddle and harness makers, tanners, &c., and sub-class 6—bookbinders, shirtmakers, tailors, hairdressers, dressmakers, milliners, needlewomen, upholsterers, &c. [Skilled workers.]
Of the first sub-class all are males, and comprise 400 masters and 2,187 hired workmen and apprentices. Total, 2,587, or 0.34 per cent. of the population.
Of the second sub-class, also, all are males; 1,284 masters, and 8,054 hired workmen, &c. Total, 9,338, or 1.24 per cent. of the population.
Of the third sub-class there are 1,260 masters, and 9,496 hired workmen and apprentices. Total, 10,755, or 1.43 per cent. of the population.
Of the fourth sub-class there are 1,500 masters or employers, and 6,275 hired workmen, &c. Total 7,775, or 1.04 per cent. of the population.
Of the fifth sub-class there are 1,112 masters, and 4,983 hired workmen, &c. Total, 6,095, or 0.81 per cent. of the population.
Of the sixth sub-class there are 1,267 male employers and 12,763 persons, 5,133 males and 7,630 females, hired workmen and workwomen, making a total of 14,030 persons, or 1.86 per cent. of the total population.
The number of persons therefore belonging to the skilled workers and artificers class is 50,580, namely, 42,950 males and 7,630 females, or 6.73 per cent. of the total population.
Class IX, " Unskilled labour, " all males, comprises well-sinkers, labourers, stone-breakers, scavengers, &c., and numbers 38,994 persons, or about 5,19 per cent. of the total population. [Unskilled labour.]
Class X, " Seafaring, " all males, is divided into four sub-classes:—1. Masters, officers, pilots, &c.; 2. Seamen of H.M. Navy ; 3. Seamen, &c., mercantile marine; and 4, ballastmen, divers, lightermen, &c. Of the first there are 837 ; second, 1,009; third, 3,441 ; and fourth, 214 ; making a total of 5,501, or 0.73 per cent. of the total population. [Seafaring.]
Class XI, " Persons in Asylums, Gaols, &c., " includes all persons receiving public support gratuitously. Of this class there are 4,926 persons, namely, 4,036 males and 890 females, or 0.65 per cent. of the whole population.
Class XII, " Miscellaneous Occupations, " take in persons engaged in such avocations as do not properly belong to any other class, such as cabmen, Carmen, draymen, &c. (not being hired servants), actors, street musicians, &c. There are in this class 17,610 males and 2,170 females, making 19,780 persons, or 2.63 per cent. of the total population.
Class XIII, " Occupations not stated, " includes that part of the population whose occupations were omitted to be stated in the householders' schedules, and numbers 2,934 males and 2,846 females—5,780 persons, or 0.76 per cent. of the population.
Class XIV, " Unemployed, " is made up of those who were absolutely out of employment when the Census was taken. Of these there were 340 domestic servants (25 males and 315 females), or 0.05 per cent. of the population, and 9,473 artisans, miners, seamen, labourers, needlewomen, vagrants, &c., namely, 8,014 males and 1,774 females, or 1.25 per cent. ; making a total of this class of 9,813 persons, or 1.30 per cent. of the population.
Taking the sexes separately, the proportion in which each class stands to the population is, for the males:— [Proportion that each class bears to the total population, males and females, separately.]
| In every 10000 males. | |
|---|---|
| Learned and educated professions | 160 |
| Government Service | 134 |
| Commercial | 477 |
| Personal offices | 313 |
| Domestic | 3,743 |
| Land Agricultural | 1,289 |
| Land Pastoral | 406 |
| Land Horticultural | 117 |
| Land Wine-growing | 6 |
| Land Sugar-growing | 3 |
| 1,821 | |
| Mining In gold | 261 |
| Mining In other metals | 84 |
| Mining In coal | 86 |
| 431 | |
| Skilled workers and artificers | 1,045 |
| Unskilled labour | 949 |
| Seafaring | 134 |
| Persons in Asylums and Gaols, &c. | 98 |
| Miscellaneious occupations | 428 |
| Occupations not stated | 71 |
| Unemployed | 196 |
| And for the females:— | |
| In every 10000 females. | |
| Learned and educated professions | 106 |
| Government Service | 8 |
| Commercial | 96 |
| Personal offices | 48 |
| Domestic | 9,236 |
| Land | 56 |
| Skilled workwomen, needlewomen, &c. | 224 |
| Persons in Asylums and Gaols, &c. | 26 |
| Miscellaneous occupations | 64 |
| Occupations not stated | 84 |
| Unemployed | 52 |
And the relative proportion that the numbers of each sex bear to one another in each of the fourteen classes is as follows:—
| To every 10,000 males. | |
|---|---|
| Learned and educated professions | 5498 females. |
| Government Service | 482 females. |
| Commercial | 1672 females. |
| Personal offices | 1271 females. |
| Domestic | 20424 females. |
| Land | 254 females. |
| Skilled workers (needlewomen, &c.) | 1776 females. |
| Persons in Asylums and Gaols, &c. | 2205 females. |
| Miscellaneious occupations | 1232 females. |
*
Occupations not statedIn 1871 the number of females to every 10,000 males whose occupations were not stated was put down as 53. the vast difference is accounted for by the fact that in most instances the females whose occupations were not specified were classed as performing "domestic duties" in 1871. This course was not followed at the last Census. | 9700 females. |
| Unemployed | 2207 females. |
The classification adopted in 1881 is substantially the same as that of 1871, but the arrangement of the details would have been of a much more comprehensive character had not the fire at the Garden Palace destroyed the result of the Compiler's labours in this direction. A very fair comparison of the two periods however is made, which was not possible in 1871 in consequence of the alteration in the mode of classification from that adopted in 1861. [Comparison with Census of 1871.]
Table 55 shows the progress of the various occupations during the last decennial period.
The clergy increased by 220 persons or 43.56 per cent. of their number. In 1871 they had increased by 54.43 per cent. during the previous ten years, so that the rate of increase in the last decade has been 10.87 per cent. less than in the former decennial period.
The legal and judicial body increased by 331 persons, or 56.03 per cent. of their number; the increase in 1871 was 36.34 per cent., so that the number of persons engaged in " the law " had increased at the rate of 19.69 per cent. more than in the previous decade.
The medical profession showed a very large advance on the previous decade, the addition being 405, or 62.88 per cent. of their number, as against 21.60 per cent. in 1871, making a difference in favour of the last decennial period of no less than 41.28 per cent.
In literature, science, and arts, the progress has been very marked, the addition being 3,367 persons, or 81.64 per cent. ; namely, 1,664 males, or 75.42 per cent., and 1,703 females, or 89.16 per cent. of their numbers. The increase in the decade ending 1871 was large, being 59.56 per cent., but the rate in the last decennial period was greater than the former by no less than 22.08 per cent.
To the Government Service there is an addition of 2,014 persons, or 58.00 per cent. of their number, namely, 1,913 males, or 57.79 per cent., and 101 females, or 61.21 per cent. In 1871 the increase was 52.01 per cent., so that the Government Service was augmented at the rate of 5.99 per cent. greater than during the previous decade.
In addition to the above, there are 301 males belonging to the Permanent Military Force, which did not exist in 1871.
Trade and Commerce have made rapid strides during the period 1871-81, the addition being 11,363 persons, or 98.48 per cent. of their number. The males had increased by 9,343, or 90.89 per cent., and the females by 2,020, or 160.32 per cent. The increase during the previous decennial period was comparatively small, being only 36.38 per cent., so that the rate of increase was 62.10 per cent. greater in the last decade than in the former.
Production and distribution of food and drink, &c.—The increase of persons engaged in this class was 6,040, or 71.23 per cent. of their number, namely, 5,355 males, or 71.13 per cent., and 685 females, or 71.88 per cent. In 1871 the increase was only 15.34 per cent., so that the rate at which this class of persons had increased was 55.89 per cent. greater in 1881 than in 1871.
Land.—In collecting the Census amongst the agriculturists an attempt was made to distinguish between absolute freeholders of the land they tilled and tenant farmers; but the result was by no means satisfactory, inasmuch as there appeared to be a general disinclination on the part of conditional purchasers to state whether the balance of their purchase money had been paid or not. In all instances in which it was ascertained that such was the case they were included amongst " freeholders " ; but in all other cases they were classed amongst " tenant farmers. " This classification, therefore, was in some respects a failure, as conditional purchasers have generally been considered as freeholders, whether the balance of their purchase money had been paid or not. In comparing the results of the Census of 1881 with those of the previous Census, the total number of farmers can consequently only be dealt with. The increase of farm proprietors and tenants during the decade was 6,498 males, or 31.91 per cent. of their number, and 196 females, or 31.06 per cent., making a total increase of 6,694 persons, or 32.56 per cent. of their numbers. Of persons employed on farms, not being hired servants, there was an increase of 3,269 males, or 24.25 per cent., and 96 females, or 19.67 per cent., total, 3,365 persons, or 24.10 per cent. of their number. Of hired farm servants
The increase was 765 males, or 8.86 per cent.; but there was a decrease of 143 in the females, which made a total increase of 622 persons, or 7.03 per cent. of their number. In carefully considering the above figures, we are brought to the conclusion that the addition to the farming class is principally amongst those of small holdings, and that the tillage of the land is mainly carried on by the owner himself and the members of his family, as the increase of the labouring class of farming men is in no way commensurate with the increase of proprietors. The total increase of persons of all classes—employers and employed—engaged in agricultural pursuits in the decade was 10,681, or 24.38 per cent. of their number, as against an increase in the previous decennial period of 6,437 persons, or 17.23 per cent., thus showing an addition in favour of the last decade of 7.15 per cent. as compared with the previous one.
Pastoral.—The increase in the number of sheep-farmers has been very large, and may in a great measure be accounted for by the fact that many conditional purchasers have turned their attention to sheep-farming in preference to agriculture. The increase is 1,805 males, or 145.33 per cent., and 71 females, or 116.39 per cent., making a total of 1,876 persons, or 143.97 per cent. of their number. Of persons engaged in this pursuit, not being hired servants, there is an increase of 1,121 males, or 77.25 per cent., and 4 females, or 20.00 per cent., making a total of 1,125 persons, or 76.48 per cent. of their number. Of boundary riders, shepherds, hut-keepers, &c., the numbers have considerably fallen off, there being an actual decrease of 1,582 males, or 15.50 per cent., and of 365 females, or 69.60 per cent., making a total decrease of 1,947 persons, or 18.15 per cent. of their number. This falling off is accounted for by the fact that considerable improvements have been made in pastoral properties in the shape of fencing, &c., which has rendered the employment of shepherds unnecessary to a very large extent as compared with former years, and this fencing has been erected principally on freehold properties, which have accumulated largely during the last decade. It is attributable also to the fact that in the case of small holders the duties of the shepherds, &c., are performed by members of the family.
Of stockholders in horses and cattle the number has diminished by 234 persons, or 36.45 per cent. of their number, namely, males by 195, or 33.16 per cent., and females by 39, or 72.22 per cent. This falling off, however, is more apparent than real, inasmuch as many of those who in 1871 were principally engaged in the breeding of cattle and horses have, during the decade, turned their attention to sheep-farming, which has become the more important occupation of the two, and they have been returned among the " sheep-farmers " without having relinquished their interest in raising cattle. The result, however, points to the fact that wool-growing is more profitable than cattle-breeding. Of persons engaged with stockholders, not being hired servants there is also a proportionate decrease of 115 males and 4 females; 119 persons, or 31.07 per cent. of their number. Hired stockmen and servants have also fallen off by 1,426 persons, or 43.11 per cent. of their number.
There was therefore a falling off in the number of persons engaged in grazing—masters and servants—of 725, or 4.06 per cent., as against an increase in the previous decennial period of 3,328 persons, or 22.94 per cent.
Horticultural.—The increase to the number of gardeners, nurserymen, florists, and persons engaged in horticulture, has been very great during the decade, the addition to the number of persons so engaged in 1871 being 1,062, or no less than 120.56 per cent. Of males the increase was 1,056, or 121.38 per cent., and of females 6, or 46.15 per cent. of their numbers. Of persons hired as assistants in this industry there was an increase of 774, or 36.84 per cent. of their number.
In wine-growing, also, the progress has been marked, the number of persons owning vineyards having increased by 48 or 64.86 per cent.
In sugar-growing the increase has been by 23 owners of sugar plantations, or 76.66 per cent. of their number, while of hired persons engaged in the cultivation of the cane there was an increase of 38 persons, or 131.03 per cent.
The total increase, therefore, of persons employed in the various industries connected with the land is 11,863, or 18.28 per cent. of their number; the males increased by 11,985, or 19.05 per cent., and the females decreased by 122, or 6.40 per cent.
Mining.—There has been a great falling off in the number of gold-miners during the decade, the decrease being 5,538, or about 34.06 per cent. of their number.
Miners in the inferior metals, copper, tin, &c., have, however, largely increased, the addition being 3,345 persons, or no less than 2,834.75 per cent. of their number. Coal-mining has also progressed in a marked manner, the increase in the number of miners being 1,373, or 63.86 per cent.
There is, therefore, a decrease in the total number of miners of all kinds of 820, or 4.63 per cent. of their number, while the decrease in the previous decade was by 2,853 persons, or 13.34 per cent. of their number.
Skilled Workers.—The increase in the number of skilled workers in the various branches has been very marked during the decade. This fact is a striking proof of the progress of manufacture under the free-trade policy of the Colony.
In the superior arts, including watchmakers, jewelers, lithographers, opticians, photographers, printers, &c., the increase has been 94 employers, or 30.72 per cent., and 1,274 hired workmen and apprentices, or 139.54 per cent. of their number.
Workers in Metals.—Blacksmiths, coppersmiths, cutlers, farriers, locksmiths, shipsmiths, &c., have increased by 465 employers, or 56.77 per cent., and by 4,529 hired workmen and apprentices, or 132.23 per cent. of their number.
Workers in Wood, including boatbuilders, cabinetmakers, carpenters, coopers, joiners, wheelwrights, &c., have increased by 243 employers, or 23.89 per cent., and 4,245 hired workmen and apprentices, or 80.87 per cent. of their number.
Workers in Leather and Skins, including bootmakers, curriers, harnessmakers, saddlers, tanners, &c., have only increased by 30 employers, or 2.77 per cent., and by 877 hired workmen and apprentices, or 21.36 per cent. of their number.
Miscellaneous, which includes both males and females, and consists of barbers, hairdressers, shirtmakers, tailors, upholsterers, bookbinders, dressmakers, milliners, &c., have increased by 588 employers, or 86.60 per cent. of their number, and by 2,320 hired workmen and apprentices, or 82.47 per cent. The females had increased by 2,395, or 56.55 per cent. of their number.
Thus it will be seen that the total increase of skilled workers of all classes was, during the decade, 18,939 persons, or 78.88 per cent. of their number, being nearly 30.00 per cent. greater than the rate of increase of the total population.
Unskilled Labour.—Under this head in 1871 hired domestic servants were included, but in the present classification, as has already been pointed out, domestic servants have been classed under the head " domestic. " The remainder consists of well-sinkers, labourers, stone-breakers, scavengers, &c., and they have increased by 19,964 persons, or 104.91 per cent. of their number.
Seafaring.—Sub-class 1, including masters, officers, pilots, &c., increased by 149 or 21.66 per cent. Sub-classes 2 and 3, which includes seamen of H.M. Navy and the Mercantile Marine, but which were not separately distinguished in 1871, increased by 860 or 23.96 per cent. of their number, while sub-class 4, ballastmen, lightermen, lumpers, stevedores, &c., decreased by 28 or 13.08 per cent. This apparent falling off may be accounted for by the fact that mere labourers engaged in loading and unloading ships were included amongst the seafaring in 1871, but who are classed amongst the " unskilled " in the present returns. The same reason accounts for the very large increase in unskilled labour as compared with 1871.
The number of persons receiving public support gratuitously, including paupers, lunatics, convicted prisoners, persons awaiting trial, and individuals living in Benevolent Asylums, have increased in the males by 838 or 26.20 per cent., but have decreased in the females by 185 or 17.21 per cent. The general increase, including both sexes, is only 653 or 15.28 per cent. of their number. This is a most satisfactory state of things, and speaks highly for the general prosperity of the Colony, the rate of increase of this class being 33.72 per cent. less than that of the total population of the Colony.
Of persons engaged in miscellaneous occupations not otherwise classified there is an increase of 8,505 or 75.43 per cent. The males increased by 8,972 or 102.71 per cent., and the females decreased by 467 or 17.71 per cent. of their number. By table No. 55 it would appear that the general increase in this class of persons was
Only 27.53 per cent.; but according to a note attached to Table No. 46 in the Census returns of 1871, milliners, dressmakers, &c., were included amongst " Miscellaneous Occupations not otherwise classified, " for the sake of comparison with the previous Census of 1861, when all needlewomen were so classed. Such classification was obviously wrong, and therefore needlewomen, dressmakers, milliners, &c., are now returned as " skilled workers, " and the calculations in this Report are based upon the corrected figures.
Of persons whose occupations were not given in the householders' schedules there is a very small increase over the like omissions in 1871, namely, 166 or about 2.96 per cent. There was a large decrease in the number of males in this category, but a larger increase in the number of females whose occupations were not stated. The decrease in the former amounted to 1,477 or 50.34 per cent., and the increase in the females to 1,643 or 136.57 per cent. This increase is accounted for by the fact that in 1871, in nearly all cases of females whose occupations were not stated, they were classified as being engaged in " domestic duties " ; but at the last Census this plan was not adopted unless there was sufficient evidence in the schedule to justify the assumption that such was their avocation.
In 1871 there was no return of the unemployed, so that no comparison can be made between the two periods in this respect.
As a conclusion to this Report, I have to thank Mr. F.C. Logan and the other portion of the staff employed in tabulating the returns of this Census—which were all unfortunately destroyed in the fire at the Garden Palace—for the efficient manner in which they performed that portion of the work. In Mr. John Byron, the Compiler, I have found a gentleman in every way qualified for the duty entrusted to him. A perusal of this Report, which is entirely his production, will, I feel sure, satisfy the Government that he possesses ability of no mean order in dealing with statistical returns.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
EDWARD GRANT WARD.
CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881—SUMMARY TABLES.
| Years. | Population. | *Increase or Decrease. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||||
| 1821 | 29,783 | 21,693 | 8,090 | |||||||||
| 1828 | 36,598 | 27,611 | 8,987 | 6,815 | 5,918 | 897 | 22.88 | 27.28 | 11.09 | 3.26 | 3.88 | 1.58 |
| 1833 | 60,861 | 44,688 | 16,173 | 24,263 | 17,077 | 7,186 | 66.29 | 61.85 | 79.96 | 13.26 | 12.36 | 15.99 |
| 1836 | 77,096 | 55,539 | 21,557 | 16,235 | 10,851 | 5,384 | 26.67 | 24.29 | 33.29 | 8.89 | 8.09 | 11.09 |
| 1841 | 130,856 | 87,298 | 43,558 | 53,760 | 31,759 | 22,001 | 69.73 | 57.18 | 102.06 | 13.95 | 11.43 | 20.41 |
| 1846 | 189,609 | 114,769 | 74,840 | 58,753 | 27,471 | 31,282 | 44.89 | 31.47 | 71.82 | 8.97 | 6.29 | 14.36 |
| †1851 | 187,243 | 106,229 | 81,014 | 2,366 | 8,540 | 6,174 | 1.25 | 7.44 | 8.25 | 0.25 | 1.48 | 1.65 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||
| 1856 | 266,189 | 147,091 | 119,098 | 78,946 | 40,862 | 38,084 | 42.16 | 38.47 | 47.01 | 8.43 | 7.69 | 9.40 |
| ‡1861 | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 84,671 | 51,397 | 33,274 | 31.81 | 34.94 | 27.9 | 6.36 | 6.95 | 9.40 |
| 1871 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 6.36 | 6.95 | 5.58 |
| 1881 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 |
| No. | District. | Area in Square Miles. | Population, exclusive of Shipping. | Number of Persons to One Square Mile. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total of the 72 Districts | 316320.24 | 748,241 | 2.36 | |
| 1 | Albury | 238.08 | 5,715 | 24.00 |
| 2 | Argyle | 2570.04 | 10,365 | 4.03 |
| 3 | Balmain | 3.22 | 16,929 | 5257.45 |
| 4 | Balranald | 28577.28 | 8,135 | 0.28 |
| 5 | Bathurst | 4.00 | 7,221 | 1805.25 |
| 6 | Bogan | 15133.18 | 13,044 | 0.86 |
| 7 | Boorowa | 1550.08 | 4,306 | 2.78 |
| 8 | Bourke | 47618.30 | 8,125 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Braidwood | 1413.12 | 6,948 | 4.91 |
| 10 | Camden | 2273.28 | 15,723 | 6.92 |
| 11 | Canterbury | 58.70 | 22,434 | 382.13 |
| 12 | Carcoar | 2556.16 | 10,482 | 4.10 |
| 13 | The Clarence | 839.68 | 6,752 | 8.04 |
| 14 | Central Cumberland | 531.90 | 15,256 | 28.68 |
| 15 | Durham | 910.24 | 5,945 | 6.53 |
| 16 | Eden | 3573.76 | 11,484 | 3.21 |
| 17 | Forbes | 10113.28 | 7,759 | 0.77 |
| 18 | The Glebe | 1.18 | 10,856 | 9200.00 |
| 19 | Glen Innes | 3801.60 | 6,900 | 1.82 |
| 20 | Gloucester | 2099.52 | 5,643 | 2.69 |
| 21 | Goulburn | 13.00 | 6,839 | 526.08 |
| 22 | Grafton | 2165.76 | 7,744 | 3.58 |
| 23 | Grenfell | 5651.20 | 5,546 | 0.98 |
| 24 | Gundagai | 1566.92 | 6,531 | 4.17 |
| 25 | Gunnedah | 4103.68 | 7,488 | 1.82 |
| 26 | The Gwydir | 11333.12 | 5,490 | 0.48 |
| 27 | Hartley | 2004.48 | 8,673 | 4.33 |
| 28 | The Hastings and Manning | 2903.04 | 9,309 | 3.21 |
| 29 | The Hawkesbury | 1408.00 | 8,699 | 6.18 |
| 30 | The Hume | 4904.96 | 9,281 | 1.89 |
| 31 | The Hunter | 317.92 | 5,530 | 17.39 |
| 32 | The Upper Hunter | 4897.28 | 11,321 | 2.31 |
| 33 | Illawarra | 279.04 | 7,209 | 25.84 |
| 34 | Inverell | 2977.28 | 7,186 | 2.41 |
| 35 | Kiama | 209.88 | 5,735 | 27.33 |
| 36 | The Macleay | 2662.40 | 7,123 | 2.68 |
| 37 | East Macquarie | 1227.44 | 8,187 | 6.67 |
| 38 | West Macquarie | 448.00 | 4,641 | 10.36 |
| 39 | East Maitland | 97.20 | 4,103 | 42.21 |
| 40 | West Maitland | 2.12 | 5,703 | 2690.09 |
| No. | District. | Area in Square Miles. | Population, exclusive of Shipping. | No. of Persons to One Square Mile. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Molong | 1779.20 | 6,877 | 3.87 |
| 42 | Monaro | 5191.18 | 10,751 | 2.07 |
| 43 | Morpeth | 84.00 | 4,944 | 58.86 |
| 44 | Mudgee | 3554.56 | 17,977 | 5.06 |
| 45 | The Murray | 7428.28 | 8,908 | 1.20 |
| 46 | The Murrumbidgee | 16856.30 | 18,347 | 1.09 |
| 47 | The Namoi | 11400.64 | 5,609 | 0.49 |
| 48 | The Nepean | 512.00 | 6,031 | 11.78 |
| 49 | Newcastle | 31.20 | 15,596 | 499.87 |
| 50 | New England | 7132.16 | 15,222 | 2.13 |
| 51 | Newtown | 1.69 | 15,745 | 9316.57 |
| 52 | Northumberland | 205.36 | 14,773 | 71.94 |
| 53 | Orange | 816.64 | 9,472 | 11.60 |
| 54 | Paddington | 12.14 | 20,220 | 1665.57 |
| 55 | Parramatta | 2.60 | 8,432 | 3243.08 |
| 56 | Patrick's Plains | 1175.04 | 7,021 | 5.97 |
| 57 | Queanbeyan | 2263.04 | 5,459 | 2.41 |
| 58 | Redfern | 19.18 | 23,638 | 1232.43 |
| 59 | The Richmond | 4480.00 | 9,266 | 2.07 |
| 60 | Shoalhaven | 1597.44 | 8,393 | 5.25 |
| 61 | St. Leonards | 156.34 | 11,010 | 70.42 |
| 62 | East Sydney | 1.43 | 29,263 | 20463.63 |
| 63 | South Sydney | 1.64 | 36,612 | 22324.39 |
| 64 | West Sydney | 1.19 | 34,277 | 28804.20 |
| 65 | Tamworth | 3840.00 | 13,238 | 3.45 |
| 66 | Tenterfield | 3082.24 | 4,855 | 1.57 |
| 67 | Tumut | 2283.53 | 6,685 | 2.93 |
| 68 | Wellington | 1249.28 | 6,034 | 4.83 |
| 69 | Wentworth | 61927.42 | 6,149 | 0.10 |
| 70 | Wollombi | 1966.08 | 5,334 | 2.71 |
| 71 | Yass Plains | 2199.04 | 7,893 | 3.59 |
| 72 | Young | 2030.08 | 11,850 | 5.84 |
| Population | Increase. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Annual Average. | |||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Sydney | *74423 | 36,149 | 38,274 | 103,379 | 54,401 | 48,978 | 28,956 | 18,252 | 10,704 | 38.90 | 50.49 | 27.96 | 3.89 | 5.05 | 2.79 |
| Suburbs | 60,324 | 29,148 | 31,176 | 120,832 | 59,527 | 61,305 | 60,508 | 30,379 | 30,129 | 100.30 | 104.22 | 96.64 | 10.03 | 10.42 | 9.66 |
| Country Districts and Shipping | 369,234 | 210,254 | 158,980 | 527,257 | 297,221 | 230,036 | 158,023 | 86,967 | 71,056 | 42.79 | 41.36 | 44.69 | 4.28 | 4.13 | 4.46 |
| Totals | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.89 |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Population. | Increase. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decennial Period 1861-1871. | Decennial Period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total of the Electorates or Registry Districts. | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.89 |
| including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | including Shipping— | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1,910 | 1,842 | 68 | 2,402 | 2,358 | 44 | 3,227 | 3,159 | 68 | 492 | 516 | 24 | 825 | 801 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney | 56,840 | 27,657 | 29,183 | 76,159 | 37,785 | 38,374 | 103,379 | 54,401 | 48,978 | 19,319 | 10,128 | 9,191 | 31.19 | 30.95 | 31.38 | 3.12 | 3.10 | 3.14 | 27,220 | 16,616 | 10,604 | 35.74 | 43.97 | 27.63 | 3.57 | 4.40 | 2.76 |
| Balmain | 3,947 | 1,868 | 2,079 | 6,886 | 3,191 | 3,695 | 16,929 | 8,506 | 8,423 | 2,939 | 1,323 | 1,616 | 74.46 | 70.82 | 77.73 | 7.45 | 7.08 | 7.77 | 10,043 | 5.315 | 4,728 | 145.84 | 166.56 | 127.95 | 14.58 | 16.65 | 12.80 |
| Glebe | 3,712 | 1,748 | 1,964 | 5,721 | 2,751 | 2,970 | 10,856 | 5,192 | 5,664 | 2,009 | 1,003 | 1,006 | 54.15 | 57.38 | 51.22 | 5.41 | 5.74 | 5.12 | 5,135 | 2,441 | 2,694 | 89.75 | 88.73 | 90.70 | 8.97 | 8.87 | 9.07 |
| Newtown | 4,236 | 2,004 | 2,232 | 6,601 | 3,144 | 3,457 | 15,745 | 7,713 | 8,032 | 2,365 | 1,140 | 1,225 | 55.83 | 56.88 | 54.88 | 5.58 | 5.69 | 5.49 | 9,144 | 4,569 | 4,575 | 138.52 | 145.52 | 132.34 | 13.85 | 14.53 | 13.23 |
| Redfern | 6,701 | 3,277 | 3,424 | 12,621 | 6,297 | 6,324 | 23,637 | 12,068 | 11,570 | 5,920 | 3,020 | 2,900 | 88.34 | 92.16 | 84.69 | 8.83 | 9.22 | 8.47 | 11,017 | 5,771 | 5,246 | 87.29 | 91.64 | 82.95 | 8.73 | 9.16 | 8.30 |
| Paddington | 6,794 | 3,160 | 3,634 | 11,411 | 5,317 | 6,094 | 20,220 | 9,684 | 10,536 | 4,617 | 2,157 | 2,460 | 67.96 | 68.26 | 67.69 | 6.80 | 6.83 | 6.77 | 8,809 | 4,367 | 4,442 | 77.19 | 82.13 | 72.89 | 7.72 | 8.21 | 7.29 |
| *Canterbury | 8,003 | 4,025 | 3,978 | 11,958 | 5,899 | 6,059 | 22,434 | 10,865 | 11,569 | 3,955 | 1,874 | 2,081 | 49.41 | 44.14 | 54.97 | 4.94 | 4.41 | 5.50 | 10,476 | 4,966 | 5,510 | 87.60 | 84.18 | 90.93 | 8.76 | 8.42 | 9.09 |
| St. Leonards | 3,453 | 1,686 | 1,767 | 5,126 | 2,549 | 2,577 | 11,010 | 5,499 | 5,511 | 1,673 | 863 | 810 | 48.45 | 51.18 | 45.84 | 4.85 | 5.12 | 4.58 | 5,884 | 2,950 | 2,934 | 114.78 | 115.73 | 113.85 | 11.48 | 11.57 | 11.38 |
| †Country Districts | 255,264 | 151,221 | 104,043 | 367,498 | 208,618 | 158,880 | 527,257 | 297,221 | 230,036 | 112,234 | 57,397 | 54,837 | 43.65 | 37.43 | 52.69 | 4.36 | 3.74 | 5.27 | 159,759 | 88,603 | 71,156 | 43.47 | 42.47 | 44.78 | 4.35 | 4.25 | 4.48 |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Town or Village. | Population. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census of 1871. | Census of 1881. | Increase. | ||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Albury | Albury | 1,906 | 996 | 910 | 4,040 | 2,157 | 1,883 | 2,134 | 1,161 | 973 |
| Argyle | Marulan | 112 | 54 | 58 | 172 | 97 | 75 | 60 | 43 | 17 |
| Teralga | 165 | 84 | 81 | 326 | 179 | 147 | 161 | 95 | 66 | |
| Balranald | Balranald | 233 | 137 | 96 | 646 | 359 | 287 | 413 | 222 | 191 |
| Booligal | 120 | 82 | 38 | 145 | 89 | 56 | 25 | 7 | 18 | |
| Hay | 664 | 388 | 276 | 2,073 | 1,218 | 855 | 1,409 | 830 | 579 | |
| Bathurst | Bathurst | 5,030 | 2,611 | 2,419 | 7,221 | *3657 | 3,564 | 2,191 | 1,046 | 1,145 |
| Bogan | Cannonbar | 129 | 84 | 45 | 472 | 344 | 128 | 343 | 260 | 83 |
| Coonamble | 209 | 115 | 94 | 800 | 461 | 339 | 591 | 346 | 245 | |
| Dubbo | 836 | 458 | 378 | 3,199 | 1,817 | 1,382 | 2,363 | 1,359 | 1,004 | |
| Warren | 159 | 93 | 66 | 429 | 227 | 202 | 270 | 134 | 136 | |
| Burrowa | Burrowa | 446 | 255 | 191 | 653 | 346 | 307 | 207 | 91 | 116 |
| Bourke | Bourke | 318 | 204 | 114 | 1,138 | 718 | 420 | 820 | 514 | 306 |
| Camden | Campbelltown | 592 | 283 | 309 | 688 | 356 | 332 | 96 | 73 | 23 |
| Appin | 179 | 87 | 92 | 255 | 130 | 125 | 76 | 43 | 33 | |
| Moss Vale | 134 | 71 | 63 | 570 | 318 | 252 | 436 | 247 | 189 | |
| Mittagong or Nattai | 291 | 131 | 160 | 499 | 252 | 247 | 208 | 121 | 87 | |
| Picton | 452 | 218 | 234 | 667 | 335 | 332 | 215 | 117 | 98 | |
| Wilton | 121 | 68 | 53 | 275 | 147 | 128 | 154 | 79 | 75 | |
| Bowral | 133 | 60 | 73 | 363 | 161 | 202 | 230 | 101 | 129 | |
| Carcoar | Carcoar | 395 | 202 | 193 | 540 | 251 | 289 | 145 | 49 | 96 |
| Blayney | 122 | 65 | 57 | 720 | 381 | 339 | 598 | 316 | 282 | |
| Cowra | 265 | 150 | 115 | 628 | 312 | 316 | 363 | 162 | 201 | |
| Tuena | 131 | 86 | 45 | 213 | 123 | 90 | 82 | 37 | 45 | |
| The Clarence | Lawrence | 137 | 70 | 67 | 232 | 128 | 104 | 95 | 58 | 37 |
| Maclean | 139 | 74 | 65 | 498 | 266 | 232 | 359 | 192 | 167 | |
| Central Cumberland | Liverpool | 1,338 | 957 | 381 | 1,768 | †1265 | 503 | 430 | 308 | 122 |
| Smithfield | 264 | 151 | 113 | 288 | 158 | 130 | 24 | 7 | 17 | |
| Durham | Clarence Town | 350 | 172 | 178 | 370 | 184 | 186 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Dungog | 396 | 204 | 192 | 436 | 225 | 211 | 40 | 21 | 19 | |
| Paterson | 288 | 140 | 148 | 293 | 141 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Eden | Bega | 516 | 258 | 258 | 1,634 | 867 | 767 | 1,118 | 609 | 509 |
| Candelo | 118 | 65 | 53 | 146 | 79 | 67 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| Eden | 214 | 101 | 113 | 231 | 110 | 121 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
| Merimbula | 115 | 63 | 52 | 125 | 72 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| Moruya | 547 | 270 | 277 | 829 | 408 | 421 | 282 | 138 | 144 | |
| Nelligen | 127 | 68 | 59 | 413 | 239 | 174 | 286 | 171 | 115 | |
| Forbes | Forbes | 710 | 376 | 334 | 2,191 | 1,168 | 1,023 | 1,481 | 792 | 689 |
| Glen Innes | Glen Innes | 343 | 204 | 139 | 1,327 | 761 | 566 | 984 | 557 | 427 |
| Gloucester | Raymond Terrace | 535 | 258 | 277 | 694 | 344 | 350 | 159 | 86 | 73 |
| Stroud | 289 | 144 | 145 | 344 | 176 | 168 | 55 | 32 | 23 | |
| Goulburn | Goulburn | 4,453 | 2,247 | 2,206 | 5,881 | ‡3071 | 2,810 | 1,428 | 824 | 604 |
| Grafton | Grafton | 2,250 | 1,135 | 1,115 | 3,891 | 1,985 | 1,906 | 1,641 | 850 | 791 |
| Gundagai | Cootamundra | 237 | 140 | 97 | 938 | 511 | 427 | 701 | 371 | 330 |
| Gundagai South | 223 | 114 | 109 | 233 | 111 | 122 | 10 | decrease3 | 13 | |
| Gunnedah | Gunnedah | 459 | 240 | 219 | 1,331 | 705 | 626 | 872 | 465 | 407 |
| Wallabadah | 144 | 81 | 63 | 172 | 80 | 92 | 28 | decrease1 | 29 | |
| The Gwydir | Warialda | 131 | 74 | 57 | 268 | 143 | 125 | 137 | 69 | 68 |
| The Hastings and Manning | Cundletown | 121 | 63 | 58 | 217 | 111 | 106 | 96 | 48 | 48 |
| Port Macquarie | 691 | 379 | 312 | 773 | 391 | 382 | 82 | 12 | 70 | |
| Taree | 339 | 164 | 175 | 488 | 238 | 250 | 149 | 74 | 75 | |
| Tinonee | 148 | 82 | 66 | 266 | 143 | 123 | 118 | 61 | 57 | |
| Wingham | 102 | 54 | 48 | 223 | 104 | 119 | 121 | 50 | 71 | |
| The Hawkesbury | Pitt Town | 241 | 121 | 120 | 351 | 180 | 171 | 110 | 59 | 51 |
| Richmond | 1,065 | 508 | 557 | 1,239 | 593 | 646 | 174 | 85 | 89 | |
| Windsor | 1,732 | 837 | 895 | 1,990 | 956 | 1,034 | 258 | 119 | 139 | |
| The Hume | Corowa | 189 | 108 | 81 | 495 | 242 | 253 | 306 | 134 | 172 |
| Howlong | 107 | 56 | 51 | 422 | 237 | 185 | 315 | 181 | 134 | |
| Tumberumba | 138 | 71 | 67 | 690 | 393 | 297 | 552 | 322 | 230 | |
| The Hunter | Bishop's Bridge | 116 | 62 | 54 | 144 | 79 | 65 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| The Upper Hunter | Haydonton | 257 | 120 | 137 | 308 | 155 | 153 | 51 | 35 | 16 |
| Merriwa | 287 | 150 | 137 | 342 | 164 | 178 | 55 | 14 | 41 | |
| Murrurundi | 311 | 168 | 143 | 344 | 165 | 179 | 33 | decrease3 | 36 | |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Town or Village. | Population. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census of 1871. | Census of 1881. | Increase. | ||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| The Upper Hunter | Scone | 574 | 300 | 274 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 26 | 26 | |
| Illawarra | Wollongong | 1,297 | 641 | 656 | 1,635 | 782 | 853 | 338 | 141 | 197 |
| Inverell | Inverell | 509 | 269 | 240 | 1,212 | 629 | 583 | 703 | 360 | 343 |
| Kiama | Kiama | 783 | 384 | 399 | 1,161 | 605 | 556 | 378 | 221 | 157 |
| Shellharbour | 134 | 61 | 73 | 166 | 81 | 85 | 32 | 20 | 12 | |
| The Macleay | Frederickton | 188 | 104 | 84 | 221 | 111 | 110 | 33 | 7 | 26 |
| Kempsey West | 625 | 297 | 328 | 615 | 284 | 331 | 456 | 224 | 232 | |
| Kempsey East | 240 | 122 | 118 | 296 | 141 | 155 | ||||
| Kempsey Central | 410 | 218 | 192 | |||||||
| East Macquarie | Kelso | 485 | 275 | 210 | 546 | 284 | 262 | 61 | 9 | 52 |
| West Macquarie | Rockley | 135 | 65 | 70 | 180 | 91 | 89 | 45 | 26 | 19 |
| East Maitland | East Maitland | 1,675 | 856 | 819 | 2,004 | *1008 | 996 | 329 | 152 | 177 |
| West Maitland | West Maitland | 5,079 | 2,417 | 2,662 | 5,300 | 2,609 | 2,691 | 221 | 192 | 29 |
| Molong | Molong | 360 | 185 | 175 | 755 | 405 | 350 | 395 | 220 | 175 |
| Monaro | Bombala | 565 | 301 | 264 | 1,000 | 510 | 490 | 435 | 209 | 226 |
| Cooma | 492 | 287 | 205 | 1,042 | 571 | 471 | 550 | 284 | 266 | |
| Kiandra | 102 | 69 | 33 | 271 | 195 | 76 | 169 | 126 | 43 | |
| Morpeth | Hinton | 349 | 179 | 170 | 475 | 241 | 234 | 126 | 62 | 64 |
| Morpeth | 1,236 | 591 | 645 | 1,372 | 676 | 696 | 136 | 85 | 51 | |
| Mudgee | Mudgee | 1,786 | 930 | 856 | 2,492 | 1,222 | 1,270 | 706 | 292 | 414 |
| Hill End | 716 | 448 | 268 | 1,223 | 587 | 636 | 507 | 139 | 368 | |
| Rylstone | 239 | 124 | 115 | 333 | 160 | 173 | 94 | 36 | 58 | |
| The Murray | Deniliquin | 1,118 | 665 | 453 | 2,506 | 1,341 | 1,165 | 1,388 | 676 | 712 |
| Jerilderie | 170 | 105 | 65 | 353 | 203 | 150 | 183 | 98 | 85 | |
| Moama | 281 | 130 | 151 | 1,204 | 634 | 570 | 923 | 504 | 419 | |
| The Murrumbidgee | Narrandera | 142 | 82 | 60 | 1,142 | 740 | 402 | 1,000 | 658 | 342 |
| Urana | 113 | 69 | 44 | 398 | 220 | 178 | 285 | 151 | 134 | |
| Wagga Wagga | 1,858 | 1,026 | 832 | 3,975 | 2,157 | 1,818 | 2,117 | 1,131 | 986 | |
| The Namoi | Coonabarabran | 163 | 94 | 69 | 405 | 222 | 183 | 242 | 128 | 114 |
| Narrabri | 313 | 178 | 135 | 832 | 451 | 381 | 519 | 273 | 246 | |
| The Nepean | Emu | 136 | 59 | 77 | 530 | 272 | 258 | 394 | 213 | 181 |
| Penrith | 836 | 415 | 421 | 1,467 | 771 | 696 | 631 | 356 | 275 | |
| St. Mary's | 422 | 225 | 197 | 608 | 326 | 282 | 186 | 101 | 85 | |
| Newcastle | Newcastle | 7,581 | 3,715 | 3,866 | 8,986 | 4,497 | 4,489 | 1,405 | 782 | 623 |
| Stockton | 341 | 174 | 167 | 666 | 336 | 330 | 325 | 162 | 163 | |
| New England | Armidale | 1,369 | 720 | 649 | 2,187 | 1,190 | 997 | 818 | 470 | 348 |
| Bendemeer | 110 | 58 | 52 | 226 | 128 | 98 | 116 | 70 | 46 | |
| Bundarra | 184 | 96 | 88 | 301 | 166 | 135 | 117 | 70 | 47 | |
| Uralla | 254 | 128 | 126 | 380 | 209 | 171 | 126 | 81 | 45 | |
| Walcha | 246 | 125 | 121 | 309 | 152 | 157 | 63 | 27 | 36 | |
| Orange | Orange | 1,456 | 755 | 701 | 2,701 | 1,369 | 1,332 | 1,245 | 614 | 631 |
| Parramatta | Parramatta | †6103 | 3,434 | 2,669 | †8432 | 4,856 | 3,576 | †2329 | 1,422 | 907 |
| In Gaol & Asylums | 1,727 | 1,292 | 435 | 2,017 | 1,664 | 353 | 290 | |||
| Patrick's Plains | Broke | 117 | 60 | 57 | 167 | 77 | 90 | 50 | 17 | 33 |
| Jerry's Plains | 159 | 84 | 75 | 295 | 150 | 145 | 136 | 66 | 70 | |
| Singleton | 1,187 | 567 | 620 | 1,951 | 956 | 995 | 764 | 389 | 375 | |
| Queanbeyan | Bungendore | 197 | 109 | 88 | 270 | 148 | 122 | 73 | 39 | 34 |
| Queanbeyan | 682 | 344 | 338 | 939 | 475 | 464 | 257 | 131 | 126 | |
| The Richmond | Casino | 284 | 145 | 139 | 590 | 313 | 277 | 306 | 168 | 138 |
| Shoalhaven | Nowra | 243 | 123 | 120 | 886 | 468 | 418 | 643 | 345 | 298 |
| Shoalhaven and Numba | 646 | 332 | 314 | 578 | 303 | 275 | 571 | 310 | 261 | |
| 639 | 339 | 300 | ||||||||
| Tamworth | Nundle | 132 | 71 | 61 | 170 | 88 | 82 | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| Tamworth | 1,511 | 806 | 705 | 3,612 | 1,824 | 1,788 | 2,101 | 1,018 | 1,083 | |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield | 911 | 476 | 435 | 948 | 494 | 454 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| Tumut | Tumut | 555 | 300 | 255 | 787 | 407 | 380 | 232 | 107 | 125 |
| Wellington | Wellington | 549 | 292 | 257 | 1,340 | 725 | 615 | 791 | 433 | 358 |
| Wentworth | Euston | 100 | 56 | 44 | 117 | 70 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Wentworth | 445 | 231 | 214 | 689 | 367 | 322 | 244 | 136 | 108 | |
| Wilcannia | 264 | 176 | 88 | 1,424 | 976 | 448 | 1,160 | 800 | 360 | |
| Wollombi | Gosford | 168 | 96 | 72 | 239 | 125 | 114 | 71 | 29 | 42 |
| Yass Plains | Gunning | 272 | 135 | 137 | 409 | 217 | 192 | 137 | 82 | 55 |
| Yass | 1,167 | 581 | 586 | 1,804 | 905 | 899 | 637 | 324 | 313 | |
| Young | Wombat | 235 | 129 | 106 | 319 | 192 | 127 | 84 | 63 | 21 |
| Young | 792 | 468 | 324 | 1,517 | 782 | 735 | 725 | 314 | 411 | |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Town or Village. | Population. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census of 1871. | Census of 1881. | Decrease. | ||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Argyle | Collector | 169 | 85 | 84 | 97 | 47 | 50 | 72 | 38 | 34 |
| Braidwood | Braidwood | 1,197 | 622 | 575 | 1,066 | 491 | 575 | 131 | 131 | |
| Burrowa | Binalong | 189 | 100 | 89 | 179 | 91 | 88 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Camden | Berrima | 475 | 266 | 209 | 444 | *261 | 183 | 31 | 5 | 26 |
| Camden | 604 | 294 | 310 | 505 | 250 | 255 | 99 | 44 | 55 | |
| Carcoar | Trunkey | 681 | 430 | 251 | 500 | 254 | 246 | 181 | 176 | 5 |
| Eden | Panbula | 293 | 136 | 157 | 128 | 66 | 62 | 165 | 70 | 95 |
| Grenfell | Grenfell | 1,657 | 920 | 737 | 1,575 | 824 | 751 | 82 | 96 | 14 |
| Increase | ||||||||||
| Gundagai | Gundagai North | 785 | 433 | 352 | 554 | 272 | 282 | 231 | 161 | 70 |
| Jugiong | 247 | 150 | 97 | 119 | 58 | 61 | 128 | 92 | 36 | |
| Hartley | Rydal | 310 | 186 | 124 | 162 | 95 | 67 | 148 | 91 | 57 |
| The Hawkesbury | Wilberforce | 375 | 185 | 190 | 356 | 181 | 175 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| The Hunter | Branxton | 254 | 131 | 123 | 87 | 43 | 44 | 167 | 88 | 79 |
| Lochinvar | 320 | 148 | 172 | 85 | 41 | 44 | 235 | 107 | 128 | |
| The Upper Hunter | Aberdeen | 185 | 86 | 99 | 125 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 23 | 37 |
| Cassilis | 141 | 78 | 63 | 99 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 26 | 16 | |
| Muswellbrook | 1,445 | 761 | 684 | 1,074 | 555 | 519 | 371 | 206 | 165 | |
| St. Aubin | 118 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 54 | 64 | ||||
| Wingen | 128 | 67 | 61 | 103 | 51 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 9 | |
| East Macquarie | Meadow Flat | 160 | 91 | 69 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 131 | 76 | 55 |
| Peel | 155 | 84 | 71 | 114 | 51 | 63 | 41 | 33 | 8 | |
| Sofala | 644 | 370 | 274 | 622 | 405 | 217 | 22 | 35 | 57 | |
| Increase. | ||||||||||
| West Macquarie | Apsley | 165 | 87 | 78 | 124 | 67 | 57 | 41 | 20 | 21 |
| East Maitland | Mulbring | 122 | 62 | 60 | 88 | 40 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 12 |
| Monaro | Nimmitabel | 122 | 61 | 61 | 91 | 50 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 20 |
| Morpeth | Hexham | 143 | 82 | 61 | 76 | 35 | 41 | 67 | 47 | 20 |
| Largs | 172 | 83 | 89 | 161 | 80 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| Mudgee | Hargraves | 231 | 149 | 82 | 221 | 129 | 92 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| Increase. | ||||||||||
| Tambaroora | 409 | 253 | 156 | 337 | 189 | 148 | 72 | 64 | 8 | |
| Orange | Guyong | 262 | 137 | 125 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 238 | 126 | 112 |
| Patrick's Plains | Darlington | 153 | 70 | 83 | 105 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 17 | 31 |
| Queanbeyan | Gundaroo | 108 | 58 | 50 | 90 | 46 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Shoalhaven | Terrara | 218 | 119 | 99 | 218 | 119 | 99 | |||
| Ulladulla | 129 | 71 | 58 | 124 | 64 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Increase. | ||||||||||
| Tumut | Adelong | 864 | 496 | 368 | 753 | 389 | 364 | 111 | 107 | 4 |
| Wollombi | Wollombi | 222 | 101 | 121 | 211 | 108 | 103 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Increase. | ||||||||||
| Yass Plains | O'Connell Town | 117 | 59 | 58 | 117 | 59 | 58 | |||
| Electorate or Registry District. | Town, Village, or Locality. | Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| 1 Argyle | Crookwell | 240 | 127 | 113 |
| 7 Bogan | Bulgandramine | 442 | 336 | 106 |
| Cobborah | 113 | 56 | 57 | |
| Coolah | 165 | 86 | 79 | |
| Marthaguy | 460 | 275 | 185 | |
| Merri Merri | 162 | 123 | 39 | |
| Talbragar | 263 | 152 | 111 | |
| Willie Coper | 393 | 268 | 125 | |
| 4 Bourke | Barringun | 113 | 78 | 35 |
| Brewarrina | 344 | 210 | 134 | |
| Cobar | 1,859 | 1,301 | 558 | |
| Gongolgon | 105 | 56 | 49 | |
| 3 Braidwood | Araluen | 609 | 323 | 286 |
| Do. West | 270 | 148 | 122 | |
| Elrington | 175 | 89 | 86 | |
| 2 Carcoar | Mandurama | 123 | 69 | 54 |
| Milburn Creek | 302 | 226 | 76 | |
| 2 The Clarence | Brushgrove | 115 | 68 | 47 |
| Iluka | 190 | 115 | 75 | |
| 3 Central Cumberland | Granville | 372 | 176 | 196 |
| Guildford | 126 | 73 | 53 | |
| Rookwood | 247 | 138 | 109 | |
| 2 Durham | Gresford | 346 | 178 | 168 |
| Lostock | 160 | 89 | 71 | |
| 7 Eden | Bateman's Bay | 266 | 147 | 119 |
| Bodalla | 375 | 229 | 146 | |
| Brogo | 203 | 114 | 89 | |
| Eurobodalla | 137 | 85 | 52 | |
| Mullenderee | 167 | 95 | 72 | |
| Wolumla | 352 | 185 | 167 | |
| Wyndham | 140 | 64 | 76 | |
| 2 Forbes | Condobolin | 467 | 285 | 182 |
| Parkes | 1,961 | 1,098 | 863 | |
| 3 Glen Innes | Dundee | 374 | 275 | 99 |
| Vegetable Creek | 2,670 | 2,011 | 659 | |
| Wellingrove | 547 | 317 | 230 | |
| 2 Gloucester | A. A. Co.'s Estate | 987 | 542 | 445 |
| Copeland | 472 | 268 | 204 | |
| 1 Grafton | Copmanhurst | 206 | 111 | 95 |
| 1 Grenfell | Goolagong | 104 | 57 | 47 |
| 1 Gundagai | Bethungra | 104 | 61 | 43 |
| 5 Gunnedah | Boggabri | 453 | 291 | 162 |
| Breeza | 130 | 73 | 57 | |
| Carroll | 231 | 123 | 108 | |
| Doughboy Hollow | 140 | 74 | 66 | |
| Quirindi | 278 | 156 | 122 | |
| 2 The Gwydir | Bingera | 414 | 215 | 199 |
| Moree | 295 | 174 | 121 | |
| 2 Hartley | Lithgow | 2,112 | 1,172 | 940 |
| Wallerawang | 2,307 | 1,490 | 817 | |
| 1 The Hastings and Manning | Forster | 183 | 105 | 78 |
| 2 The Hume | Germanton | 462 | 282 | 180 |
| Gerogery | 227 | 135 | 92 | |
| 4 The Hunter | Cessnock | 130 | 69 | 61 |
| Gosforth | 111 | 56 | 55 | |
| Greta | 570 | 279 | 291 | |
| Rothbury | 186 | 88 | 98 | |
| 3 The Upper Hunter | Denman Town | 557 | 284 | 273 |
| Moonanbrook | 154 | 79 | 75 | |
| Murrulla | 107 | 59 | 48 | |
| 3 Illawarra | Bulli | 1,187 | 645 | 542 |
| Clifton | 385 | 236 | 149 | |
| Woonoona | 441 | 217 | 224 | |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Town, Village, or Locality. | Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| 5 Inverell | Auburn Vale | 997 | 567 | 430 |
| Byron | 669 | 393 | 276 | |
| Newstead | 493 | 293 | 200 | |
| Tingha | 2,424 | 1,757 | 667 | |
| Wellangra | 337 | 206 | 131 | |
| 2 Kiama | Gerringong | 131 | 62 | 69 |
| Jamberoo | 131 | 72 | 59 | |
| 3 The Macleay | Bellinger River | 583 | 325 | 258 |
| Gladstone | 121 | 64 | 57 | |
| Nambucca | 662 | 379 | 283 | |
| 3 East Macquarie | Oberon | 102 | 59 | 43 |
| O'Connell | 100 | 60 | 40 | |
| White Rock | 125 | 69 | 56 | |
| 1 West Macquarie | Perth | 231 | 113 | 118 |
| 1 East Maitland | *Minmi | 776 | 418 | 358 |
| 2 Molong | Cargo | 286 | 150 | 136 |
| Cudal | 235 | 132 | 103 | |
| 2 Monaro | Delegate | 144 | 81 | 63 |
| Seymour | 428 | 237 | 191 | |
| 1 Morpeth | Butterwick | 623 | 318 | 305 |
| 3 Mudgee | Gulgong | 1,212 | 624 | 588 |
| Home Rule | 408 | 201 | 207 | |
| Ilford | 162 | 91 | 71 | |
| 2 The Murray | Mathoura | 143 | 79 | 64 |
| Moulamein | 120 | 56 | 64 | |
| 4 The Murrumbidgee | Cargelligo | 166 | 110 | 56 |
| Hillston | 337 | 206 | 131 | |
| Junee | 538 | 323 | 215 | |
| Wallacetown | 203 | 109 | 94 | |
| 1 The Namoi | Wallgett | 375 | 226 | 149 |
| 1 The Nepean | Luddenham | 159 | 83 | 76 |
| 3 Newcastle | Hamilton | 1,911 | 1,013 | 898 |
| Onebygamba | 805 | 408 | 397 | |
| Wickham | 1,635 | 853 | 782 | |
| 4 Northumberland | Adamstown | 561 | 290 | 271 |
| Charleston | 268 | 142 | 126 | |
| Lambton | 2,512 | 1,289 | 1,223 | |
| †Minmi | 1,160 | 631 | 529 | |
| Wallsend | 1,059 | 513 | 546 | |
| 2 Patrick's Plains | Belford | 221 | 99 | 122 |
| Goorangoola | 107 | 60 | 47 | |
| 5 The Richmond | Ballina | 359 | 197 | 162 |
| Gundarumba | 143 | 82 | 61 | |
| Lismore | 473 | 249 | 224 | |
| Wardell | 173 | 101 | 72 | |
| Woodburn | 109 | 73 | 36 | |
| 4 Tamworth | Barraba | 229 | 138 | 91 |
| Bowling Alley Point | 179 | 92 | 87 | |
| Goonoo Goonoo | 528 | 275 | 253 | |
| Swamp Oak Creek | 246 | 151 | 95 | |
| 1 Tumut | Wandalgo | 113 | 66 | 47 |
| 1 Wentworth | Menindie | 261 | 156 | 105 |
| 4 Yass | Bowning | 183 | 96 | 87 |
| Dalton | 112 | 61 | 51 | |
| Grabben Gullen | 176 | 100 | 76 | |
| Wheeo | 188 | 103 | 85 | |
| 4 Young | Burrangong | 297 | 175 | 122 |
| Marengo | 1,003 | 557 | 446 | |
| Murrumburrah | 1,620 | 880 | 740 | |
| Temora | 3,254 | 2,264 | 990 | |
| Electorate or Registry District. | Municipality. | Population at the Census of 1871. | Population at the Census of 1881. | Increase. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| BOROUGHS. | ||||||||||
| Sydney | Sydney | 74,423 | 36,149 | 38,274 | 100,152 | 51,242 | 48,910 | 25,729 | 15,093 | 10,636 |
| Albury | Albury | 2,592 | 1,406 | 1,186 | 5,715 | 3,118 | 2,597 | 3,123 | 1,712 | 1,411 |
| Redfern | Alexandria | 2,123 | 1,077 | 1,046 | 3,449 | 1,838 | 1,611 | 1,326 | 761 | 565 |
| New England | Armidale | 1,369 | 720 | 649 | 2,187 | 1,190 | 997 | 818 | 470 | 348 |
| Canterbury | Ashfield | 4,087 | 1,888 | 2,199 | 4,087 | 1,888 | 2,199 | |||
| Balmain | Balmain | 6,272 | 2,872 | 3,400 | 15,063 | 7,474 | 7,589 | 8,791 | 4,602 | 4,189 |
| Bathurst | Bathurst | 5,030 | 2,611 | 2,419 | 7,221 | 3,657 | 3,564 | 2,191 | 1,046 | 1,145 |
| Canterbury | Burwood | 2,472 | 1,098 | 1,374 | 2,472 | 1,098 | 1,374 | |||
| Newtown | Camperdown | 1,950 | 967 | 983 | 3,522 | 1,748 | 1,774 | 1,572 | 781 | 791 |
| Illawarra | Central Illawarra | 2,392 | 1,224 | 1,168 | 2,550 | 1,311 | 1,239 | 158 | 87 | 71 |
| Mudgee | Cudgegong | 2,342 | 1,315 | 1,027 | 2,533 | 1,384 | 1,149 | 191 | 69 | 122 |
| Newtown | Darlington | 1,398 | 667 | 731 | 2,026 | 992 | 1,034 | 628 | 325 | 303 |
| The Glebe | The Glebe | 5,721 | 2,751 | 2,970 | 10,500 | 5,005 | 5,495 | 4,779 | 2,254 | 2,525 |
| Goulburn | Goulburn | 4,453 | 2,247 | 2,206 | 6,839 | 3,578 | 3,261 | 2,386 | 1,331 | 1,055 |
| Grafton | Grafton | 2,250 | 1,135 | 1,115 | 3,891 | 1,985 | 1,906 | 1,641 | 850 | 791 |
| Mudgee | Hill End | 1,223 | 587 | 636 | 1,223 | 587 | 636 | |||
| Central Cumberland | Hunter's Hill | 1,425 | 713 | 712 | 2,282 | 1,140 | 1,142 | 857 | 427 | 430 |
| Kiama | Kiama | 4,253 | 2,163 | 2,090 | 2,700 | 1,375 | 1,325 | 1,553 | 788 | 765 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||
| Canterbury | Marrickville | 1,464 | 713 | 751 | 3,501 | 1,719 | 1,782 | 2,037 | 1,006 | 1,031 |
| East Maitland | East Maitland | 2,282 | 1,157 | 1,125 | 2,302 | 1,162 | 1,140 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| West Maitland | West Maitland | 5,383 | 2,574 | 2,809 | 5,703 | 2,800 | 2,903 | 320 | 226 | 94 |
| Morpeth | Morpeth | 1,236 | 591 | 645 | 1,372 | 676 | 696 | 136 | 85 | 51 |
| Mudgee | Mudgee | 1,786 | 930 | 856 | 2,492 | 1,222 | 1,270 | 706 | 292 | 414 |
| Newcastle | Newcastle | 7,581 | 3,715 | 3,866 | 8,986 | 4,497 | 4,489 | 1,405 | 782 | 623 |
| Newtown | Newtown | 4,328 | 2,040 | 2,288 | 8,327 | 4,035 | 4,292 | 3,999 | 1,995 | 2,004 |
| St. Leonards | North Willoughby | 553 | 295 | 258 | 1,411 | 804 | 607 | 858 | 509 | 349 |
| Orange | Orange | 1,456 | 755 | 701 | 2,701 | 1,369 | 1,332 | 1,245 | 614 | 631 |
| Paddington | Paddington | 4,250 | 1,999 | 2,251 | 9,608 | 4,695 | 4,913 | 5,358 | 2,696 | 2,662 |
| Parramatta | Parramatta | 6,103 | 3,434 | 2,669 | 8,432 | 4,856 | 3,576 | 2,329 | 1,422 | 907 |
| Canterbury | Petersham | 3,413 | 1,573 | 1,840 | 3,413 | 1,573 | 1,840 | |||
| Northumberland | Plattsburg | 1,898 | 978 | 920 | 1,898 | 978 | 920 | |||
| Paddington | Randwick | 1,789 | 941 | 848 | 2,079 | 1,034 | 1,045 | 290 | 93 | 197 |
| Redfern | Redfern | 6,616 | 3,238 | 3,378 | 10,868 | 5,390 | 5,478 | 4,252 | 2,152 | 2,100 |
| The Hawkesbury | Richmond | 1,239 | 593 | 646 | 1,239 | 593 | 646 | |||
| Kiama | Shellharbour | 1,732 | 909 | 823 | 1,400 | 714 | 686 | 332 | 195 | 137 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||
| Patrick's Plains | Singleton | 1,187 | 567 | 620 | 1,951 | 956 | 995 | 764 | 389 | 375 |
| St. Leonards | East St. Leonards | 941 | 424 | 517 | 2,320 | 1,077 | 1,243 | 1,379 | 653 | 726 |
| St. Leonards | St. Leonards | 997 | 489 | 508 | 2,647 | 1,303 | 1,344 | 1,650 | 814 | 836 |
| Tamworth | Tamworth | 4,096 | 2,086 | 2,010 | 4,096 | 2,086 | 2,010 | |||
| St. Leonards | Victoria | 1,128 | 532 | 596 | 2,182 | 1,045 | 1,137 | 1,054 | 513 | 541 |
| The Murrumbidgee | Wagga Wagga | 1,858 | 1,026 | 832 | 3,975 | 2,157 | 1,818 | 2,117 | 1,131 | 986 |
| Northumberland | Wallsend | 2,156 | 1,110 | 1,046 | 2,156 | 1,110 | 1,046 | |||
| Redfern | Waterloo | 2,988 | 1,504 | 1,484 | 5,762 | 2,898 | 2,864 | 2,774 | 1,394 | 1,380 |
| Paddington | Waverley | 1,377 | 659 | 718 | 2,365 | 1,132 | 1,233 | 988 | 473 | 515 |
| The Hawkesbury | Windsor | 1,990 | 956 | 1,034 | 1,990 | 956 | 1,034 | |||
| Illawarra | Wollongong | 1,297 | 641 | 656 | 1,635 | 782 | 853 | 338 | 141 | 197 |
| Paddington | Woollahra | 4,061 | 1,758 | 2,303 | 6,168 | 2,823 | 3,345 | 2,107 | 1,065 | 1,042 |
| DISTRICTS. | ||||||||||
| Canterbury | West Botany | 764 | 415 | 349 | 858 | 466 | 392 | 94 | 51 | 43 |
| Bourke | Bourke | 1,378 | 864 | 514 | 1,378 | 864 | 514 | |||
| Shoalhaven | Broughton Creek & Bomaderry. | 1,154 | 576 | 578 | 1,288 | 634 | 654 | 134 | 58 | 76 |
| Kiama | Broughton Vale | 457 | 255 | 202 | 457 | 255 | 202 | |||
| Canterbury | Canterbury | 1,175 | 639 | 536 | 1,175 | 639 | 536 | |||
| Carcoar | Carcoar | 540 | 251 | 289 | 540 | 251 | 289 | |||
| The Richmond | Casino | 718 | 386 | 332 | 718 | 386 | 332 | |||
| Electorate or Registry District. | Municipality. | Population at the Census of 1871. | Population at the Census of 1881. | Increase. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Monaro | Cooma | 1,042 | 571 | 471 | 1,042 | 571 | 471 | |||
| The Bogan | Coonamble | 1,226 | 706 | 520 | 1,226 | 706 | 520 | |||
| The Murray | Deniliquin | 1,118 | 665 | 453 | 2,506 | 1,341 | 1,165 | 1,388 | 676 | 712 |
| Shoalhaven | Central Shoalhaven | 578 | 303 | 275 | 578 | 303 | 275 | |||
| The Bogan | Dubbo | 3,334 | 1,889 | 1,445 | 3,334 | 1,889 | 1,445 | |||
| Canterbury | Five Dock | 888 | 465 | 423 | 888 | 465 | 423 | |||
| Forbes | Forbes | 1,276 | 693 | 583 | 2,191 | 1,168 | 1,023 | 915 | 475 | 440 |
| Kiama | Gerringong | 1,047 | 559 | 488 | 1,047 | 559 | 488 | |||
| Glen Innes | Glen Innes | 1,327 | 761 | 566 | 1,327 | 761 | 566 | |||
| Mudgee | Gulgong | 1,642 | 866 | 776 | 1,642 | 866 | 776 | |||
| Newcastle | Hamilton | 2,215 | 1,168 | 1,047 | 2,215 | 1,168 | 1,047 | |||
| Balranald | Hay | 2,073 | 1,218 | 855 | 2,073 | 1,218 | 855 | |||
| Inverell | Inverell | 1,965 | 1,014 | 951 | 1,965 | 1,014 | 951 | |||
| Northumberland | Lambton | 2,903 | 1,490 | 1,413 | 2,903 | 1,490 | 1,413 | |||
| Balmain | Leichhardt | 1,866 | 1,032 | 834 | 1,866 | 1,032 | 834 | |||
| The Richmond | Lismore | 992 | 532 | 460 | 992 | 532 | 460 | |||
| Central Cumberland | Liverpool | 1,768 | 1,265 | 503 | 1,768 | 1,265 | 503 | |||
| St. Leonards | Manly | 1,327 | 620 | 707 | 1,327 | 620 | 707 | |||
| Molong | Molong | 874 | 476 | 398 | 874 | 476 | 398 | |||
| The Upper Hunter | Muswellbrook | 1,445 | 761 | 684 | 1,074 | 555 | 519 | 371 decrease | 206 decrease | 165 decrease |
| Newtown | MacDonald Town | 1,870 | 939 | 931 | 1,870 | 939 | 931 | |||
| Illawarra | North Illawarra | 763 | 399 | 364 | 1,011 | 535 | 476 | 248 | 136 | 112 |
| Shoalhaven | Nowra | 886 | 468 | 418 | 886 | 468 | 418 | |||
| Shoalhaven | Numba | 646 | 332 | 314 | 639 | 339 | 300 | 7 decrease | 7 | 14 decrease |
| The Nepean | Penrith | 2,310 | 1,192 | 1,118 | 2,310 | 1,192 | 1,118 | |||
| Central Cumberland | Prospect & Sherwood | 672 | 345 | 327 | 672 | 345 | 327 | |||
| Central Cumberland | Ryde | 1,461 | 743 | 718 | 1,673 | 854 | 819 | 212 | 111 | 101 |
| Canterbury | St. Peter's | 1,242 | 607 | 635 | 2,272 | 1,074 | 1,198 | 1,030 | 467 | 563 |
| Tenterfield | Tenterfield | 1,816 | 964 | 852 | 1,816 | 964 | 852 | |||
| Shoalhaven | Ulladulla | 1,615 | 842 | 773 | 1,615 | 842 | 773 | |||
| The Clarence | Ulmarra | 1,560 | 826 | 734 | 1,560 | 826 | 734 | |||
| Northumberland | Waratah | 1,530 | 797 | 733 | 1,714 | 880 | 834 | 184 | 83 | 101 |
| Wellington | Wellington | 1,563 | 852 | 711 | 1,563 | 852 | 711 | |||
| Wentworth | Wentworth | 752 | 398 | 354 | 752 | 398 | 354 | |||
| Newcastle | Wickham | 398 | 225 | 173 | 2,399 | 1,258 | 1,141 | 2,001 | 1,033 | 968 |
| Yass Plains | Yass | 1,804 | 905 | 899 | 1,804 | 905 | 899 | |||
| 192,183 | 95,121 | 97,062 | 355,199 | 181,217 | 173,982 | 165,279 | 87,278 | 78,001 | ||
| DEDUCT DECREASE. | ||||||||||
| Municipality of Kiama | 1,553 | 788 | 765 | |||||||
| Municipality of Shellharbour | 332 | 195 | 137 | |||||||
| Municipality of Muswellbrook | 371 | 206 | 165 | |||||||
| Municipality of Numba | 7 | 7 increase | 14 | 2,263 | 1,182 | 1,081 | ||||
| 163,016 | 86,096 | 76,920 | ||||||||
| Electoral or Registry Districts. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| Total of the Registry Districts | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| Sydney | 48.66 | 51.34 | 105.51 | 49.61 | 50.39 | 101.56 | 52.62 | 47.38 | 90.03 |
| Balmain | 47.33 | 52.67 | 111.29 | 46.34 | 53.66 | 115.79 | 50.24 | 49.76 | 90.02 |
| Glebe | 47.09 | 52.91 | 112.36 | 48.09 | 51.91 | 107.96 | 47.82 | 52.18 | 109.09 |
| Newtown | 47.31 | 52.69 | 111.37 | 47.63 | 52.37 | 109.95 | 48.98 | 51.02 | 104.13 |
| Redfern and Botany | 48.90 | 51.10 | 104.48 | 49.89 | 50.11 | 100.43 | 51.05 | 48.95 | 95.87 |
| Paddington | 46.51 | 53.49 | 115.00 | 46.59 | 53.41 | 114.61 | 47.89 | 52.11 | 108.80 |
| Canterbury Conord | 51.23 | 48.77 | 95.19 | 47.36 | 52.61 | 111.15 | 48.43 | 51.57 | 106.48 |
| Canterbury St. George | 49.90 | 50.10 | 100.39 | 50.15 | 49.85 | 99.38 | |||
| St. Leonards | 48.83 | 51.17 | 104.80 | 49.73 | 50.27 | 101.10 | 49.94 | 50.06 | 100.22 |
| County Registry Districts | 59.24 | 40.76 | 68.80 | 56.76 | 43.24 | 76.15 | 56.37 | 43.63 | 77.39 |
| Registry, Electoral, or Census Districts. | Population. | Proportion of Sexes. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Total of the 72 Districts | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 | |
| 62 | East Sydney | 29,263 | 14,458 | 14,805 | 49.40 | 50.60 | 102.40 |
| 63 | South Sydney | 36,612 | 18,212 | 18,400 | 49.72 | 50.28 | 101.03 |
| 64 | West Sydney | 33,982 | 18,459 | 15,523 | 54.32 | 45.68 | 84.09 |
| Islands of Port Jackson | 295 | 113 | 182 | 38.30 | 61.70 | 161.06 | |
| Shipping | 3,227 | 3,159 | 68 | 97.89 | 2.11 | 2.15 | |
| 103,379 | 54,401 | 48,978 | 52.62 | 47.38 | 90.03 | ||
| 3 | Balmain | 16,929 | 8,506 | 8,423 | 50.24 | 49.76 | 99.02 |
| 11 | Canterbury | 22,434 | 10,865 | 11,569 | 48.43 | 51.57 | 106.48 |
| 18 | The Glebe | 10,856 | 5,192 | 5,664 | 47.82 | 52.18 | 109.09 |
| 51 | Newtown | 15,745 | 7,713 | 8,032 | 48.98 | 51.02 | 104.13 |
| 54 | Paddington | 20,220 | 9,684 | 10,536 | 47.89 | 52.11 | 108.80 |
| 58 | Redfern | 23,638 | 12,068 | 11,570 | 51.05 | 48.95 | 95.87 |
| 61 | St. Leonards | 11,010 | 5,499 | 5,511 | 49.94 | 50.06 | 100.21 |
| 120,832 | 59,527 | 61,305 | 49.26 | 50.74 | 102.99 | ||
| 1 | Albury | 5,715 | 3,118 | 2,597 | 54.55 | 45.45 | 83.29 |
| 2 | Argyle | 10,365 | 5,568 | 4,797 | 53.71 | 46.29 | 86.15 |
| 4 | Balranald | 8,135 | 5,511 | 2,624 | 67.75 | 32.25 | 47.61 |
| 5 | Bathurst | 7,221 | 3,657 | 3,564 | 50.64 | 49.36 | 94.45 |
| 6 | The Bogan | 13,044 | 7,895 | 5,149 | 60.52 | 39.48 | 65.22 |
| 7 | Boorowa | 4,306 | 2,433 | 1,873 | 56.50 | 43.50 | 76.98 |
| 8 | Bourke | 8,125 | 5,743 | 2,382 | 70.68 | 29.32 | 41.47 |
| 9 | Braidwood | 6,948 | 3,701 | 3,247 | 53.26 | 46.74 | 87.73 |
| 10 | Camden | 15,723 | 8,417 | 7,306 | 53.53 | 46.47 | 86.80 |
| 12 | Carcoar | 10,482 | 5,848 | 4,634 | 55.79 | 44.21 | 79.24 |
| 13 | The Clarence | 6,752 | 3,674 | 3,078 | 54.41 | 45.59 | 83.77 |
| 14 | Central Cumberland | 15,256 | 8,363 | 6,893 | 54.81 | 45.19 | 82.42 |
| 15 | Durham | 5,945 | 3,206 | 2,739 | 53.92 | 46.08 | 85.43 |
| 16 | Eden | 11,484 | 6,398 | 5,086 | 55.71 | 44.29 | 79.49 |
| 17 | Forbes | 7,759 | 4,582 | 3,177 | 59.05 | 40.95 | 69.33 |
| 19 | Glen Innes | 6,900 | 4,637 | 2,263 | 67.20 | 32.80 | 48.80 |
| 20 | Gloucester | 5,643 | 3,105 | 2,538 | 55.02 | 44.98 | 81.73 |
| 21 | Goulburn | 6,839 | 3,578 | 3,261 | 52.32 | 47.68 | 91.14 |
| 22 | Grafton | 7,744 | 4,140 | 3,604 | 53.46 | 46.54 | 87.05 |
| 23 | Grenfell | 5,546 | 3,331 | 2,215 | 60.06 | 39.94 | 66.49 |
| 24 | Gundagai | 6,531 | 3,599 | 2,932 | 55.10 | 44.90 | 81.46 |
| Registry, Electoral, or Census Districts. | Population. | Proportion of Sexes. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | ||
| 25 | Gunnedah | 7,488 | 4,499 | 2,989 | 60.08 | 39.92 | 66.43 |
| 26 | The Gwydir | 5,490 | 3,414 | 2,076 | 62.18 | 37.82 | 60.80 |
| 27 | Hartley | 8,673 | 5,077 | 3,596 | 58.53 | 41.47 | 70.82 |
| 28 | The Hastings and Manning | 9,309 | 5,044 | 4,265 | 54.18 | 45.82 | 84.55 |
| 29 | The Hawkesbury | 8,699 | 4,469 | 4,230 | 51.37 | 48.63 | 94.65 |
| 30 | The Hume | 9,281 | 5,471 | 3,810 | 58.94 | 41.06 | 69.63 |
| 31 | The Hunter | 5,530 | 2,850 | 2,680 | 51.53 | 48.47 | 94.03 |
| 32 | The Upper Hunter | 11,321 | 6,053 | 5,268 | 53.46 | 46.54 | 87.03 |
| 33 | Illawarra | 7,209 | 3,726 | 3,483 | 51.68 | 48.32 | 93.74 |
| 34 | Inverell | 7,186 | 4,413 | 2,773 | 61.41 | 38.59 | 62.83 |
| 35 | Kiama | 5,735 | 2,975 | 2,760 | 51.87 | 48.13 | 92.77 |
| 36 | The Macleay | 7,123 | 3,843 | 3,280 | 53.95 | 46.05 | 85.35 |
| 37 | East Macquarie | 8,187 | 4,676 | 3,511 | 57.11 | 42.89 | 75.08 |
| 38 | West Macquarie | 4,641 | 2,460 | 2,181 | 53.00 | 47.00 | 88.65 |
| 39 | East Maitland | 4,103 | 2,128 | 1,975 | 51.86 | 48.14 | 92.81 |
| 40 | West Maitland | 5,703 | 2,800 | 2,903 | 49.09 | 50.91 | 103.67 |
| 41 | Molong | 6,877 | 3,880 | 2,997 | 56.42 | 43.58 | 77.24 |
| 42 | Monaro | 10,751 | 5,941 | 4,810 | 55.26 | 44.74 | 80.96 |
| 43 | Morpeth | 4,944 | 2,512 | 2,432 | 50.81 | 49.19 | 96.81 |
| 44 | Mudgee | 17,977 | 9,924 | 8,053 | 55.20 | 44.80 | 81.14 |
| 45 | The Murray | 8,908 | 5,242 | 3,666 | 58.84 | 41.16 | 69.93 |
| 46 | The Murrumbidgee | 18,347 | 11,536 | 6,811 | 62.87 | 37.13 | 59.04 |
| 47 | The Namoi | 5,609 | 3,393 | 2,216 | 60.49 | 39.51 | 65.31 |
| 48 | The Nepean | 6,031 | 3,213 | 2,818 | 53.27 | 46.73 | 87.70 |
| 49 | Newcastle | 15,596 | 8,155 | 7,441 | 52.28 | 47.72 | 91.24 |
| 50 | New England | 15,222 | 8,935 | 6,287 | 58.69 | 41.31 | 70.36 |
| 52 | Northumberland | 14,773 | 7,769 | 7,004 | 52.58 | 47.42 | 90.15 |
| 53 | Orange | 9,472 | 4,991 | 4,481 | 52.69 | 47.31 | 89.80 |
| 55 | Parramatta | 8,432 | 4,856 | 3,576 | 57.59 | 42.41 | 73.64 |
| 56 | Patrick's Plains | 7,021 | 3,577 | 3,444 | 50.94 | 49.06 | 96.28 |
| 57 | Queanbeyan | 5,459 | 2,974 | 2,485 | 54.47 | 45.53 | 83.55 |
| 59 | The Richmond | 9,266 | 5,290 | 3,976 | 57.09 | 42.91 | 75.16 |
| 60 | Shoalhaven | 8,393 | 4,478 | 3,915 | 53.35 | 46.65 | 87.42 |
| 65 | Tamworth | 13,238 | 7,535 | 5,703 | 56.91 | 43.09 | 75.81 |
| 66 | Tenterfield | 4,855 | 2,857 | 1,998 | 58.84 | 41.16 | 69.93 |
| 67 | Tumut | 6,685 | 3,761 | 2,924 | 56.26 | 43.74 | 77.74 |
| 68 | Wellington | 6,034 | 3,423 | 2,611 | 56.73 | 43.27 | 76.27 |
| 69 | Wentworth | 6,149 | 4,445 | 1,704 | 72.28 | 27.72 | 38.33 |
| 70 | Wollombi | 5,334 | 2,845 | 2,489 | 53.33 | 46.67 | 87.48 |
| 71 | Yass Plains | 7,893 | 4,249 | 3,644 | 53.83 | 46.17 | 85.76 |
| 72 | Young | 11,850 | 7,038 | 4,812 | 59.34 | 40.66 | 68.43 |
| 527,257 | 297,221 | 230,036 | 56.37 | 43.63 | 77.39 | ||
| Population. | Increase in the Decennial Period 1861-1871. | Increase in the Decennial Period 1871-1881. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total of the Colony | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| Sydney and Suburbs | 93,686 | 45,425 | 48,261 | 134,736 | 65,286 | 69,450 | 220,984 | 110,769 | 110,215 | 41,050 | 19,861 | 21,189 | 43.82 | 43.72 | 4.39 | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.39 | 86,248 | 45,483 | 40,765 | 64.01 | 69.66 | 58.69 | 6.40 | 6.96 | 5.87 |
| Towns, Villages, &c., of 100 inhabitants and over. | 65,944 | 35,024 | 30,920 | 99,426 | 52,227 | 47,199 | 212,407 | 115,034 | 97,373 | 33,482 | 17,203 | 16,279 | 50.77 | 49.12 | 52.65 | 5.08 | 4.91 | 5.26 | 112,981 | 62,807 | 50,174 | 113.63 | 120.25 | 106.30 | 11.36 | 12.02 | 10.63 |
| Total, Urban | 159,630 | 80,449 | 79,181 | 234,162 | 117,513 | 116,649 | 433,391 | 225,803 | 207,588 | 74,532 | 37,064 | 37,468 | 46.69 | 46.07 | 47.32 | 4.67 | 4.61 | 4.73 | 199,229 | 108,290 | 90.939 | 85.21 | 92.15 | 77.95 | 8.52 | 9.21 | 7.80 |
| Total, Rural | 189,320 | 116,197 | 73,123 | 267,417 | 155,680 | 111,737 | 314,850 | 182,187 | 132,663 | 78,097 | 39,483 | 38,614 | 41.25 | 33.98 | 52.81 | 4.12 | 3.40 | 5.28 | 47,433 | 26,507 | 20,926 | 17.73 | 17.02 | 18.72 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.87 |
| Add the Shipping | 1,910 | 1,842 | 68 | 2,402 | 2,358 | 44 | 3,227 | 3,159 | 68 | 492 | 516 | 24 | 25.76 | 28.61 | 35.29 | 2.57 | 2.80 | 3.53 | 825 | 801 | 24 | 34.34 | 33.96 | 54.54 | 3.43 | 3.39 | 5.45 |
| decrease. | decr. | decr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE.—In the Census Returns of 1861 the Suburbs of Sydney were included partly amongst Towns and Villages, and partly amongst the Rural Population. In the above Return the figures have been corrected.
| Percentage of Population. | Percentage of the total increase in the periods. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | 1861-1871. | 1871-1881. | |||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total of the Colony | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Sydney and Suburbs | 26.70 | 22.89 | 31.67 | 26.73 | 23.69 | 30.40 | 29.40 | 26.91 | 32.38 | 26.81 | 25.77 | 27.86 | 34.89 | 33.54 | 36.43 |
| Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | 18.79 | 17.64 | 20.29 | 19.73 | 18.95 | 20.66 | 28.26 | 27.97 | 28.61 | 21.87 | 22.32 | 21.40 | 45.65 | 46.31 | 44.84 |
| Total Urban | 45.49 | 40.53 | 51.96 | 46.46 | 42.64 | 51.06 | 57.66 | 54.88 | 60.99 | 48.68 | 48.09 | 49.26 | 80.54 | 79.85 | 81.27 |
| Total Rural | 53.96 | 58.54 | 47.99 | 53.06 | 56.50 | 48.92 | 41.92 | 44.35 | 38.99 | 51.00 | 51.24 | 50.77 | 19.13 | 19.56 | 18.71 |
| Add the Shipping | 0.55 | 0.93 | 0.05 | 0.48 | 0.86 | 0.02 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.02 |
| decrease. | |||||||||||||||
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| Total of the Colony | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| Sydney and Suburbs | 48.49 | 51.51 | 106.24 | 48.45 | 51.55 | 106.38 | 50.12 | 49.88 | 99.50 |
| Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | 53.11 | 46.89 | 88.28 | 52.53 | 47.47 | 90.37 | 54.15 | 45.85 | 84.64 |
| Total Urban | 50.40 | 49.60 | 98.42 | 50.18 | 49.82 | 99.26 | 52.10 | 47.90 | 91.93 |
| Total Rural | 61.38 | 38.62 | 62.93 | 58.21 | 41.79 | 71.76 | 57.86 | 42.14 | 72.81 |
| Towns. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Sydney (town proper) | 56,394 | 27,285 | 29,109 | 74,423 | 36,149 | 38,274 | 99,857 | 51,129 | 48,728 | 18,029 | 8,864 | 9,165 | 31.97 | 32.49 | 31.48 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 3.15 | 25,434 | 14,980 | 10,454 | 34.17 | 41.43 | 27.31 | 3.42 | 4.14 | 2.73 |
| Albury | 981 | 531 | 450 | 1,906 | 996 | 910 | 4,040 | 2,157 | 1,883 | 925 | 465 | 460 | 94.28 | 87.57 | 102.22 | 9.43 | 8.76 | 10.22 | 2,131 | 1,161 | 973 | 111.96 | 106.56 | 106.92 | 11.20 | 11.66 | 10.70 |
| Hay | 664 | 388 | 276 | 2,073 | 1,218 | 855 | 1,409 | 830 | 579 | 212.19 | 213.91 | 209.78 | 21.22 | 21.39 | 21.00 | ||||||||||||
| Bathurst | 4,042 | 2,127 | 1,915 | 5,030 | 2,611 | 2,419 | 7,221 | 3,657 | 3,564 | 988 | 484 | 504 | 24.44 | 22.75 | 26.32 | 2.44 | 2.27 | 2.63 | 2,191 | 1,046 | 1,145 | 43.55 | 40.06 | 47.33 | 4.36 | 4.00 | 4.73 |
| Dubbo | 836 | 458 | 378 | 3,199 | 1,817 | 1,382 | 2,363 | 1,359 | 1,004 | 282.65 | 296.72 | 265.60 | 28.26 | 29.67 | 26.56 | ||||||||||||
| Bourke | 318 | 204 | 114 | 1,138 | 718 | 420 | 820 | 514 | 306 | 257.86 | 251.96 | 268.42 | 25.79 | 25.20 | 26.84 | ||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1,053 | 699 | 354 | 1,338 | 957 | 381 | 1,766 | 1,265 | 501 | 285 | 258 | 27 | 27.06 | 36.90 | 7.62 | 2.70 | 3.69 | 0.76 | 428 | 308 | 124 | 31.98 | 32.18 | 32.54 | 3.20 | 3.22 | 3.25 |
| Bega | 516 | 258 | 258 | 1,634 | 867 | 767 | 1,118 | 609 | 509 | 216.66 | 236.04 | 197.28 | 21.66 | 23.60 | 19.73 | ||||||||||||
| Forbes | 710 | 376 | 334 | 2,191 | 1,168 | 1,023 | 1,481 | 792 | 689 | 208.59 | 210.63 | 206.28 | 20.86 | 21.06 | 20.63 | ||||||||||||
| Glen Innes | 343 | 204 | 139 | 1,327 | 761 | 566 | 984 | 557 | 427 | 286.88 | 273.03 | 307.20 | 28.69 | 27.30 | 30.72 | ||||||||||||
| Goulburn | 3,241 | 1,686 | 1,555 | 4,453 | 2,247 | 2,206 | 5,881 | 3,071 | 2,810 | 1,212 | 561 | 651 | 37.39 | 33.27 | 41.86 | 3.74 | 3.33 | 4.19 | 1,428 | 821 | 604 | 32.06 | 36.53 | 27.37 | 3.21 | 3.65 | 2.74 |
| Grafton | 1,441 | 746 | 695 | 2,250 | 1,135 | 1,115 | 3,891 | 1,985 | 1,906 | 809 | 389 | 420 | 56.14 | 52.14 | 60.43 | 5.61 | 5.21 | 6.04 | 1,641 | 850 | 791 | 72.93 | 74.89 | 70.94 | 7.29 | 7.49 | 7.09 |
| Gunnedah | 459 | 240 | 219 | 1,331 | 705 | 626 | 872 | 465 | 407 | 189.97 | 193.75 | 185.84 | 19.00 | 19.37 | 18.58 | ||||||||||||
| Richmond | 943 | 461 | 482 | 1,065 | 508 | 557 | 1,239 | 593 | 646 | 122 | 47 | 75 | 12.94 | 10.19 | 15.56 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.56 | 174 | 85 | 89 | 16.34 | 16.73 | 15.97 | 1.63 | 1.67 | 1.60 |
| Windsor | 1,900 | 908 | 992 | 1,732 | 837 | 895 | 1,990 | 956 | 1,034 | 168 | 71 | 97 | 8.84 | 7.81 | 9.78 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 258 | 119 | 139 | 14.89 | 14.22 | 15.53 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.55 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wollongong | 1,397 | 706 | 691 | 1,297 | 641 | 656 | 1,635 | 782 | 853 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 7.16 | 9.20 | 5.06 | 0.72 | 0.92 | 0.51 | 338 | 141 | 197 | 26.06 | 21.99 | 30.03 | 2.60 | 2.20 | 3.00 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inverell | 509 | 269 | 240 | 1,212 | 629 | 583 | 703 | 360 | 343 | 138.11 | 132.82 | 142.91 | 13.81 | 13.28 | 14.29 | ||||||||||||
| Kiama | 783 | 384 | 399 | 1,161 | 605 | 556 | 378 | 221 | 157 | 48.27 | 57.55 | 39.34 | 4.83 | 5.75 | 3.93 | ||||||||||||
| East Maitland | 1,834 | 950 | 884 | 1,675 | 856 | 819 | 2,004 | 1,008 | 996 | 159 | 94 | 65 | 8.66 | 9.89 | 7.35 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.74 | 329 | 152 | 177 | 19.64 | 17.75 | 21.60 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 2.16 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Maitland | 5,694 | 2,841 | 2,853 | 5,079 | 2,417 | 2,662 | 5,300 | 2,609 | 2,691 | 615 | 424 | 191 | 10.80 | 14.92 | 6.69 | 1.08 | 1.49 | 0.67 | 221 | 192 | 29 | 4.35 | 7.94 | 1.08 | 1.43 | 0.79 | 0.11 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bombala | 565 | 301 | 264 | 1,000 | 510 | 490 | 435 | 209 | 226 | 76.99 | 69.43 | 85.60 | 7.70 | 6.94 | 8.56 | ||||||||||||
| Cooma | 492 | 287 | 205 | 1,042 | 571 | 471 | 550 | 284 | 266 | 111.78 | 98.95 | 129.75 | 11.18 | 9.90 | 12.97 | ||||||||||||
| Morpeth | 1,175 | 588 | 587 | 1,236 | 591 | 645 | 1,372 | 676 | 696 | 61 | 3 | 58 | 5.19 | 0.51 | 9.88 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 0.99 | 136 | 85 | 51 | 11.00 | 14.38 | 7.90 | 1.10 | 1.44 | 0.79 |
| Mudgee | 1,507 | 793 | 714 | 1,786 | 930 | 856 | 2,492 | 1,222 | 1,270 | 279 | 137 | 142 | 18.51 | 17.26 | 19.88 | 1.85 | 1.72 | 1.99 | 706 | 292 | 414 | 39.53 | 31.39 | 48.36 | 3.95 | 3.14 | 4.84 |
| Hill End | 716 | 448 | 268 | 1,223 | 487 | 536 | 507 | 139 | 368 | 70.81 | 31.02 | 137.31 | 7.08 | 3.10 | 13.73 | ||||||||||||
| Deniliquin | 632 | 409 | 223 | 1,118 | 665 | 453 | 2,506 | 1,341 | 1,165 | 486 | 256 | 230 | 76.89 | 62.59 | 103.14 | 7.69 | 6.26 | 10.31 | 1,388 | 676 | 712 | 124.15 | 101.65 | 157.17 | 12.41 | 10.16 | 15.71 |
| Moama | 281 | 130 | 151 | 1,204 | 634 | 570 | 923 | 504 | 419 | 328.47 | 387.69 | 277.48 | 32.85 | 38.77 | 27.75 | ||||||||||||
| Narranders | 142 | 82 | 60 | 1,142 | 740 | 402 | 1,000 | 658 | 342 | 704.22 | 802.44 | 570.00 | 70.42 | 80.24 | 57.00 | ||||||||||||
| Towns. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Wagga Wagga | 627 | 374 | 253 | 1,858 | 1,026 | 832 | 3,975 | 2,157 | 1,818 | 1,231 | 652 | 579 | 196.33 | 174.33 | 228.85 | 19.63 | 17.43 | 22.88 | 2,117 | 1,131 | 986 | 113.93 | 110.23 | 118.50 | 11.39 | 11.02 | 11.85 |
| Penrith | 836 | 415 | 421 | 1,467 | 771 | 696 | 631 | 356 | 275 | 75.47 | 85.78 | 65.32 | 7.55 | 8.58 | 6.53 | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle | 3,722 | 1,933 | 1,789 | 7,581 | 3,715 | 3,866 | 8,986 | 4,497 | 4,489 | 3,859 | 1,782 | 2,077 | 103.68 | 92.19 | 116.09 | 10.37 | 9.22 | 11.61 | 1,405 | 782 | 623 | 18.53 | 21.04 | 16.11 | 1.85 | 2.10 | 1.61 |
| Armidale | 910 | 482 | 428 | 1,369 | 720 | 649 | 2,187 | 1,190 | 997 | 459 | 238 | 221 | 50.44 | 49.37 | 51.63 | 5.04 | 4.94 | 5.16 | 818 | 470 | 348 | 59.75 | 65.27 | 53.62 | 5.97 | 6.53 | 5.36 |
| Orange | 581 | 299 | 282 | 1,456 | 755 | 701 | 2,701 | 1,367 | 1,332 | 875 | 456 | 419 | 150.60 | 152.51 | 148.58 | 15.06 | 15.25 | 14.86 | 1,245 | 614 | 631 | 85.50 | 81.32 | 90.01 | 8.55 | 8.13 | 9.00 |
| Parramatta | 5,577 | 2,770 | 2,807 | 6,103 | 3,434 | 2,669 | 8,432 | 4,856 | 3,576 | 526 | 664 | 138 | 9.43 | 23.97 | 4.92 | 0.94 | 2.40 | 0.49 | 2,329 | 1,422 | 907 | 38.16 | 41.40 | 33.98 | 3.82 | 4.14 | 3.40 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singleton | 1,000 | 482 | 518 | 1,187 | 567 | 620 | 1,951 | 956 | 995 | 187 | 85 | 102 | 18.70 | 17.63 | 19.69 | 1.87 | 1.76 | 1.97 | 764 | 389 | 375 | 64.36 | 68.60 | 60.48 | 6.44 | 6.86 | 6.05 |
| Tamworth | 654 | 347 | 307 | 1,511 | 806 | 705 | 3,612 | 1,824 | 1,788 | 857 | 459 | 398 | 131.04 | 132.28 | 129.64 | 13.10 | 13.23 | 12.96 | 2,101 | 1,018 | 1,083 | 139.04 | 126.30 | 153.61 | 13.90 | 12.63 | 15.30 |
| Wellington | 549 | 292 | 257 | 1,340 | 725 | 615 | 791 | 433 | 358 | 144.08 | 148.28 | 139.30 | 14.41 | 14.83 | 13.93 | ||||||||||||
| Wileannia | 264 | 176 | 88 | 1,424 | 976 | 448 | 1,160 | 800 | 360 | 439.39 | 454.54 | 409.09 | 43.94 | 45.45 | 40.90 | ||||||||||||
| Yass | 1,123 | 604 | 519 | 1,167 | 581 | 586 | 1,804 | 905 | 899 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 3.91 | 3.81 | 12.91 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 1.29 | 637 | 324 | 313 | 54.58 | 55.76 | 53.41 | 5.49 | 5.58 | 5.34 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young | 792 | 468 | 324 | 1,517 | 782 | 735 | 725 | 314 | 411 | 91.54 | 67.09 | 126.85 | 9.15 | 6.71 | 12.68 | ||||||||||||
| Braidwood | 959 | 546 | 413 | 1,197 | 622 | 575 | 1,066 | 491 | 575 | 238 | 76 | 162 | 24.82 | 13.91 | 39.22 | 2.48 | 1.39 | 3.92 | 131 decrease | 131 decrease | 10.94 decrease | 21.06 decrease | 1.09 decrease | 2.11 decrease | |||
| Grenfell | 1,657 | 920 | 737 | 1,575 | 824 | 751 | 82 decrease | 14 | 96 decrease | 7.02 decrease | 1.52 | 13.02 decrease | 0.70 decrease | 0.15 | 1.30 decrease | ||||||||||||
| Muswellbrook | 625 | 333 | 292 | 1,445 | 761 | 684 | 1,074 | 555 | 519 | 820 | 428 | 392 | 131.20 | 128.52 | 134.25 | 13.12 | 12.85 | 13.42 | 371 decrease | 206 decrease | 165 decrease | 25.67 decrease | 27.07 decrease | 24.12 decrease | 2.57 decrease | 2.70 decrease | 2.41 decrease |
| Cobar | 1,859 | 1,301 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parkes | 1,961 | 1,098 | 863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vegetable Creek | 2,670 | 2,011 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lithgow | 2,112 | 1,172 | 940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wallerawang | 2,307 | 1,490 | 817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulli | 1,187 | 645 | 542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tingha | 2,424 | 1,757 | 667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gulgong | 1,212 | 624 | 588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 1,911 | 1,013 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wickham | 1,635 | 853 | 782 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lambton | 2,512 | 1,289 | 1,223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minmi | 1,936 | 1,049 | 887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wallsend | 1,059 | 513 | 546 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marengo | 1,003 | 557 | 446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murrumburrah | 1,620 | 880 | 740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temora | 3,254 | 2,264 | 990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electoral Registry or Census Districts. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial period 1861-1871. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Municipalities. | Population. | Number of Municipalities. | Population. | Number of Municipalities. | Population. | Number of Municipalities. | Population. | Number of Municipalities. | Population. | ||||||||||||||
| In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal annual average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal annual average. | ||||||||||||
| In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | ||||||||||||
| Total of the Colony | 24 | 102,476 | 248,384 | 49 | 192,181 | 311,800 | 90 | 355,199 | 396,269 | 25 | 89,705 | 63,416 | 87.54 | 25.53 | 8.75 | 2.55 | 41 | 163,018 | 84,469 | 84.82 | 27.05 | 8.48 | 2.70 |
| Sydney | 1 | 56,394 | 446 | 1 | 74,423 | 143 | 1 | 100,152 | 295 | 18,029 | 303 | 31.97 | 67.93 | 3.20 | 6.79 | 25,729 | 152 | 34.57 | 106.29 | 3.46 | 10.63 | ||
| decrease | decrease. | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 10 | 20,735 | 16,111 | 19 | 49,962 | 10,362 | 26 | 106,374 | 14,458 | 9 | 29,227 | 5,749 | 140.95 | 35.68 | 14.09 | 3.57 | 7 | 56,412 | 4,096 | 112.90 | 39.52 | 11.29 | 3.97 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | 13 | 25,347 | 229,917 | 29 | 67,796 | 298,893 | 63 | 148,673 | 378,289 | 16 | 42,449 | 68,976 | 167.47 | 30.00 | 16.75 | 3.00 | 34 | 80,877 | 79,396 | 119.29 | 26.56 | 11.93 | 2.66 |
| Add the Shipping | 1,910 | 2,402 | 3,227 | 492 | 25.76 | 2.58 | 825 | 34.34 | 3.43 | ||||||||||||||
| Districts. | Percentage of Total Population. | Percentage of total Increase on the period 1861-1871. | Percentage of total Increase on the period 1871-1881. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||||
| In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | In the Municipalities. | Not Incorporated. | |
| Total of the Colony | 29.21 | 70.79 | 38.13 | 61.87 | 47.33 | 52.67 | 58.58 | 41.42 | 66.01 | 33.99 |
| Sydney | 16.07 | 0.13 | 14.77 | 0.08 | 13.33 | 0.03 | 11.78 | 0.19decrease | 10.39 | 0.05 |
| Suburbs | 5.91 | 4.39 | 9.91 | 2.05 | 14.15 | 1.93 | 19.08 | 3.75decrease | 22.78 | 1.65 |
| decrease | ||||||||||
| Country | 7.23 | 65.53 | 13.45 | 59.31 | 19.85 | 50.28 | 27.72 | 45.04 | 32.84 | 31.96 |
| Add Shipping | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.33 | |||||
| Dwellings. | Population. | Number of persons to each dwelling. | Proportion of dwelling to a person. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick or Stone. | Weatherboard. | Metal. | Slab or inferior. | Tents, Drays, &c. | Total inhabited. | Not inhabited. | In course of construction. | Grand Total. | ||||
| 1861 | 18,639 | 38,773 | 7,159 | 64,571 | Not enumerated. | 64,571 | 350,860 | 5.43 | 0.184 | |||
| 1871 | 28,497 | 50,800 | 11,973 | 2,420 | 93,690 | 4,917 | 98,607 | 503,981 | 5.11 | 0.196 | ||
| Increase in the period 1861-1871 | 9,858 | 24,000 | 4739decrease | 29,119 | 34,036 | 153,121 | 0.32decrease | 0.012 | ||||
| Decrease. | Decrease. | |||||||||||
| 1881 | 44,417 | 70,423 | 964 | 12,070 | 7,452 | 135,326 | 6,016 | 2,398 | 143,740 | *748241 | 5.20 | 0.192 |
| Increase in the period 1871-1881 | 15,920 | 19,623 | 964 | 97 | 5,032 | 41,636 | 3,497 | 45,133 | †247487 | 0.09 | 0.004 | |
| Decrease. | ||||||||||||
| Electorate or Census District. | Name of Towns, &c. | Dwellings. | Population, exclusive of Shipping. | Average number of Persons to each inhabited Dwelling. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick or Stone. | Weatherboard. | Metal. | Slab or inferior. | Tents, Drays, &c. | Total inhabited. | Not inhabited. | In course of construction. | Grand Total. | ||||
| Sydney—East, South, and West | Sydney | 15,321 | 1,309 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 16,726 | 657 | 693 | 18,076 | 100,152 | 5.98 |
| Balmain | Balmain | 1,298 | 1,843 | 7 | 2 | 3,150 | 140 | 140 | 3,430 | 16,929 | 5.37 | |
| Globe | Globe | 1,743 | 310 | 5 | 1 | 2,059 | 117 | 55 | 2,231 | 10,856 | 5.27 | |
| Newtown | Newtown | 2,215 | 816 | 5 | 28 | 3,064 | 141 | 81 | 3,286 | 15,745 | 5.14 | |
| Paddington | Paddington | 2,647 | 806 | 9 | 17 | 3,479 | 216 | 143 | 3,838 | 20,220 | 5.81 | |
| Redfern | Redfern | 2,768 | 1,467 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4,247 | 212 | 73 | 4,532 | 23,638 | 5.56 |
| St. Leonards | St. Leonards | 893 | 1,048 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 2,017 | 100 | 67 | 2,184 | 11,010 | 5.46 |
| Canterbury | Concord | 2,108 | 1,155 | 3 | 75 | 4 | 3,345 | 185 | 173 | 3,703 | 19,522 | 5.84 |
| Canterbury | St. George | 165 | 364 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 549 | 36 | 11 | 596 | 2,912 | 5.30 |
| Total of Suburbs | 13,837 | 7,809 | 47 | 158 | 59 | 21,910 | 1,147 | 743 | 23,800 | 120,832 | 5.51 | |
| Sydney and Suburbs | 29,158 | 9,118 | 138 | 162 | 60 | 38,636 | 1,804 | 1,436 | 41,876 | 220,984 | 5.72 | |
| Albury | Albury | 457 | 323 | 96 | 138 | 1,014 | 14 | 23 | 1,051 | 4,040 | 3.98 | |
| Balranald | Hay | 193 | 358 | 9 | 74 | 39 | 673 | 9 | 16 | 698 | 2,073 | 3.08 |
| Bathurst | Bathurst | 1,050 | 147 | 8 | 53 | 3 | 1,261 | 64 | 22 | 1,347 | 7,221 | 5.73 |
| Braidwood | Braidwood | 123 | 118 | 2 | 243 | 17 | 1 | 261 | 1,066 | 4.39 | ||
| Bogan | Dubbo | 163 | 461 | 20 | 58 | 702 | 3 | 14 | 719 | 3,199 | 1.56 | |
| Bourke | Bourke | 30 | 128 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 214 | 5 | 219 | 1,138 | 5.32 | |
| Bourke | Cobar | 20 | 201 | 12 | 37 | 157 | 427 | 12 | 439 | 1,859 | 4.35 | |
| Central Cumberland | Liverpool | 119 | 92 | 211 | 21 | 233 | 1,766 | 8.37 | ||||
| Eden | Bega | 29 | 187 | 43 | 9 | 268 | 2 | 13 | 283 | 1,634 | 6.10 | |
| Forbes | Forbes | 55 | 320 | 20 | 1 | 396 | 15 | 411 | 2,191 | 5.53 | ||
| Forbes | Parkes | 4 | 318 | 10 | 73 | 1 | 406 | 8 | 414 | 1,961 | 4.83 | |
| Glen Innes | Glen Innes | 71 | 160 | 25 | 256 | 15 | 4 | 275 | 1,327 | 5.18 | ||
| Glen Innes | Vegetable Creek | 5 | 120 | 4 | 71 | 351 | 551 | 20 | 571 | 2,670 | 4.84 | |
| Goulburn | Goulburn | 902 | 180 | 33 | 1,115 | 5 | 21 | 1,141 | 5,881 | 5.27 | ||
| Grafton | Grafton | 203 | 456 | 14 | 673 | 151 | 1 | 825 | 3,891 | 5.78 | ||
| Grenfell | Grenfell | 6 | 264 | 170 | 440 | 27 | 5 | 472 | 1,575 | 3.58 | ||
| Gunnedah | Gunnedah | 20 | 209 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 236 | 4 | 5 | 245 | 1,331 | 5.64 |
| Hartley | Lithgow | 76 | 206 | 10 | 41 | 145 | 478 | 1 | 15 | 494 | 2,442 | 4.42 |
| Hartley | Wallerawang | 29 | 165 | 7 | 145 | 478 | 824 | 7 | 831 | 2,307 | 2.79 | |
| The Hawkesbury | Richmond | 154 | 97 | 251 | 5 | 2 | 258 | 1,339 | 5.33 | |||
| Electorate or Census District. | Names of Towns, &c. | Dwellings. | Population, exclusive of Shipping. | Average number of Persons to each inhabited Dwelling. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick or Stone. | Weatherboard. | Metal. | Slab or inferior. | Tents, Drays, &c. | Total inhabited. | Not inhabited. | In course of construction. | Grand Total. | ||||
| The Hawkesbury | Windsor | 295 | 48 | 7 | 350 | 2 | 14 | 366 | 1,990 | 5.69 | ||
| The Upper Hunter | Muswellbrook | 60 | 158 | 20 | 7 | 245 | 41 | 2 | 288 | 1,074 | 4.38 | |
| Illawarra | Wollongong | 109 | 170 | 10 | 289 | 39 | 328 | 1,635 | 5.66 | |||
| Illawarra | Bulli | 42 | 201 | 58 | 301 | 9 | 310 | 1,187 | 3.94 | |||
| Inverell | Inverell | 60 | 124 | 10 | 5 | 199 | 8 | 207 | 1,212 | 6.09 | ||
| Inverell | Tingha | 14 | 186 | 38 | 368 | 606 | 28 | 634 | 2,424 | 4.00 | ||
| Kiama | Kiama | 103 | 140 | 12 | 255 | 20 | 12 | 297 | 1,161 | 4.55 | ||
| East Maitland | East Maitland | 253 | 142 | 395 | 15 | 6 | 416 | 2,004 | 5.07 | |||
| West Maitland | West Maitland | 482 | 590 | 18 | 1,090 | 57 | 5 | 1,152 | 5,300 | 4.86 | ||
| Monaro | Bombala | 68 | 108 | 32 | 8 | 216 | 2 | 5 | 223 | 1,000 | 4.63 | |
| Monaro | Cooma | 99 | 112 | 18 | 6 | 235 | 8 | 3 | 246 | 1,042 | 4.43 | |
| Morpeth | Morpeth | 101 | 157 | 1 | 259 | 4 | 2 | 265 | 1,372 | 5.30 | ||
| Mudgee | Mudgee | 245 | 155 | 24 | 424 | 41 | 7 | 472 | 2,492 | 5.88 | ||
| Mudgee | Gulgong | 48 | 180 | 22 | 18 | 268 | 52 | 2 | 322 | 1,212 | 4.52 | |
| Mudgee | Hill End | 90 | 218 | 39 | 18 | 375 | 91 | 466 | 1,223 | 3.26 | ||
| The Murray | Deniliquin | 322 | 136 | 48 | 7 | 513 | 33 | 546 | 2,506 | 4.88 | ||
| The Murray | Moama | 68 | 217 | 30 | 315 | 41 | 356 | 1,204 | 3.82 | |||
| The Murrumbidgee | Narrandera | 48 | 138 | 30 | 14 | 230 | 9 | 9 | 248 | 1,142 | 4.96 | |
| The Murrumbidgee | Wagga Wagga | 317 | 240 | 20 | 577 | 10 | 7 | 594 | 3,975 | 6.89 | ||
| The Nepean | Penrith | 180 | 101 | 22 | 303 | 2 | 305 | 1,467 | 4.84 | |||
| Newcastle | Newcastle | 843 | 710 | 20 | 1,573 | 135 | 19 | 1,727 | 8,986 | 5.71 | ||
| Newcastle | Hamilton | 186 | 170 | 14 | 370 | 20 | 1 | 391 | 1,911 | 5.16 | ||
| Newcastle | Wickham | 150 | 146 | 14 | 310 | 23 | 2 | 335 | 1,635 | 5.27 | ||
| New England | Armidale | 120 | 195 | 4 | 319 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 2,187 | 6.85 | ||
| Northumberland | Lambton | 195 | 295 | 10 | 500 | 27 | 527 | 2,512 | 5.02 | |||
| Northumberland | *Minmi | 191 | 188 | 6 | 385 | 7 | 392 | 1,936 | 5.03 | |||
| Northumberland | Wallsend | 45 | 161 | 8 | 214 | 55 | 269 | 1,059 | 4.95 | |||
| Orange | Orange | 291 | 125 | 28 | 444 | 42 | 10 | 496 | 2,701 | 6.08 | ||
| Parramatta | Parramatta | 803 | 351 | 15 | 1,169 | 69 | 49 | 1,287 | 8,432 | 7.21 | ||
| Patrick's Plains | Singleton | 189 | 160 | 349 | 14 | 9 | 372 | 1,951 | 5.60 | |||
| Tamworth | Tamworth | 162 | 418 | 30 | 610 | 10 | 8 | 628 | 3,612 | 5.92 | ||
| Wellington | Wellington | 108 | 141 | 5 | 254 | 32 | 286 | 1,340 | 5.27 | |||
| Wentworth | Wilcannia | 50 | 180 | 15 | 8 | 253 | 253 | 1,424 | 5.63 | |||
| Yass Plains | Yass | 148 | 134 | 10 | 292 | 22 | 4 | 318 | 1,804 | 6.17 | ||
| Young | Young | 28 | 199 | 14 | 11 | 252 | 8 | 6 | 266 | 1,517 | 6.02 | |
| Young | Murrumburrah | 34 | 230 | 20 | 15 | 299 | 12 | 2 | 313 | 1,620 | 5.42 | |
| Young | Temora | 8 | 280 | 130 | 781 | 1,199 | 35 | 1,234 | 3,254 | 2.71 | ||
| Ages. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | P. | M. | F. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | P. | M. | F. | |
| All Ages | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| Under 5 years | 55,840 | 28,118 | 27,722 | 81,984 | 41,650 | 40,334 | 111,123 | 56,169 | 54,954 | 26,144 | 13,532 | 12,612 | 46.82 | 48.13 | 45.49 | 4.68 | 4.81 | 4.55 | 29,139 | 14,519 | 14,620 | 35.54 | 34.86 | 36.25 | 3.55 | 3.49 | 3.62 |
| 5 years and under 10. | 41,664 | 20,849 | 20,815 | 70,527 | 35,835 | 34,692 | 99,018 | 49,877 | 49,141 | 28,863 | 14,986 | 13,877 | 69.27 | 70.19 | 66.67 | 6.93 | 7.02 | 6.67 | 28,491 | 14,042 | 14,449 | 40.40 | 39.18 | 41.65 | 4.04 | 3.92 | 4.16 |
| 10 years and under 15 | 35,717 | 18,082 | 17,635 | 57,672 | 29,130 | 28,542 | 88,479 | 45,071 | 43,408 | 21,955 | 11,048 | 10,907 | 61.46 | 61.09 | 61.85 | 6.15 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 30,807 | 15,941 | 14,866 | 53.42 | 54.72 | 52.08 | 5.34 | 5.47 | 5.21 |
| 15 years and under 20 | 33,646 | 16,445 | 17,201 | 42,636 | 21,082 | 21,544 | 75,734 | 38,169 | 37,565 | 8,990 | 4,637 | 4,353 | 26.72 | 28.19 | 25.31 | 2.67 | 2.82 | 2.53 | 33,098 | 17,087 | 16,011 | 77.63 | 81.05 | 74.28 | 7.76 | 8.10 | 7.43 |
| 20 years and under 21 | 8,414 | 4,124 | 4,290 | 14,966 | 7,567 | 7,399 | 6,552 | 3,443 | 3,109 | 77.87 | 83.48 | 72.42 | 7.79 | 8.35 | 7.24 | ||||||||||||
| 21 years and under 25 | 33,368 | 18,158 | 15,210 | 33,860 | 17,137 | 16,723 | 59,571 | 32,489 | 27,082 | 8,906 | 3,103 | 5,803 | 26.69 | 17.09 | 38.15 | 2.67 | 1.71 | 3.81 | 25,711 | 15,352 | 10,359 | 75.95 | 89.58 | 61.94 | 7.59 | 8.96 | 6.19 |
| 25 years and under 30 | 34,432 | 20,307 | 14,125 | 43,617 | 23,919 | 19,698 | 60,538 | 35,050 | 25,488 | 9,185 | 3,612 | 5,573 | 26.68 | 17.78 | 39.45 | 2.67 | 1.78 | 3.94 | 16,921 | 11,131 | 5,790 | 38.79 | 46.53 | 29.39 | 3.88 | 4.65 | 2.94 |
| 30 years and under 35 | 26,845 | 16,823 | 10,022 | 37,989 | 22,761 | 15,228 | 50,639 | 29,361 | 21,278 | 11,144 | 5,938 | 5,206 | 41.51 | 35.29 | 51.94 | 4.15 | 3.53 | 5.19 | 12,650 | 6,600 | 6,050 | 33.30 | 29.00 | 39.73 | 3.33 | 2.90 | 3.97 |
| 35 years and under 40 | 20,027 | 12,166 | 7,861 | 32,967 | 20,086 | 12,881 | 46,405 | 27,338 | 19,067 | 12,940 | 7,920 | 5,020 | 64.61 | 65.10 | 63.86 | 6.46 | 6.51 | 6.39 | 13,438 | 7,252 | 6,186 | 40.76 | 36.10 | 48.02 | 4.08 | 3.61 | 4.80 |
| 40 years and under 45 | 19,740 | 12,166 | 7,574 | 25,899 | 16,409 | 9,490 | 39,535 | 24,242 | 15,293 | 6,159 | 4,243 | 1,916 | 31.20 | 34.87 | 25.29 | 3.12 | 3.49 | 2.53 | 13,636 | 7,833 | 5,803 | 52.65 | 47.73 | 61.15 | 5.26 | 4.77 | 6.11 |
| 45 years and under 50 | 14,354 | 9,333 | 5,021 | 18,162 | 11,098 | 7,064 | 31,322 | 19,426 | 11,896 | 3,808 | 1,765 | 2,013 | 26.53 | 18.91 | 40.69 | 2.65 | 1.89 | 4.07 | 13,160 | 8,328 | 4,832 | 72.46 | 75.04 | 68.40 | 7.25 | 7.50 | 6.84 |
| 50 years and under 55 | 11,668 | 7,843 | 3,825 | 17,817 | 10,984 | 6,833 | 24,484 | 15,649 | 8,835 | 6,149 | 3,141 | 3,008 | 52.69 | 40.05 | 78.64 | 5.27 | 4.00 | 7.86 | 6,667 | 4,665 | 2,002 | 37.42 | 42.47 | 29.30 | 3.74 | 4.25 | 2.93 |
| 55 years and under 60 | 6,234 | 4,207 | 2,027 | 11,351 | 7,227 | 4,124 | 15,009 | 9,086 | 5,923 | 5,117 | 3,020 | 2,097 | 82.09 | 71.78 | 103.45 | 8.21 | 7.18 | 10.34 | 3,658 | 1,859 | 1,799 | 32.22 | 25.72 | 43.62 | 3.22 | 2.57 | 4.36 |
| 60 years and under 65 | 5,898 | 4,253 | 1,645 | 9,302 | 6,056 | 3,246 | 13,878 | 8,350 | 5,528 | 3,404 | 1,803 | 1,601 | 57.71 | 42.39 | 97.32 | 5.78 | 4.24 | 9.73 | 4,576 | 2,294 | 2,282 | 49.19 | 37.88 | 70.30 | 4.92 | 3.79 | 7.03 |
| 65 years and under 70 | 2,189 | 1,502 | 687 | 4,850 | 3,255 | 1,595 | 8,282 | 5,134 | 3,148 | 2,661 | 1,753 | 908 | 121.56 | 116.71 | 132.17 | 12.16 | 11.67 | 13.22 | 3,432 | 1,879 | 1,553 | 70.76 | 57.72 | 97.36 | 7.08 | 5.77 | 9.74 |
| 70 years and under 75 | 1,466 | 1,027 | 439 | 3,609 | 2,495 | 1,114 | 5,518 | 3,461 | 2,057 | 2,143 | 1,468 | 675 | 146.18 | 142.94 | 153.76 | 14.62 | 14.29 | 15.38 | 1,909 | 966 | 943 | 52.89 | 38.72 | 84.65 | 5.29 | 3.87 | 8.46 |
| 75 years and under 80 | 614 | 403 | 211 | 1,275 | 892 | 383 | 2,637 | 1,645 | 992 | 661 | 489 | 172 | 107.65 | 121.34 | 81.51 | 10.76 | 12.13 | 8.15 | 1,362 | 753 | 609 | 106.82 | 84.42 | 159.01 | 10.68 | 8.44 | 15.90 |
| 80 years and under 100 | 959 | 627 | 332 | 1,888 | 1,260 | 628 | 929 | 633 | 296 | 96.87 | 100.95 | 89.16 | 9.69 | 10.09 | 8.92 | ||||||||||||
| 100 and upwards | *527 | 390 | 137 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | †450 | 250 | 200 | 85.39 | 64.10 | 145.98 | 8.54 | 6.41 | 14.60 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44.44 | 30.77 | 80.00 | 4.44 | 3.08 | 8.00 |
| Unspecified | 6,631 | 6,416 | 215 | 1,073 | 771 | 302 | 2,416 | 1,788 | 628 | 5558decrease | 5645decrease | 87 | 83.82decrease | 87.98decrease | 40.46 | 8.38 | 8.80 | 4.05 | 1,343 | 1,017 | 326 | 126.09 | 132.16 | 107.95 | 12.61 | 13.22 | 10.79 |
| Ages. | Percentage of Population. | Percentage of Total Increase. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Decennial Period, 1861-1871. | Decennial Period, 1871-1881. | |||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All specified ages | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Under 5 years | 16.22 | 14.64 | 18.22 | 16.30 | 15.16 | 17.68 | 14.84 | 13.72 | 16.18 | 16.47 | 16.36 | 16.60 | 11.84 | 10.79 | 13.10 |
| 5 years and under 10 | 12.10 | 10.86 | 13.68 | 14.02 | 13.05 | 15.21 | 13.22 | 12.19 | 14.46 | 18.19 | 18.12 | 18.27 | 11.58 | 10.43 | 12.95 |
| 10 years and under 15 | 10.38 | 9.41 | 11.59 | 11.47 | 10.60 | 12.51 | 11.81 | 11.01 | 12.78 | 13.84 | 13.36 | 14.36 | 12.51 | 11.84 | 13.32 |
| 15 years and under 20 | 9.78 | 8.56 | 11.31 | 8.48 | 7.67 | 9.45 | 10.11 | 9.32 | 11.06 | 5.66 | 5.61 | 5.73 | 13.44 | 12.70 | 14.35 |
| 20 years and under 21 | 1.67 | 1.50 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 1.85 | 2.18 | 2.66 | 2.56 | 2.79 | ||||||
| 21 years and under 25 | 9.70 | 9.45 | 9.99 | 6.73 | 6.24 | 7.33 | 7.95 | 7.94 | 7.97 | 5.61 | 3.75 | 7.64 | 10.45 | 11.40 | 9.29 |
| 25 years and under 30 | 10.00 | 10.57 | 9.28 | 8.67 | 8.70 | 8.64 | 8.08 | 8.56 | 7.50 | 5.79 | 4.37 | 7.34 | 6.87 | 8.27 | 5.19 |
| 30 years and under 35 | 7.80 | 8.76 | 9.59 | 7.56 | 8.28 | 6.68 | 6.76 | 7.17 | 6.26 | 7.02 | 7.18 | 6.85 | 5.14 | 4.90 | 5.42 |
| 35 years and under 40 | 5.82 | 6.33 | 5.17 | 6.56 | 7.31 | 5.65 | 6.19 | 6.68 | 5.61 | 8.16 | 9.58 | 6.61 | 5.46 | 5.39 | 5.55 |
| 40 years and under 45 | 5.73 | 6.33 | 4.98 | 5.15 | 5.97 | 4.16 | 5.28 | 5.92 | 4.50 | 3.88 | 5.13 | 2.52 | 5.54 | 5.82 | 5.20 |
| 45 years and under 50 | 4.17 | 4.86 | 3.30 | 3.61 | 4.04 | 3.09 | 4.18 | 4.75 | 3.50 | 2.39 | 2.13 | 2.69 | 5.35 | 6.19 | 4.33 |
| 50 years and under 55 | 3.39 | 4.09 | 2.51 | 3.54 | 3.99 | 2.99 | 3.27 | 3.82 | 2.60 | 3.88 | 3.79 | 3.96 | 2.71 | 3.47 | 1.79 |
| 55 years and under 60 | 1.81 | 2.19 | 1.33 | 2.26 | 2.63 | 1.81 | 2.00 | 2.22 | 1.75 | 3.22 | 3.65 | 2.76 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 1.61 |
| 60 years and under 65 | 1.71 | 2.22 | 1.08 | 1.85 | 2.21 | 1.42 | 1.85 | 2.04 | 1.63 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.11 | 1.86 | 1.70 | 2.05 |
| 65 years and under 70 | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 0.69 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 0.93 | 1.68 | 2.12 | 1.19 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.39 |
| 70 years and under 75 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.60 | 1.35 | 1.78 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| 75 years and under 80 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.22 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 |
| 80 and upwards | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.27 |
| 100 and upwards | |||||||||||||||
| Ages. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | ||||
| All specified ages | 55.80 | 44.20 | 79.22 | 54.64 | 45.36 | 83.03 | 54.65 | 45.35 | 82.98 | |||
| All ages | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 | |||
| Under 5 years | 50.35 | 49.65 | 98.59 | 50.80 | 49.20 | 96.84 | 50.55 | 49.45 | 97.84 | |||
| 5 years and under 10 | 50.04 | 49.96 | 99.84 | 50.81 | 49.19 | 96.81 | 50.37 | 49.63 | 98.54 | |||
| 10 years and under 15 | 50.62 | 49.38 | 97.53 | 50.51 | 49.49 | 97.98 | 50.94 | 49.06 | 96.31 | |||
| 15 years and under 20 | 48.88 | 51.12 | 104.59 | 49.46 | 50.54 | 102.24 | 50.40 | 49.60 | 98.42 | |||
| 20 years and under 21 | 54.41 | 45.59 | 83.76 | 50.29 | 49.01 | 49.71 | 50.99 | 98.83 | 104.02 | 50.56 | 49.44 | 97.81 |
| 21 years and under 25 | 50.61 | 49.39 | 95.58 | 54.54 | 45.46 | 83.36 | ||||||
| 25 years and under 30 | 58.98 | 41.02 | 69.56 | 54.84 | 45.16 | 82.35 | 57.89 | 42.11 | 72.73 | |||
| 30 years and under 35 | 62.67 | 37.33 | 59.57 | 59.91 | 40.09 | 66.90 | 57.98 | 42.02 | 72.47 | |||
| 35 years and under 40 | 60.75 | 39.25 | 64.61 | 60.92 | 39.08 | 64.12 | 58.91 | 41.09 | 69.76 | |||
| 40 years and under 45 | 61.63 | 38.37 | 62.25 | 63.36 | 36.64 | 57.83 | 61.32 | 38.68 | 63.08 | |||
| 45 years and under 50 | 65.02 | 34.98 | 53.79 | 61.11 | 38.89 | 63.65 | 62.27 | 37.73 | 60.59 | |||
| 50 years and under 55 | 67.22 | 32.78 | 48.77 | 61.65 | 38.35 | 62.20 | 63.91 | 36.09 | 56.46 | |||
| 55 years and under 60 | 67.49 | 32.51 | 48.18 | 63.67 | 36.33 | 57.06 | 60.54 | 39.46 | 65.19 | |||
| 60 years and under 65 | 72.11 | 27.89 | 38.68 | 65.10 | 34.90 | 53.60 | 60.17 | 39.83 | 66.20 | |||
| 65 years and under 70 | 68.62 | 31.38 | 45.74 | 67.11 | 32.89 | 49.00 | 61.99 | 38.01 | 61.32 | |||
| 70 years and under 75 | 70.06 | 29.94 | 42.74 | 69.13 | 32.89 | 44.65 | 62.72 | 37.28 | 59.43 | |||
| 75 years and under 80 | 65.64 | 34.36 | 52.35 | 69.96 | 30.04 | 42.94 | 62.38 | 37.62 | 60.30 | |||
| 80 years and under 100 | 74.00 | 26.00 | 35.13 | 65.50 | 65.38 | 34.59 | 34.62 | 52.66 | 52.95 | 66.74 | 33.26 | 49.84 |
| 100 years and upwards | 72.22 | 27.78 | 38.46 | 65.38 | 34.62 | 52.95 | ||||||
| Unspecified | 96.75 | 3.25 | 3.35 | 71.85 | 28.15 | 39.17 | 74.00 | 26.00 | 35.12 | |||
| Ages. | Sydney & Suburbs, exclusive of Shipping. | Towns & Villages of 100 inhabitants & over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All ages | 220,984 | 110,769 | 110,215 | 212,407 | 115,034 | 97,373 | 433,391 | 225,803 | 207,588 | 314,850 | 182,187 | 132,663 |
| Unspecified ages | 297 | 167 | 130 | 719 | 486 | 233 | 1,016 | 653 | 363 | 940 | 699 | 241 |
| All specified ages | 220,687 | 110,602 | 110,085 | 211,688 | 114,548 | 97,140 | 432,375 | 225,150 | 207,225 | 313,910 | 181,488 | 132,422 |
| Under 5 years | 29,333 | 14,692 | 14,641 | 34,891 | 17,252 | 17,639 | 64,224 | 31,944 | 32,280 | 46,899 | 24,225 | 22,674 |
| 5 years and under 15 | 52,335 | 26,009 | 26,326 | 53,017 | 25,635 | 27,382 | 105,352 | 51,644 | 53,708 | 82,010 | 43,172 | 38,838 |
| 15 years and under 21 | 27,588 | 12,658 | 14,930 | 25,494 | 12,754 | 12,740 | 53,082 | 25,412 | 27,670 | 37,193 | 19,900 | 17,293 |
| 21 years and under 50 | 91,469 | 46,951 | 44,518 | 77,670 | 45,645 | 32,025 | 169,139 | 92,596 | 76,543 | 116,723 | 73,202 | 43,521 |
| 50 years and under 70 | 17,537 | 9,135 | 8,402 | 17,572 | 11,245 | 6,327 | 35,109 | 20,380 | 14,729 | 26,485 | 17,780 | 8,705 |
| 70 and upwards | 2,425 | 1,157 | 1,268 | 3,044 | 2,017 | 1,027 | 5,469 | 3,174 | 2,295 | 4,600 | 3,209 | 1,391 |
| Ages. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All ages | 50.01 | 49.99 | 99.50 | 54.16 | 45.84 | 84.65 | 52.10 | 47.90 | 91.93 | 57.85 | 42.15 | 72.82 |
| All specified ages | 50.12 | 49.88 | 99.52 | 54.11 | 45.89 | 84.81 | 52.07 | 47.93 | 92.05 | 57.94 | 42.06 | 72.59 |
| Under 5 years | 50.09 | 49.91 | 99.65 | 49.44 | 50.56 | 102.24 | 49.74 | 50.26 | 100.84 | 51.65 | 48.35 | 93.62 |
| 5 years and under 15 | 49.79 | 50.21 | 101.22 | 48.34 | 51.66 | 106.82 | 49.02 | 50.98 | 104.00 | 52.64 | 47.36 | 89.96 |
| 15 years and under 21 | 45.88 | 54.12 | 117.96 | 50.03 | 49.97 | 99.88 | 47.90 | 52.10 | 108.77 | 53.50 | 46.50 | 86.89 |
| 21 years and under 50 | 51.33 | 48.67 | 94.82 | 58.77 | 41.23 | 70.15 | 54.75 | 45.25 | 83.38 | 62.71 | 37.29 | 59.45 |
| 50 years and under 70 | 52.09 | 47.91 | 91.97 | 63.99 | 36.01 | 56.27 | 58.05 | 41.95 | 72.26 | 67.13 | 32.87 | 48.96 |
| 70 years and upwards | 47.71 | 52.29 | 109.60 | 66.23 | 33.77 | 50.99 | 58.04 | 41.96 | 72.29 | 69.76 | 30.24 | 43.35 |
| PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION. | ||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All specified ages | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Under 5 years | 13.29 | 13.28 | 13.30 | 16.48 | 14.97 | 18.16 | 14.85 | 14.19 | 15.58 | 14.94 | 13.35 | 17.12 |
| 5 years and under 15 | 23.71 | 23.52 | 23.92 | 25.05 | 22.47 | 28.19 | 24.37 | 22.94 | 25.92 | 26.12 | 23.79 | 29.33 |
| 15 years and under 21 | 12.50 | 11.45 | 13.56 | 12.04 | 11.13 | 13.12 | 12.28 | 11.29 | 13.35 | 11.85 | 10.96 | 13.06 |
| 21 years and under 50 | 41.45 | 42.45 | 40.43 | 36.69 | 39.85 | 32.96 | 39.12 | 41.12 | 36.94 | 37.18 | 40.33 | 32.86 |
| 50 years and under 70 | 7.95 | 8.26 | 7.63 | 8.30 | 9.82 | 6.51 | 8.12 | 9.05 | 7.10 | 8.44 | 9.80 | 6.58 |
| 70 years and upwards | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 1.44 | 1.76 | 1.06 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 1.11 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 1.05 |
| Electorate. | Number of Members. | Population. | Males 21 years and over. | Estimated number of Electors. | Estimated proportion of Electors in every 100 persons. | Estimated number of Electors to a Member. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total of 72 Electorates | 108 | 751,468 | 211,813 | 195,869 | 26.06 | 1,814 |
| 1. Albury | 1 | 5,715 | 1,657 | 1,494 | 26.14 | 1,494 |
| 2. Argyle | 2 | 10,365 | 2,564 | 2,518 | 24.29 | 1,259 |
| 3. Balmain | 1 | 16,929 | 4,051 | 3,904 | 23.06 | 3,904 |
| 4. Balranald | 2 | 8,135 | 3,831 | 3,446 | 42.36 | 1,723 |
| 5. Bathurst | 1 | 7,221 | 1,835 | 1,514 | 20.97 | 1,514 |
| 6. The Bogan | 2 | 13,044 | 4,714 | 4,368 | 33.48 | 2,184 |
| 7. Boorowa | 1 | 4,306 | 1,170 | 1,134 | 26.33 | 1,134 |
| 8. Bourke | 1 | 8,125 | 4,161 | 3,780 | 46.52 | 3,780 |
| 9. Braidwood | 1 | 6,948 | 1,689 | 1,417 | 20.39 | 1,417 |
| 10. Camden | 2 | 15,723 | 3,965 | 3,791 | 24.11 | 1,895 |
| 11. Canterbury | 2 | 22,434 | 5,158 | 5,076 | 22.62 | 2,538 |
| 12. Carcoar | 2 | 10,482 | 2,818 | 2,643 | 25.21 | 1,321 |
| 13. The Clarence | 1 | 6,752 | 1,749 | 1,685 | 24.95 | 1,685 |
| 14. Central Cumberland | 2 | 15,256 | 4,554 | 3,762 | 24.66 | 1,881 |
| 15. Durham | 1 | 5,945 | 1,392 | 1,383 | 23.26 | 1,383 |
| 16. Eden | 2 | 11,484 | 3,059 | 2,843 | 24.75 | 1,421 |
| 17. Forbes | 2 | 7,759 | 2,598 | 2,483 | 30.71 | 1,241 |
| 18. The Glebe | 1 | 10,856 | 2,451 | 2,443 | 22.50 | 2,443 |
| 19. Glen Innes | 1 | 6,900 | 3,060 | 1,766 | 25.59 | 1,766 |
| 20. Gloucester | 1 | 5,643 | 1,514 | 1,492 | 26.44 | 1,492 |
| 21. Goulburn | 1 | 6,839 | 1,758 | 1,541 | 22.53 | 1,541 |
| 22. Grafton | 1 | 7,744 | 1,976 | 1,892 | 24.43 | 1,892 |
| 23. Grenfell | 1 | 5,546 | 1,804 | 1,724 | 31.08 | 1,724 |
| 24. Gundagai | 1 | 6,531 | 1,801 | 1,751 | 26.81 | 1,751 |
| 25. Gunnedah | 1 | 7,488 | 2,496 | 2,377 | 31.74 | 2,377 |
| 26. The Gwydir | 1 | 5,490 | 2,054 | 1,899 | 34.60 | 1,899 |
| 27. Hartley | 1 | 8,673 | 2,770 | 2,709 | 31.23 | 2,709 |
| 28. The Hastings and Manning | 2 | 9,309 | 2,268 | 2,241 | 24.07 | 1,120 |
| 29. The Hawkesbury | 1 | 8,699 | 2,004 | 1,945 | 22.36 | 1,945 |
| 30. The Hume | 2 | 9,281 | 2,919 | 2,709 | 29.19 | 1,354 |
| 31. The Hunter | 1 | 5,530 | 1,197 | 1,181 | 21.35 | 1,181 |
| 32. The Upper Hunter | 2 | 11,321 | 2,730 | 2,602 | 22.98 | 1,301 |
| 33. Illawarra | 1 | 7,209 | 1,676 | 1,638 | 22.72 | 1,638 |
| 34. Inverell | 1 | 7,186 | 2,494 | 1,709 | 23.78 | 1,709 |
| 35. Kiama | 1 | 5,735 | 1,264 | 1,253 | 21.85 | 1,253 |
| 36. The Macleay | 1 | 7,123 | 1,658 | 1,644 | 23.08 | 1,644 |
| 37. East Macquarie | 2 | 8,187 | 2,450 | 1,988 | 24.28 | 994 |
| 38. West Macquarie | 1 | 4,641 | 1,165 | 1,111 | 23.94 | 1,111 |
| 39. East Maitland | 1 | 4,103 | 1,027 | 845 | 20.59 | 845 |
| 40. West Maitland | 1 | 5,703 | 1,315 | 1,257 | 22.04 | 1,257 |
| 41. Molong | 1 | 6,877 | 1,840 | 1,783 | 25.92 | 1,783 |
| Electorate. | Number of Members. | Population. | Males 21 years and over. | Estimated number of Electors. | Estimated proportion of Electors in every 100 persons. | Estimated number of Electors to a Member. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42. Monaro | 2 | 10,751 | 2,830 | 2,515 | 23.39 | 1,257 |
| 43. Morpeth | 1 | 4,944 | 1,101 | 1,091 | 22.07 | 1,091 |
| 44. Mudgee | 3 | 17,977 | 5,010 | 4,248 | 23.63 | 1,416 |
| 45. The Murray | 2 | 8,908 | 2,983 | 2,662 | 29.88 | 1,331 |
| 46. The Murrumbidgee | 2 | 18,347 | 7,196 | 6,414 | 34.96 | 3,207 |
| 47. The Namoi | 1 | 5,609 | 2,018 | 1,859 | 33.14 | 1,859 |
| 48. The Nepean | 1 | 6,031 | 1,509 | 1,492 | 24.74 | 1,492 |
| 49. Newcastle | 2 | 15,596 | 3,993 | 3,764 | 24.13 | 1,882 |
| 50. New England | 2 | 15,222 | 4,870 | 4,666 | 30.65 | 2,333 |
| 51. Newtown | 2 | 15,745 | 3,586 | 3,564 | 22.63 | 1,782 |
| 52. Northumberland | 2 | 14,773 | 3,235 | 3,146 | 21.29 | 1,573 |
| 53. Orange | 2 | 9,472 | 2,361 | 2,231 | 23.55 | 1,115 |
| 54. Paddington | 2 | 20,220 | 4,546 | 4,283 | 21.18 | 2,141 |
| 55. Parramatta | 1 | 8,432 | 2,942 | 1,988 | 23.57 | 1,988 |
| 56. Patrick's Plains | 1 | 7,021 | 1,503 | 1,459 | 20.78 | 1,459 |
| 57. Queanbeyan | 1 | 5,459 | 1,430 | 1,387 | 25.41 | 1,387 |
| 58. Redfern | 2 | 23,638 | 5,775 | 5,493 | 23.24 | 2,746 |
| 59. The Richmond | 1 | 9,266 | 2,672 | 2,624 | 28.32 | 2,624 |
| 60. Shoalhaven | 1 | 8,393 | 2,005 | 1,966 | 23.42 | 1,966 |
| 61. St. Leonards | 1 | 11,010 | 2,728 | 2,588 | 23.50 | 2,588 |
| 62. East Sydney | 4 | 29,263 | 8,660 | 7,814 | 26.70 | 1,953 |
| 63. South Sydney | 4 | 36,612 | 9,615 | 9,243 | 25.25 | 2,311 |
| 64. West Sydney | 4 | 37,504 | 10,913 | 10,348 | 27.59 | 2,587 |
| 65. Tamworth | 2 | 13,238 | 3,974 | 3,847 | 29.06 | 1,923 |
| 66. Tenterfield | 1 | 4,855 | 1,631 | 1,261 | 25.97 | 1,261 |
| 67. Tumut | 1 | 6,685 | 1,786 | 1,555 | 23.26 | 1,555 |
| 68. Wellington | 1 | 6,034 | 1,767 | 1,555 | 25.77 | 1,555 |
| 69. Wentworth | 1 | 6,149 | 3,315 | 3,081 | 50.10 | 3,081 |
| 70. Wollombi | 1 | 5,334 | 1,165 | 1,153 | 21.61 | 1,153 |
| 71. Yass Plains | 1 | 7,893 | 1,940 | 1,843 | 23.35 | 1,843 |
| 72. Young | 2 | 11,850 | 4,098 | 3,788 | 31.96 | 1,894 |
| Birthplaces. | Population. | Percentage of Population. | Proportion of Sexes. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Nationalities | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| New South Wales | 465,559 | 233,515 | 232,044 | 61.96 | 56.79 | 68.18 | 50.15 | 49.95 | 99.37 |
| Other Australian Colonies | 44,708 | 24,780 | 19,928 | 5.94 | 6.03 | 5.87 | 55.42 | 44.58 | 80.46 |
| Aborigines | 1,643 | 938 | 705 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 57.09 | 42.91 | 75.16 |
| Great Britain, Ireland, and other British possessions | 208,512 | 125,668 | 82,844 | 27.74 | 30.56 | 24.34 | 60.26 | 39.74 | 65.92 |
| Total, British Subjects | 720,422 | 384,901 | 335,521 | 95.86 | 93.61 | 98.59 | 53.42 | 46.58 | 87.17 |
| Foreign Countries | 28,516 | 24,698 | 3,818 | 3.80 | 6.01 | 1.12 | 86.61 | 13.74 | 15.45 |
| Unspecified and born at Sea | 2,530 | 1,550 | 980 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 61.26 | 39.13 | 63.22 |
| Countries where born. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1861-71. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1871-81. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Countries | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,508 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.95 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| New South Wales | 160,298 | 80,106 | 80,192 | 294,244 | 147,877 | 146,367 | 465,559 | 233,515 | 232,044 | 133,946 | 67,771 | 66,175 | 83.56 | 84.60 | 82.52 | 8.36 | 8.46 | 8.25 | 171,315 | 85,638 | 85,677 | 58.22 | 57.91 | 58.53 | 5.82 | 5.79 | 5.85 |
| Victoria | 1,802 | 912 | 890 | 6,397 | 3,399 | 2,998 | 25,006 | 14,328 | 10,678 | 4,595 | 2,487 | 2,108 | 254.99 | 272.69 | 236.85 | 25.50 | 27.27 | 23.68 | 18,609 | 10,929 | 7,680 | 290.90 | 321.24 | 256.17 | 29.09 | 32.12 | 25.62 |
| Queensland | 325 | 173 | 152 | 2,118 | 1,088 | 1,030 | 5,493 | 2,781 | 2,712 | 1,793 | 915 | 878 | 53.48 | 63.27 | 42.90 | 5.35 | 6.33 | 4.29 | 3,375 | 1,693 | 1,682 | 159.34 | 155.60 | 163.30 | 15.93 | 15.56 | 16.33 |
| South Australia | 497 | 261 | 236 | 1,637 | 885 | 752 | 3,260 | 1,824 | 1,436 | 1,140 | 624 | 516 | 229.37 | 239.08 | 218.64 | 22.94 | 23.91 | 21.86 | 1,623 | 939 | 684 | 99.14 | 104.97 | 90.95 | 9.91 | 10.50 | 9.09 |
| Western Australia | 36 | 23 | 13 | 145 | 74 | 71 | 278 | 155 | 123 | 109 | 51 | 58 | 302.77 | 221.74 | 446.15 | 30.28 | 22.17 | 44.61 | 133 | 81 | 52 | 91.72 | 109.46 | 73.24 | 9.17 | 10.95 | 7.32 |
| Tasmania | 1,363 | 708 | 655 | 2,092 | 1,156 | 936 | 4,054 | 2,223 | 1,831 | 729 | 448 | 281 | 551.69 | 528.90 | 577.63 | 55.17 | 52.89 | 57.76 | 1,962 | 1,067 | 895 | 93.78 | 92.30 | 95.61 | 9.38 | 9.23 | 9.56 |
| New Zealand | 671 | 365 | 306 | 1,057 | 546 | 511 | 2,913 | 1,535 | 1,378 | 386 | 181 | 205 | 57.53 | 49.59 | 66.99 | 5.75 | 4.96 | 6.70 | 1,856 | 989 | 867 | 175.59 | 181.13 | 169.66 | 17.56 | 18.11 | 16.97 |
| Fiji | 194 | 115 | 79 | 194 | 115 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Undefined | 3,510 | 1,819 | 1,691 | 3,510 | 1,819 | 1,691 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aborigines | 983 | 709 | 274 | 1,643 | 938 | 705 | 983 | 709 | 274 | 660 | 229 | 431 | 67.14 | 32.29 | 157.29 | 6.71 | 3.23 | 15.73 | |||||||||
| Total, Australasia | 164,992 | 82,548 | 82,444 | 308,673 | 155,734 | 152,939 | 511,910 | 259,233 | 252,677 | 143,681 | 73,186 | 70,495 | 87.08 | 88.66 | 85.51 | 8.71 | 8.87 | 8.55 | 203,237 | 103,499 | 99,738 | 65.84 | 66.45 | 65.21 | 6.59 | 6.64 | 6.52 |
| England | 84,152 | 53,163 | 30,989 | 87,334 | 55,664 | 31,670 | 107,576 | 68,709 | 38,805 | 3,182 | 2,501 | 681 | 3.78 | 4.70 | 2.20 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 20,240 | 13,105 | 7,135 | 23.16 | 23.54 | 22.52 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.25 |
| Wales | 1,378 | 912 | 466 | 1,870 | 1,235 | 635 | 3,100 | 2,018 | 1,082 | 492 | 323 | 169 | 35.70 | 35.41 | 36.26 | 3.57 | 3.54 | 3.63 | 1,230 | 783 | 447 | 65.77 | 63.48 | 70.39 | 6.58 | 6.35 | 7.04 |
| Scotland | 18,222 | 11,006 | 7,216 | 20,041 | 12,139 | 7,902 | 25,079 | 15,828 | 9,251 | 1,819 | 1,133 | 686 | 9.98 | 10.29 | 9.51 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 5,038 | 3,689 | 1,349 | 25.13 | 30.38 | 17.07 | 2.51 | 3.04 | 1.71 |
| Ireland | 54,829 | 27,611 | 27,218 | 62,943 | 31,925 | 31,018 | 69,192 | 36,494 | 32,698 | 8,114 | 4,314 | 3,800 | 14.79 | 15.62 | 13.96 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 6,249 | 4,569 | 1,680 | 9.92 | 14.31 | 5.41 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 0.54 |
| Other British Possessions | 3,469 | 2,258 | 1,211 | 1,979 | 1,404 | 575 | 3,567 | 2,559 | 1,008 | 1499decrease | 854decrease | 636decrease | 42.95decrease | 37.82decrease | 47.48decrease | 4.29decrease | 3.78decrease | 4.75decrease | 1,588 | 1,155 | 433 | 80.24 | 82.26 | 75.30 | 8.02 | 8.23 | 7.53 |
| Total, British Subjects | 327,042 | 177,498 | 149,544 | 482,840 | 258,101 | 224,739 | 720,422 | 384,901 | 335,521 | 155,798 | 80,603 | 75,195 | 47.64 | 45.97 | 50.28 | 4.76 | 4.60 | 5.03 | 237,582 | 126,800 | 110,782 | 49.20 | 49.12 | 49.29 | 4.92 | 4.91 | 4.93 |
| United States | 1,067 | 906 | 161 | 1,340 | 1,080 | 260 | 2,518 | 1,947 | 571 | 273 | 174 | 99 | 25.58 | 19.20 | 61.49 | 2.56 | 1.92 | 6.15 | 1,178 | 867 | 311 | 87.91 | 80.27 | 119.61 | 8.79 | 8.03 | 11.96 |
| France | 690 | 517 | 173 | 891 | 724 | 167 | 1,497 | 1,205 | 292 | 201 | 207 | 6 | 29.13 | 40.04 | 3.46 | 2.91 | 4.00 | 0.35 | 606 | 481 | 125 | 68.01 | 66.43 | 74.85 | 6.80 | 6.64 | 7.48 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 97 | 78 | 19 | 97 | 78 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Holland | 279 | 247 | 32 | 279 | 247 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 5,467 | 3,590 | 1,877 | 6,623 | 4,576 | 2,047 | 7,521 | 5,367 | 2,154 | 1,156 | 987 | 170 | 21.14 | 27.46 | 9.05 | 2.11 | 2.75 | 0.91 | 898 | 991 | 107 | 13.55 | 17.28 | 5.22 | 1.36 | 1.73 | 0.52 |
| Denmark | 1,069 | 934 | 135 | 1,069 | 934 | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden and Norway | 1,755 | 1,668 | 87 | 1,755 | 1,668 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 322 | 282 | 40 | 322 | 282 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 327 | 297 | 30 | 327 | 297 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 482 | 431 | 51 | 482 | 431 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 521 | 469 | 52 | 521 | 469 | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 120 | 83 | 37 | 120 | 83 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 165 | 149 | 16 | 165 | 149 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 12,988 | 12,986 | 2 | 7,220 | 7,208 | 12 | 10,205 | 10,141 | 64 | 1,768 | 5,778 | 10 | 44.41 | 44.49 | 500.00 | 4.44 | 4.45 | 50.00 | 2,985 | 2,933 | 52 | 41.34 | 40.69 | 433.33 | 4.13 | 4.07 | 43.33 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Islands of South Pacific and other Foreign Countries. | 2,742 | 2,465 | 277 | 3,177 | 2,775 | 402 | 1,641 | 1,400 | 241 | 435 | 310 | 125 | 15.86 | 12.61 | 50.60 | 1.59 | 1.26 | 5.06 | 1,536 | 1,375 | 161 | 48.34 | 49.54 | 40.05 | 4.83 | 4.95 | 4.00 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born at Sea | 1,424 | 759 | 665 | 1,691 | 947 | 741 | 1,424 | 759 | 665 | 267 | 188 | 79 | 18.75 | 24.76 | 11.88 | 1.87 | 2.48 | 1.19 | |||||||||
| Unspecified | 864 | 526 | 338 | 466 | 328 | 138 | 836 | 603 | 233 | 398 | 198 | 200 | 46.07 | 37.64 | 59.17 | 4.61 | 3.79 | 5.92 | 370 | 275 | 95 | 79.40 | 83.84 | 68.84 | 7.94 | 8.38 | 6.88 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Countries where born. | Percentage of Population. | Percentage of Total Increase. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Decennial period 1861-1871. | Decennial period 1871-1881. | |||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Countries | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| British— | |||||||||||||||
| New South Wales | 45.68 | 40.36 | 52.62 | 58.38 | 53.65 | 64.08 | 61.96 | 56.79 | 68.18 | 87.47 | 87.94 | 87.00 | 69.22 | 63.16 | 76.58 |
| Victoria | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.31 | 3.33 | 3.48 | 3.13 | 3.00 | 3.22 | 2.77 | 7.52 | 8.06 | 6.86 |
| Queensland | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 1.50 |
| South Australia | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.61 |
| Western Australia | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Tasmania | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| New Zealand | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.77 |
| Fiji | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | |||||||||
| Australia undefined | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.51 | |||||||||
| Aborigines | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.64 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.39 | |||
| Total, Australasia | 47.02 | 41.59 | 54.10 | 61.24 | 56.50 | 66.95 | 68.12 | 63.05 | 74.25 | 93.82 | 94.96 | 92.67 | 82.12 | 76.32 | 89.14 |
| England | 23.98 | 26.78 | 20.33 | 17.33 | 20.21 | 13.87 | 14.31 | 16.72 | 11.40 | 2.08 | 3.24 | 0.89 | 8.18 | 9.67 | 6.38 |
| Wales | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 0.40 |
| Scotland | 5.20 | 5.54 | 4.75 | 3.98 | 4.41 | 3.46 | 3.34 | 3.85 | 2.72 | 1.19 | 1.47 | 0.90 | 2.03 | 2.72 | 1.20 |
| Ireland | 15.62 | 13.91 | 17.86 | 12.49 | 11.58 | 13.58 | 9.21 | 8.88 | 9.60 | 5.30 | 5.59 | 4.99 | 2.53 | 3.37 | 1.50 |
| Other British Possessions | 0.99 | 1.14 | 0.79 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 0.97 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 0.64 | 0.85 | 0.39 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||
| Total, British Subjects | 93.20 | 89.43 | 98.14 | 95.80 | 93.66 | 98.39 | 95.86 | 93.61 | 98.59 | 102.71 | 105.68 | 99.67 | 95.99 | 93.51 | 99.01 |
| Countries where born. | Percentage of Population. | Percentage of Total Increase. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Decennial period 1861-1871. | Decennial period 1871-1881. | |||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| FOREIGN— | |||||||||||||||
| United States | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.28 |
| France | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 6.35 | 0.11 |
| decrease. | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||||||
| Holland | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.03 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1.56 | 1.80 | 1.24 | 1.32 | 1.66 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.63 | 0.75 | 1.27 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.09 |
| Denmark | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.12 | |||||||||
| Sweden and Norway | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0.74 | 1.23 | 0.08 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 00.3 | |||||||||
| Austria | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.03 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.05 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.05 | |||||||||
| Spain | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.01 | |||||||||
| China | 3.71 | 6.54 | 1.43 | 2.62 | 0.01 | 1.36 | 2.46 | 0.02 | 3.75 | 7.18 | 0.01 | 1.20 | 0.16 | 0.05 | |
| decrease. | decrease. | ||||||||||||||
| Islands of the Pacific, and other Foreign Countries | 0.78 | 1.25 | 0.18 | 0.63 | 1.01 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.62 | 1.01 | 0.14 |
| decrease. | decrease. | decrease. | |||||||||||||
| Born at sea | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.07 | |||
| Unspecified | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| decrease. | decrease. | decrease. | |||||||||||||
| Birthplaces. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All Countries | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| BRITISH. | |||||||||
| New South Wales | 49.97 | 50.03 | 100.11 | 50.26 | 49.74 | 98.98 | 50.16 | 49.84 | 99.37 |
| Victoria | 50.61 | 49.39 | 97.58 | 53.13 | 46.87 | 88.20 | 57.30 | 42.70 | 74.52 |
| Queensland | 53.23 | 46.77 | 87.86 | 51.37 | 48.63 | 94.66 | 50.63 | 49.37 | 97.52 |
| South Australia | 52.51 | 47.49 | 90.42 | 54.06 | 45.94 | 84.97 | 55.95 | 44.05 | 78.72 |
| Western Australia | 63.89 | 36.11 | 56.52 | 51.03 | 48.97 | 95.94 | 55.75 | 44.25 | 79.35 |
| Tasmania | 51.94 | 48.06 | 92.51 | 55.26 | 44.74 | 80.96 | 54.83 | 45.17 | 82.36 |
| New Zealand | 54.40 | 45.60 | 83.83 | 51.66 | 48.34 | 93.59 | 52.69 | 47.31 | 89.77 |
| Fiji | 59.28 | 40.72 | 68.69 | ||||||
| Australia unspecified | 51.82 | 48.18 | 92.96 | ||||||
| Aborigines | 72.12 | 27.88 | 38.64 | 57.09 | 42.91 | 75.16 | |||
| Total, Australasia | 50.03 | 49.97 | 99.87 | 50.45 | 49.55 | 98.20 | 50.64 | 49.36 | 97.47 |
| England | 63.17 | 36.83 | 58.29 | 63.74 | 36.26 | 56.89 | 63.92 | 36.08 | 56.43 |
| Wales | 66.18 | 33.82 | 51.09 | 66.05 | 33.95 | 51.41 | 65.09 | 34.91 | 53.62 |
| Scotland | 60.40 | 39.60 | 65.56 | 60.57 | 39.43 | 65.09 | 63.11 | 36.89 | 58.44 |
| Ireland | 50.36 | 49.64 | 98.58 | 50.72 | 49.28 | 97.16 | 52.74 | 47.26 | 89.60 |
| Other British Possessions | 65.09 | 34.91 | 53.63 | 70.95 | 29.05 | 40.95 | 71.74 | 28.26 | 39.39 |
| Total, British Subjects | 54.27 | 45.73 | 84.25 | 53.45 | 46.55 | 87.08 | 53.42 | 46.58 | 87.17 |
| FOREIGN, &c. | |||||||||
| United States | 84.91 | 15.09 | 17.77 | 80.60 | 19.40 | 24.07 | 77.32 | 22.68 | 29.32 |
| France | 74.92 | 25.08 | 33.46 | 81.26 | 18.74 | 23.06 | 80.50 | 19.50 | 24.23 |
| Belgium | 80.41 | 19.59 | 24.36 | ||||||
| Holland | 88.53 | 11.47 | 12.95 | ||||||
| Germany | 65.67 | 34.33 | 52.28 | 69.09 | 30.91 | 44.73 | 71.36 | 28.64 | 40.13 |
| Denmark | 87.37 | 12.63 | 14.45 | ||||||
| Sweden and Norway | 95.04 | 4.96 | 5.21 | ||||||
| Russia | 87.57 | 12.43 | 14.18 | ||||||
| Austria | 90.82 | 9.18 | 10.10 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 89.42 | 10.58 | 11.83 | ||||||
| Italy | 90.02 | 9.98 | 11.08 | ||||||
| Spain | 69.16 | 30.84 | 44.58 | ||||||
| Portugal | 89.76 | 10.24 | 10.74 | ||||||
| China | 99.98 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 99.84 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 99.37 | 0.63 | 0.63 |
| Islands of the Pacific and other Foreign Countries | 89.90 | 10.10 | 11.24 | 87.34 | 12.66 | 14.48 | 85.31 | 14.69 | 17.21 |
| Born at Sea | 53.30 | 46.70 | 87.61 | 56.00 | 44.00 | 78.56 | |||
| Unspecified | 60.88 | 39.12 | 64.25 | 70.39 | 29.61 | 42.07 | 71.77 | 28.23 | 38.64 |
| Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns, villages, &c., of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Countries | 220,984 | 110,769 | 110,215 | 212,407 | 115,034 | 97,373 | 433,391 | 225,803 | 207,588 | 314,850 | 182,187 | 132,663 |
| New South Wales | 125,665 | 59,551 | 66,114 | 137,501 | 67,270 | 70,231 | 263,166 | 126,821 | 136,345 | 202,177 | 106,492 | 95,685 |
| Victoria | 5,743 | 2,897 | 2,846 | 7,729 | 4,414 | 3,315 | 13,472 | 7,311 | 6,161 | 11,510 | 6,993 | 4,517 |
| Queensland | 2,477 | 1,194 | 1,283 | 1,214 | 613 | 601 | 3,691 | 1,807 | 1,884 | 1,791 | 963 | 828 |
| South Australia | 630 | 310 | 320 | 1,057 | 585 | 472 | 1,687 | 895 | 792 | 1,571 | 927 | 644 |
| Western Australia | 118 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 180 | 94 | 86 | 94 | 58 | 36 |
| Tasmania | 1,822 | 831 | 991 | 882 | 527 | 355 | 2,704 | 1,358 | 1,346 | 1,330 | 845 | 485 |
| New Zealand | 1,675 | 825 | 850 | 492 | 269 | 223 | 2,167 | 1,094 | 1,073 | 738 | 433 | 305 |
| Fiji | 97 | 53 | 44 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 136 | 77 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 20 |
| Australia Undefined | 1,087 | 498 | 589 | 972 | 506 | 466 | 2,059 | 1,004 | 1,055 | 1,451 | 815 | 636 |
| Aborigines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 657 | 359 | 298 | 660 | 361 | 299 | 983 | 577 | 406 |
| Total, Australasian | 139,317 | 66,219 | 73,098 | 150,605 | 74,603 | 76,002 | 289,922 | 140,822 | 149,100 | 221,703 | 118,141 | 103,562 |
| England | 40,029 | 22,478 | 17,551 | 26,384 | 17,378 | 9,006 | 66,413 | 39,856 | 26,557 | 39,787 | 27,547 | 12,240 |
| Wales | 734 | 451 | 283 | 932 | 594 | 338 | 1,666 | 1,045 | 621 | 1,401 | 940 | 461 |
| Scotland | 7,608 | 4,436 | 3,172 | 6,888 | 4,315 | 2,573 | 14,496 | 8,751 | 5,745 | 10,332 | 6,833 | 3,499 |
| Ireland | 23,944 | 10,216 | 13,728 | 18,150 | 10,115 | 8,035 | 42,094 | 20,331 | 21,763 | 26,950 | 16,022 | 10,928 |
| Other British Possessions | 1,408 | 894 | 514 | 792 | 590 | 202 | 2,200 | 1,484 | 716 | 1,227 | 935 | 292 |
| Total, British Subjects | 213,040 | 104,694 | 108,346 | 203,751 | 107,595 | 96,156 | 416,791 | 212,289 | 204,502 | 301,400 | 170,418 | 130,982 |
| United States | 1,053 | 692 | 361 | 531 | 443 | 88 | 1,584 | 1,135 | 449 | 823 | 702 | 121 |
| France | 564 | 410 | 154 | 316 | 258 | 58 | 880 | 668 | 212 | 489 | 409 | 80 |
| Belgium | 49 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 67 | 50 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 2 |
| Holland | 99 | 82 | 17 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 167 | 144 | 23 | 106 | 97 | 9 |
| Germany | 1,910 | 1,384 | 526 | 2,220 | 1,530 | 690 | 4,130 | 2,914 | 1,216 | 3,360 | 2,423 | 937 |
| Denmark | 381 | 306 | 75 | 254 | 229 | 25 | 635 | 535 | 100 | 397 | 362 | 35 |
| Sweden and Norway | 566 | 501 | 65 | 402 | 394 | 8 | 968 | 895 | 73 | 637 | 623 | 14 |
| Russia | 134 | 105 | 29 | 72 | 68 | 4 | 206 | 173 | 33 | 115 | 108 | 7 |
| Austria | 144 | 123 | 21 | 68 | 65 | 3 | 212 | 188 | 24 | 107 | 101 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 120 | 97 | 23 | 143 | 131 | 12 | 263 | 228 | 35 | 218 | 202 | 16 |
| Italy | 211 | 177 | 34 | 115 | 109 | 6 | 326 | 286 | 40 | 184 | 172 | 12 |
| Spain | 51 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 76 | 51 | 25 | 43 | 31 | 12 |
| Portugal | 69 | 58 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 106 | 93 | 13 | 56 | 53 | 3 |
| Chinese | 1,321 | 1,280 | 41 | 3,428 | 3,420 | 8 | 4,749 | 4,700 | 49 | 5,430 | 5,415 | 15 |
| Islands of the Pacific and other Foreign Countries | 546 | 419 | 127 | 279 | 233 | 46 | 825 | 652 | 173 | 433 | 370 | 63 |
| Born at Sea | 582 | 287 | 295 | 445 | 255 | 190 | 1,027 | 542 | 485 | 664 | 405 | 259 |
| Unspecified | 144 | 90 | 54 | 235 | 170 | 65 | 379 | 260 | 119 | 358 | 268 | 90 |
| Birthplaces. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages, &c., of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Countries. | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| New South Wales | 56.87 | 53.76 | 60.00 | 64.73 | 58.48 | 72.12 | 60.72 | 56.16 | 65.68 | 64.21 | 58.45 | 72.13 |
| Victoria | 2.60 | 2.61 | 2.57 | 3.64 | 3.84 | 3.40 | 3.10 | 3.24 | 2.97 | 3.66 | 3.84 | 3.40 |
| Queensland | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.62 |
| South Australia | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| Western Australia | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Tasmania | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.36 |
| New Zealand | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Fiji | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Australia Undefined | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| Aborigines | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
| Total, Australasian | 63.04 | 59.78 | 66.32 | 70.90 | 64.85 | 78.05 | 66.89 | 62.36 | 71.82 | 70.44 | 64.84 | 78.13 |
| England | 18.11 | 20.29 | 15.92 | 12.43 | 15.12 | 9.25 | 15.33 | 17.66 | 12.80 | 12.63 | 15.11 | 9.23 |
| Wales | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.35 |
| Scotland | 3.44 | 4.01 | 2.87 | 3.24 | 3.75 | 2.66 | 3.35 | 3.88 | 2.76 | 3.28 | 3.75 | 2.64 |
| Ireland | 10.84 | 9.22 | 12.46 | 8.55 | 8.80 | 8.25 | 9.71 | 9.00 | 10.48 | 8.56 | 8.79 | 8.23 |
| Other British Possessions | 0.64 | 0.81 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.22 |
| Total, British Subjects | 96.40 | 94.51 | 98.30 | 95.93 | 93.54 | 98.75 | 96.17 | 94.02 | 98.51 | 95.75 | 93.53 | 98.80 |
| United States | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.09 |
| France | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.06 |
| Belgium | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Holland | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 0.87 | 1.25 | 0.48 | 1.04 | 1.33 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 1.29 | 0.59 | 1.07 | 1.33 | 0.70 |
| Denmark | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.02 |
| Sweden and Norway | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 0.01 |
| Russia | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Austria | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.01 |
| Italy | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Portugal | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| China | 0.60 | 1.16 | 0.04 | 0.61 | 2.97 | 0.01 | 1.09 | 2.08 | 0.02 | 1.72 | 2.97 | 0.01 |
| Islands of the Pacific and other Foreign Countries | 0.25 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.04 |
| Born at Sea | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| Unspecified | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.07 |
| Birthplaces. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All Countries | 50.01 | 49.99 | 99.50 | 54.16 | 45.84 | 84.65 | 52.10 | 47.90 | 91.93 | 57.85 | 42.15 | 72.82 |
| British— | ||||||||||||
| New South Wales | 47.38 | 52.62 | 111.02 | 48.92 | 51.08 | 104.40 | 48.19 | 51.81 | 107.51 | 52.67 | 47.33 | 89.85 |
| Victoria | 50.44 | 49.56 | 98.24 | 57.11 | 42.89 | 75.10 | 54.27 | 45.73 | 84.27 | 60.75 | 39.25 | 64.59 |
| Queensland | 48.20 | 51.80 | 107.46 | 50.49 | 49.51 | 98.04 | 48.93 | 51.07 | 104.26 | 53.76 | 46.24 | 85.98 |
| South Australia | 49.20 | 50.80 | 103.22 | 55.34 | 44.66 | 80.68 | 53.05 | 46.95 | 88.49 | 59.01 | 40.99 | 69.69 |
| Western Australia | 49.15 | 50.85 | 103.45 | 58.06 | 41.94 | 72.22 | 52.22 | 47.78 | 91.49 | 61.70 | 38.30 | 62.07 |
| Tasmania | 45.61 | 44.39 | 119.25 | 59.75 | 40.25 | 67.36 | 50.22 | 49.78 | 99.12 | 63.53 | 36.47 | 57.39 |
| New Zealand | 49.25 | 50.75 | 103.03 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.90 | 50.48 | 49.52 | 98.08 | 58.67 | 41.33 | 70.44 |
| Fiji | 54.64 | 45.36 | 83.02 | 61.54 | 38.46 | 62.50 | 56.62 | 43.38 | 76.62 | 65.52 | 34.48 | 52.63 |
| Australia undefined | 45.81 | 54.19 | 118.27 | 52.06 | 47.94 | 92.09 | 48.76 | 51.24 | 105.08 | 56.17 | 43.83 | 78.04 |
| Aborigines | 66.66 | 33.33 | 50.00 | 54.64 | 45.36 | 83.01 | 54.77 | 45.23 | 82.55 | 53.28 | 46.72 | 87.69 |
| Total, Australasia | 47.53 | 52.47 | 110.23 | 49.54 | 50.46 | 101.87 | 48.57 | 51.43 | 105.87 | 53.26 | 46.74 | 87.74 |
| England | 56.15 | 43.85 | 78.08 | 65.88 | 34.12 | 51.77 | 60.02 | 39.98 | 66.60 | 69.22 | 30.78 | 44.46 |
| Wales | 61.44 | 38.56 | 62.75 | 63.73 | 36.27 | 56.90 | 62.72 | 37.28 | 59.42 | 67.09 | 32.91 | 49.04 |
| Scotland | 58.31 | 41.69 | 71.50 | 62.64 | 37.36 | 59.63 | 60.36 | 39.64 | 65.65 | 66.13 | 33.87 | 51.21 |
| Ireland | 42.66 | 57.34 | 134.37 | 55.73 | 44.27 | 79.43 | 48.29 | 51.71 | 107.04 | 59.45 | 40.55 | 68.20 |
| Other British Possessions | 63.49 | 36.51 | 57.60 | 73.84 | 26.16 | 35.42 | 67.24 | 32.76 | 48.72 | 76.64 | 23.36 | 30.48 |
| Total, British Subjects | 49.14 | 50.86 | 103.48 | 52.80 | 47.20 | 89.36 | 50.93 | 49.07 | 96.33 | 56.52 | 43.48 | 76.92 |
| Birthplaces. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| Foreign— | ||||||||||||
| United States | 65.71 | 34.29 | 52.17 | 83.43 | 16.57 | 19.86 | 71.65 | 28.35 | 39.56 | 85.30 | 14.70 | 17.23 |
| France | 72.69 | 27.31 | 37.56 | 81.64 | 19.36 | 22.48 | 75.91 | 24.09 | 31.73 | 83.64 | 16.36 | 19.56 |
| Belgium | 67.35 | 32.65 | 48.48 | 94.44 | 5.56 | 5.88 | 74.63 | 25.37 | 34.00 | 93.33 | 6.67 | 7.14 |
| Holland | 82.82 | 17.18 | 20.73 | 91.17 | 8.83 | 9.67 | 86.23 | 13.77 | 15.97 | 91.51 | 8.49 | 9.27 |
| Germany | 72.45 | 27.55 | 38.00 | 68.92 | 31.08 | 45.10 | 70.56 | 29.44 | 41.73 | 72.11 | 27.89 | 38.67 |
| Denmark | 80.31 | 19.69 | 24.51 | 90.15 | 9.85 | 10.91 | 84.25 | 15.75 | 18.69 | 91.18 | 8.82 | 9.67 |
| Sweden and Norway | 88.51 | 11.49 | 12.97 | 98.01 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 92.46 | 7.54 | 8.15 | 97.80 | 2.20 | 2.24 |
| Russia | 78.36 | 21.64 | 27.62 | 94.44 | 5.56 | 5.88 | 83.98 | 16.02 | 19.07 | 93.91 | 6.09 | 6.52 |
| Austria | 85.41 | 14.59 | 17.07 | 95.59 | 4.41 | 4.61 | 88.68 | 11.32 | 12.76 | 94.38 | 5.62 | 5.94 |
| Switzerland | 80.83 | 19.17 | 23.71 | 91.61 | 8.39 | 9.16 | 86.69 | 13.31 | 15.35 | 92.66 | 7.34 | 7.92 |
| Italy | 83.88 | 16.12 | 19.21 | 94.78 | 5.22 | 5.50 | 87.73 | 12.27 | 13.98 | 93.48 | 6.52 | 6.97 |
| Spain | 58.82 | 41.18 | 64.51 | 80.00 | 20.00 | 25.00 | 67.10 | 32.90 | 49.02 | 72.09 | 27.91 | 38.71 |
| Portugal | 84.06 | 15.94 | 18.96 | 94.59 | 5.41 | 5.71 | 87.73 | 12.27 | 13.98 | 94.64 | 5.36 | 5.66 |
| China | 96.89 | 3.11 | 3.20 | 99.77 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 98.96 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 99.72 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Islands of the Pacific and other Foreign Countries | 76.74 | 23.26 | 30.31 | 83.51 | 16.49 | 19.74 | 79.03 | 20.97 | 26.53 | 85.45 | 14.55 | 17.03 |
| Born at sea | 49.31 | 50.69 | 102.79 | 57.30 | 42.70 | 74.51 | 52.77 | 47.23 | 89.48 | 60.99 | 39.01 | 63.95 |
| Unspecified | 62.50 | 37.50 | 60.00 | 72.34 | 27.66 | 38.23 | 68.60 | 31.40 | 45.77 | 74.86 | 25.14 | 33.58 |
| Persuasions. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Persuasions | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.89 |
| PROTESTANTS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church of England | 159,958 | 91,212 | 68,746 | 229,243 | 126,827 | 102,416 | 342,359 | 187,055 | 155,304 | 69,285 | 35,615 | 32,670 | 43.31 | 39.05 | 48.98 | 4.33 | 3.90 | 4.90 | 113,116 | 60,228 | 52,888 | 49.34 | 47.49 | 51.64 | 4.93 | 4.75 | 5.16 |
| Lutherans | 4,836 | 3,573 | 1,263 | 4,836 | 3,573 | 1,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterians | 34,692 | 19,187 | 15,505 | 49,122 | 26,941 | 22,181 | 72,545 | 40,162 | 32,383 | 14,430 | 7,754 | 6,676 | 41.59 | 40.41 | 43.06 | 4.16 | 4.04 | 4.31 | 23,423 | 13,221 | 10,202 | 47.68 | 49.07 | 45.99 | 4.77 | 4.91 | 4.60 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 23,682 | 11,962 | 11,720 | 36,275 | 18,419 | 17,856 | 57,049 | 29,155 | 27,894 | 15,884 | 8,199 | 7,685 | 67.07 | 68.54 | 65.57 | 6.70 | 6.85 | 6.56 | 20,774 | 10,736 | 10,038 | 57.26 | 58.29 | 56.21 | 5.73 | 5.83 | 5.62 |
| Other Methodists | 3,291 | 1,742 | 1,549 | 7,303 | 3,810 | 3,493 | 4,012 | 2,068 | 1,944 | 121.90 | 118.71 | 126.15 | 12.19 | 11.87 | 12.62 | ||||||||||||
| Congregationalists | 5,411 | 2,814 | 2,597 | 9,253 | 4,620 | 4,633 | 14,328 | 7,126 | 7,202 | 3,842 | 1,806 | 2,036 | 71.00 | 64.18 | 78.39 | 7.10 | 6.42 | 7.84 | 5,075 | 2,506 | 2,569 | 54.84 | 54.24 | 55.45 | 5.48 | 5.42 | 5.55 |
| Baptists | 9,863 | 5,947 | 3,916 | 4,151 | 2,171 | 1,980 | 7,307 | 3,833 | 3,474 | 2,345 | 1,560 | 785 | 23.78 | 26.23 | 20.05 | 2.38 | 2.02 | 2.01 | 3,156 | 1,662 | 1,494 | 76.03 | 76.55 | 75.45 | 7.60 | 7.66 | 7.55 |
| Unitarians | 849 | 569 | 280 | 828 | 586 | 242 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 2.47 | 2.98 | 13.57 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Protestants | 7,208 | 4,767 | 2,441 | 9,957 | 5,825 | 4,132 | 2,749 | 1,058 | 1,691 | 38.13 | 22.19 | 69.27 | 3.81 | 2.22 | 6.93 | ||||||||||||
| Total Protestants | 233,606 | 131,122 | 102,484 | 339,392 | 186,056 | 153,336 | 516,512 | 281,125 | 235,387 | 105,786 | 54,934 | 50,852 | 45.28 | 41.89 | 49.62 | 4.53 | 4.19 | 4.96 | 177,120 | 95,069 | 82,051 | 52.18 | 51.09 | 53.51 | 5.22 | 5.11 | 5.35 |
| CATHOLICS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 99,193 | 51,095 | 48,098 | 145,932 | 75,347 | 70,585 | 207,020 | 108,203 | 98,817 | 46,739 | 24,252 | 22,487 | 47.12 | 47.46 | 46.75 | 4.71 | 4.75 | 4.68 | 61,088 | 32,856 | 28,232 | 41.86 | 43.60 | 39.99 | 4.19 | 4.36 | 4.00 |
| Catholics undescribed | 1,695 | 912 | 783 | 586 | 330 | 256 | 1,695 | 912 | 783 | 1,109 | 582 | 527 | 65.42 | 63.81 | 67.30 | 6.54 | 6.38 | 6.73 | |||||||||
| Total Catholics | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Catholics | 99,193 | 51,095 | 48,098 | 147,627 | 76,259 | 71,368 | 207,606 | 108,533 | 90,073 | 48,434 | 25,164 | 23,270 | 48.83 | 49.25 | 48.38 | 4.88 | 4.92 | 4.84 | 59,979 | 32,274 | 27,705 | 40.62 | 42.32 | 38.34 | 4.06 | 4.23 | 3.83 |
| Hebrews | 1,759 | 1,072 | 687 | 2,395 | 1,370 | 1,025 | 3,266 | 1,858 | 1,408 | 638 | 208 | 338 | 36.15 | 27.89 | 49.19 | 3.61 | 2.78 | 4.92 | 871 | 488 | 383 | 36.36 | 35.62 | 37.36 | 3.64 | 3.56 | 3.74 |
| Other Persuasions | 3,393 | 2,418 | 975 | 1,166 | 685 | 481 | 1,042 | 662 | 380 | 3,719 | 2,162 | 1,557 | 109.61 | 89.41 | 159.69 | 10.96 | 8.94 | 15.97 | 124 | 23 | 101 | 10.63 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.06 | 0.34 | 2.10 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unspecified Persuasions | 5,946 | 3,895 | 2,051 | 13,697 | 9,686 | 4,011 | 7,751 | 5,791 | 1,960 | 130.35 | 148.67 | 95.56 | 13.04 | 14.87 | 9.56 | ||||||||||||
| Pagans | 12,909 | 12,781 | 128 | 7,455 | 7,286 | 169 | 9,345 | 9,285 | 60 | 5,454 | 5,495 | 41 | 42.25 | 42.99 | 32.03 | 4.23 | 4.30 | 3.20 | 1,890 | 1,999 | 109 | 25.35 | 27.43 | 64.49 | 2.54 | 2.47 | 6.45 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||||||||||
| Persuasions. | Percentage of Population. | Percentage of Total Increase in the Decennial period 1861-1871. | Percentage of Total Increase in the Decennial period 1871-1881. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||||
| All Persuasions | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||
| Protestants— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Church of England | 45.59 | 45.95 | 45.12 | 45.49 | 46.03 | 44.83 | 45.50 | 45.50 | 45.64 | 45.25 | 46.22 | 44.27 | 45.71 | 44.42 | 47.27 | |||
| Lutherans | 0.65 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 1.96 | 2.63 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||
| Presbyterians | 9.89 | 9.67 | 10.18 | 9.75 | 9.77 | 9.71 | 9.66 | 9.77 | 9.52 | 9.42 | 10.06 | 8.78 | 9.46 | 9.75 | 9.12 | |||
| Wesleyan Methodists | 6.75 | 6.03 | 7.69 | 7.85 | 7.20 | 7.31 | 6.68 | 8.49 | 7.81 | 7.60 | 7.09 | 8.19 | 10.37 | 10.64 | 10.10 | 8.39 | 7.92 | 8.97 |
| Other Methodists | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.73 | |||||||||
| Congregationalists | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.70 | 1.83 | 1.68 | 2.03 | 1.91 | 1.73 | 2.12 | 2.51 | 2.34 | 2.68 | 2.05 | 1.85 | 2.30 | |||
| Baptists | 2.81 | 2.99 | 2.57 | 2.42 | 0.82 | 2.73 | 0.79 | 2.06 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 1.53 | 2.02 | 1.03 | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.33 |
| Unitarians | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | |||||||||
| decrease. | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Protestants | 1.43 | 1.73 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 0.78 | 1.51 | |||||||||
| Total Protestants | 66.58 | 66.06 | 67.26 | 67.34 | 67.52 | 67.12 | 68.73 | 68.37 | 69.17 | 69.08 | 71.28 | 66.86 | 71.57 | 70.11 | 73.33 | |||
| Catholics— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 28.27 | 25.74 | 31.57 | 28.95 | 27.34 | 30.90 | 27.55 | 26.32 | 29.04 | 30.52 | 31.47 | 29.57 | 24.68 | 24.23 | 25.23 | |||
| Catholics undescribed | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.47 | |||||||||
| decrease. | decrease. | decrease. | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Catholics | 28.27 | 25.74 | 31.57 | 29.29 | 27.68 | 31.24 | 27.63 | 26.40 | 29.11 | 31.63 | 32.65 | 30.60 | 24.24 | 23.80 | 24.76 | |||
| Hebrews | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.34 | |||
| Other Persuasions | 0.97 | 1.22 | 0.64 | 1.41 | 0.23 | 1.66 | 0.25 | 1.11 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 2.43 | 2.81 | 2.05 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| decrease. | decrease. | decrease. | ||||||||||||||||
| Unspecified Persuasions | 1.18 | 1.41 | 0.90 | 1.82 | 2.36 | 1.18 | 3.13 | 4.27 | 1.75 | |||||||||
| Pagans | 3.68 | 6.44 | 0.08 | 1.48 | 2.65 | 0.08 | 1.24 | 2.26 | 0.02 | 3.56 | 7.13 | 0.05 | 0.76 | 1.48 | 0.09 | |||
| decrease. | decrease. | decrease. | ||||||||||||||||
| Persuasions. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All Persuasions. | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| Protestants— | |||||||||
| Church of England | 57.02 | 42.98 | 75.37 | 55.33 | 44.67 | 80.75 | 54.64 | 45.36 | 83.02 |
| Lutherans | 73.88 | 26.12 | 35.35 | ||||||
| Presbyterians | 55.31 | 44.69 | 80.81 | 54.85 | 45.15 | 82.33 | 55.36 | 44.64 | 80.63 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 50.51 | 49.49 | 97.97 | 50.78 | 49.22 | 96.94 | 51.10 | 48.90 | 95.67 |
| Other Methodists | 52.93 | 47.07 | 88.92 | 52.17 | 47.83 | 91.68 | |||
| Congregationalists | 52.01 | 47.99 | 92.99 | 49.93 | 50.07 | 100.28 | 49.73 | 50.27 | 101.06 |
| Baptists | 60.30 | 39.70 | 65.85 | 52.30 | 47.70 | 91.20 | 52.46 | 47.54 | 90.63 |
| Unitarians | 67.02 | 32.98 | 49.21 | 70.77 | 29.23 | 41.30 | |||
| Other Protestants | 64.75 | 35.25 | 51.20 | 58.50 | 41.50 | 70.93 | |||
| Total Protestants | 56.13 | 43.87 | 78.16 | 54.82 | 45.18 | 82.41 | 54.43 | 45.57 | 83.73 |
| Catholics— | |||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 51.51 | 48.49 | 94.13 | 51.63 | 48.37 | 93.68 | 52.22 | 47.78 | 91.32 |
| Catholics undescribed | 53.81 | 46.19 | 85.85 | 56.31 | 43.69 | 77.57 | |||
| Total Catholics | 51.51 | 48.49 | 94.13 | 51.66 | 48.34 | 93.59 | 52.28 | 47.72 | 91.28 |
| Hebrews | 60.94 | 39.06 | 64.09 | 57.20 | 42.80 | 74.81 | 56.89 | 43.11 | 75.78 |
| Other Persuasions | 71.26 | 28.74 | 40.32 | 58.75 | 41.25 | 70.22 | 63.53 | 36.47 | 57.40 |
| Unspecified Persuasions | 65.51 | 34.49 | 52.66 | 70.72 | 29.28 | 41.41 | |||
| Pagans | 99.01 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 97.73 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 99.36 | 00.64 | 00.64 |
| Persuasions. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Religious Persuasions | 220,984 | 110,769 | 110,215 | 212,407 | 115,034 | 97,373 | 433,391 | 225,803 | 207,588 | 314,850 | 182,187 | 132,663 |
| Protestants— | ||||||||||||
| Church of England | 103,429 | 51,907 | 51,522 | 95,560 | 51,646 | 43,914 | 198,989 | 103,553 | 95,436 | 141,784 | 81,943 | 59,841 |
| Lutherans | 1,101 | 830 | 271 | 1,432 | 1,015 | 417 | 2,533 | 1,845 | 688 | 2,183 | 1,608 | 575 |
| Presbyterians | 17,432 | 9,016 | 8,416 | 22,104 | 11,959 | 10,145 | 39,536 | 20,975 | 18,561 | 32,762 | 18,943 | 13,819 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 14,548 | 6,994 | 7,554 | 17,158 | 8,548 | 8,610 | 31,706 | 15,542 | 16,164 | 25,269 | 13,541 | 11,728 |
| Other Methodists | 1,740 | 903 | 837 | 2,314 | 1,190 | 1,124 | 4,054 | 2,093 | 1,961 | 3,234 | 1,702 | 1,532 |
| Congregationalists | 9,276 | 4,446 | 4,830 | 2,037 | 1,033 | 1,004 | 11,313 | 5,479 | 5,834 | 3,005 | 1,637 | 1,368 |
| Baptists | 2,876 | 1,404 | 1,472 | 1,783 | 935 | 848 | 4,659 | 2,339 | 2,320 | 2,625 | 1,471 | 1,154 |
| Unitarians | 503 | 328 | 175 | 126 | 98 | 28 | 629 | 426 | 203 | 195 | 156 | 39 |
| Other Protestants | 3,689 | 1,961 | 1,728 | 2,489 | 1,473 | 1,016 | 6,178 | 3,434 | 2,744 | 3,721 | 2,334 | 1,387 |
| Total Protestants | 154,594 | 77,789 | 76,805 | 145,003 | 77,897 | 67,106 | 299,597 | 155,686 | 143,911 | 214,778 | 123,335 | 91,443 |
| Catholics— | ||||||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 56,527 | 26,560 | 29,967 | 60,548 | 31,404 | 29,144 | 117,075 | 57,964 | 59,111 | 89,444 | 49,743 | 39,701 |
| Catholics undescribed | 298 | 130 | 168 | 107 | 70 | 37 | 405 | 200 | 205 | 164 | 113 | 51 |
| Total Catholics | 56,825 | 26,690 | 30,135 | 60,655 | 31,474 | 29,181 | 117,480 | 58,164 | 59,316 | 89,608 | 49,856 | 39,752 |
| Hebrews | 2,480 | 1,343 | 1,137 | 314 | 199 | 115 | 2,794 | 1,542 | 1,252 | 471 | 315 | 156 |
| Other Persuasions | 584 | 331 | 253 | 143 | 91 | 52 | 727 | 422 | 305 | 213 | 143 | 70 |
| Unspecified Persuasions | 5,481 | 3,628 | 1,853 | 3,089 | 2,182 | 907 | 8,570 | 5,810 | 2,760 | 4,683 | 3,457 | 1,226 |
| Pagans | 1,020 | 988 | 32 | 3,203 | 3,191 | 12 | 4,223 | 4,179 | 44 | 5,097 | 5,081 | 16 |
| Persuasions. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| All Religious Persuasions | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Protestants— | ||||||||||||
| Church of England | 46.80 | 46.86 | 46.72 | 44.99 | 44.90 | 45.10 | 45.91 | 45.86 | 45.97 | 45.03 | 44.98 | 45.11 |
| Lutherans | 0.50 | 0.75 | 0.25 | 0.67 | 0.88 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 0.43 |
| Presbyterians | 7.89 | 8.14 | 7.64 | 10.41 | 10.39 | 10.42 | 9.12 | 9.29 | 8.94 | 10.40 | 10.40 | 10.42 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 6.58 | 6.31 | 6.86 | 8.08 | 7.43 | 8.84 | 7.32 | 6.88 | 7.79 | 8.03 | 7.43 | 8.84 |
| Other Methodists | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 1.16 |
| Congregationalists | 4.19 | 4.02 | 4.38 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 2.61 | 2.43 | 2.81 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 1.03 |
| Baptists | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.87 |
| Unitarians | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| Other Protestants | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.32 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 1.04 |
| Total Protestants | 69.95 | 70.23 | 69.68 | 68.27 | 67.72 | 68.92 | 69.13 | 68.95 | 69.32 | 68.21 | 67.69 | 68.93 |
| Catholics— | ||||||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 25.58 | 23.98 | 27.19 | 28.50 | 27.30 | 29.93 | 27.01 | 25.67 | 28.48 | 28.41 | 27.30 | 29.93 |
| Catholics undescribed | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.6 | 0.03 |
| Total Catholics | 25.71 | 24.10 | 27.34 | 28.56 | 27.36 | 29.97 | 27.10 | 25.76 | 28.58 | 28.46 | 27.36 | 29.96 |
| Hebrews | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.03 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| Other Persuasions | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Unspecified Persuasions | 2.48 | 3.27 | 1.69 | 1.45 | 1.90 | 0.93 | 1.98 | 2.57 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 1.90 | 0.93 |
| Pagans | 0.46 | 0.89 | 0.03 | 1.50 | 2.77 | 0.01 | 0.97 | 1.85 | 0.02 | 1.62 | 2.79 | 0.01 |
| Persuasions. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All persuasions | 50.01 | 49.99 | 99.50 | 54.16 | 45.84 | 84.65 | 52.10 | 47.90 | 91.93 | 57.85 | 42.15 | 72.82 |
| Protestants— | ||||||||||||
| Church of England | 50.18 | 49.92 | 99.26 | 54.04 | 45.96 | 85.03 | 52.04 | 47.96 | 92.16 | 57.79 | 42.21 | 73.03 |
| Lutherans | 75.38 | 24.62 | 32.65 | 70.88 | 29.12 | 41.08 | 72.84 | 27.16 | 37.29 | 73.66 | 26.34 | 35.76 |
| Presbyterians | 51.72 | 48.28 | 93.34 | 54.10 | 45.90 | 84.83 | 53.05 | 46.95 | 88.54 | 57.82 | 42.18 | 72.95 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 48.07 | 51.93 | 108.01 | 49.82 | 50.18 | 100.72 | 49.02 | 50.98 | 104.00 | 53.58 | 46.42 | 86.61 |
| Other Methodists | 51.90 | 48.10 | 92.69 | 51.42 | 48.58 | 94.45 | 51.63 | 48.37 | 93.69 | 52.63 | 47.37 | 90.01 |
| Congregationalists | 47.93 | 52.07 | 108.64 | 41.20 | 58.80 | 97.19 | 48.43 | 51.57 | 106.48 | 54.12 | 45.88 | 83.57 |
| Baptists | 48.82 | 51.18 | 104.84 | 52.44 | 47.56 | 90.69 | 50.20 | 49.80 | 99.19 | 56.04 | 43.96 | 78.45 |
| Unitarians | 65.21 | 34.79 | 53.35 | 77.78 | 22.22 | 28.57 | 67.73 | 32.27 | 47.65 | 80.00 | 20.00 | 25.00 |
| Other Protestants | 53.16 | 46.84 | 88.12 | 59.18 | 40.82 | 68.98 | 55.58 | 44.42 | 79.91 | 62.72 | 37.28 | 59.42 |
| Total Protestants | 50.32 | 49.68 | 98.73 | 53.72 | 46.28 | 86.14 | 51.96 | 48.04 | 92.44 | 57.42 | 42.58 | 74.14 |
| Catholics— | ||||||||||||
| Roman Catholics | 46.98 | 53.02 | 112.82 | 51.86 | 48.14 | 92.80 | 49.51 | 50.49 | 101.98 | 55.73 | 44.27 | 79.80 |
| Catholics undescribed | 43.62 | 56.38 | 129.23 | 65.42 | 34.58 | 54.28 | 49.38 | 50.62 | 102.50 | 68.90 | 31.10 | 45.13 |
| Total Catholics | 46.97 | 53.03 | 112.91 | 51.89 | 48.11 | 92.71 | 49.51 | 50.49 | 101.98 | 55.64 | 44.36 | 79.73 |
| Hebrews | 54.15 | 45.85 | 84.66 | 63.37 | 36.63 | 57.79 | 55.19 | 44.81 | 81.19 | 66.88 | 33.12 | 49.52 |
| Other Persuasions | 56.81 | 43.19 | 76.45 | 63.63 | 36.37 | 57.14 | 58.04 | 41.96 | 72.27 | 67.13 | 32.87 | 48.95 |
| Unspecified Persuasions | 66.19 | 33.81 | 51.07 | 70.64 | 29.36 | 41.57 | 65.50 | 34.50 | 47.51 | 72.54 | 27.46 | 35.46 |
| Pagans | 96.86 | 3.14 | 3.24 | 99.62 | 00.38 | 0.37 | 98.96 | 1.04 | 1.38 | 99.68 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All ages | 188,543 | 46,024 | 116,293 | 110,563 | 21,814 | 66,111 | 77,980 | 24,210 | 50,182 | 296,741 | 56,391 | 150,849 | 165,459 | 27,365 | 82,727 | 131,282 | 29,026 | 68,122 | 507,067 | 49,372 | 195,029 | 280,831 | 24,190 | 106,128 | 226,236 | 25,182 | 88,901 |
| All ages, exclusive of children under 5 years and unspecified | 188,250 | 45,974 | 54,165 | 110,351 | 21,788 | 31,815 | 77,899 | 24,186 | 22,350 | 296,024 | 54,477 | 70,423 | 164,986 | 26,414 | 41,730 | 131,038 | 28,083 | 28,093 | 506,460 | 49,294 | 82,175 | 280,344 | 24,145 | 48,703 | 226,116 | 25,149 | 33,472 |
| Under 5 years | 55,840 | 28,118 | 27,722 | 295 | 1,866 | 79,823 | 154 | 919 | 40,577 | 141 | 947 | 39,246 | 111,123 | 56,169 | 54,954 | ||||||||||||
| 5 and under 10 | 9,811 | 13,702 | 18,151 | 4,958 | 6,677 | 9,214 | 4,853 | 7,025 | 8,937 | 24,471 | 19,409 | 26,647 | 12,234 | 9,985 | 13,616 | 12,237 | 9,424 | 13,031 | 43,702 | 19,623 | 35,693 | 21,712 | 9,987 | 18,178 | 21,990 | 9,636 | 17,515 |
| 10 and under 15 | 24,178 | 6,621 | 4,918 | 11,896 | 3,308 | 2,878 | 12,282 | 3,313 | 2,040 | 44,212 | 7,453 | 6,007 | 21,775 | 3,919 | 3,436 | 22,437 | 3,534 | 2,571 | 77,894 | 5,437 | 5,148 | 39,133 | 2,952 | 2,980 | 38,761 | 2,485 | 2,162 |
| 15 and under 20 | 26,421 | 3,635 | 3,590 | 12,473 | 1,789 | 2,183 | 13,948 | 1,846 | 1,407 | 36,074 | 3,118 | 3,444 | 17,136 | 1,759 | 2,187 | 18,938 | 1,359 | 1,257 | 69,708 | 2,303 | 3,723 | 34,242 | 1,434 | 2,493 | 35,466 | 869 | 1,230 |
| 20 and under 21 | 25,489 | 3,450 | 4,429 | 13,776 | 1,460 | 2,922 | 11,713 | 1,990 | 1,507 | 7,008 | 547 | 859 | 3,311 | 276 | 537 | 3,697 | 271 | 322 | 13,680 | 390 | 896 | 6,708 | 219 | 640 | 6,972 | 171 | 256 |
| 21 and under 25 | 28,897 | 2,235 | 2,728 | 14,375 | 1,087 | 1,675 | 14,522 | 1,148 | 1,053 | 55,325 | 1,528 | 2,718 | 29,996 | 837 | 1,656 | 25,329 | 691 | 1,062 | |||||||||
| 25 and under 30 | 25,872 | 3,967 | 4,593 | 15,934 | 1,602 | 2,771 | 9,938 | 2,365 | 1,822 | 35,895 | 3,326 | 4,396 | 19,649 | 1,443 | 2,827 | 16,246 | 1,883 | 1,569 | 53,890 | 2,046 | 4,602 | 30,710 | 1,077 | 3,263 | 23,180 | 969 | 1,339 |
| 30 and under 40 | 34,942 | 5,589 | 6,341 | 22,700 | 2,317 | 3,972 | 12,242 | 3,272 | 2,369 | 54,344 | 6,650 | 9,962 | 33,390 | 2,658 | 6,799 | 20,954 | 3,992 | 3,163 | 82,921 | 4,951 | 9,172 | 48,064 | 2,254 | 6,381 | 34,857 | 2,697 | 2,791 |
| 40 and under 50 | 23,523 | 4,852 | 5,719 | 15,769 | 2,219 | 3,511 | 7,754 | 2,633 | 2,208 | 32,519 | 4,799 | 6,743 | 21,109 | 1,956 | 4,442 | 11,410 | 2,843 | 2,301 | 56,446 | 5,352 | 9,059 | 35,390 | 2,157 | 6,121 | 21,056 | 3,195 | 2,938 |
| 50 and upwards | 18,014 | 4,158 | 6,424 | 12,845 | 2,416 | 4,364 | 5,169 | 1,742 | 2,060 | 32,604 | 6,940 | 9,637 | 22,007 | 3,331 | 6,211 | 10,597 | 3,609 | 3,426 | 52,894 | 7,664 | 11,164 | 34,389 | 3,228 | 6,985 | 18,505 | 4,436 | 4,179 |
| Unspecified | 293 | 50 | 6,288 | 212 | 26 | 6,178 | 81 | 24 | 110 | 422 | 48 | 603 | 319 | 32 | 420 | 103 | 16 | 183 | 607 | 78 | 1,731 | 487 | 45 | 1,256 | 120 | 33 | 475 |
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | ||||||||||
| All ages | 53.74 | 13.12 | 33.14 | 55.70 | 10.99 | 33.31 | 51.18 | 15.89 | 32.93 | 58.88 | 11.19 | 29.93 | 60.05 | 9.93 | 30.02 | 57.47 | 12.71 | 29.82 | 67.48 | 6.56 | 25.96 | 68.30 | 5.89 | 25.81 | 66.48 | 7.40 | 26.12 | |||||||||
| All ages, exclusive of children under 5 years & unspecified | 65.27 | 15.95 | 18.78 | 67.31 | 13.29 | 19.40 | 62.60 | 19.44 | 17.96 | 70.33 | 12.94 | 16.73 | 70.77 | 11.33 | 17.90 | 69.78 | 14.94 | 15.28 | 79.39 | 7.73 | 12.88 | 79.38 | 6.84 | 13.78 | 79.41 | 8.84 | 11.75 | |||||||||
| Under 5 years | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.36 | 2.28 | 97.36 | 0.37 | 2.21 | 97.42 | 0.35 | 2.35 | 97.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| 5 years and under 10 | 23.55 | 32.89 | 43.56 | 23.78 | 32.03 | 44.19 | 23.31 | 33.75 | 42.94 | 34.70 | 27.52 | 37.78 | 34.14 | 27.87 | 37.99 | 35.27 | 27.17 | 37.56 | 44.13 | 19.82 | 36.05 | 43.53 | 20.02 | 36.45 | 44.75 | 19.61 | 35.64 | |||||||||
| 10 years and under 15 | 67.69 | 18.54 | 13.77 | 65.79 | 18.29 | 15.92 | 69.64 | 18.79 | 11.57 | 76.66 | 12.92 | 10.42 | 74.45 | 13.46 | 11.79 | 78.61 | 12.38 | 9.01 | 88.04 | 6.14 | 5.82 | 86.82 | 6.55 | 6.63 | 89.29 | 5.73 | 4.98 | |||||||||
| 15 and under 20 | 78.53 | 10.80 | 10.67 | 75.85 | 10.88 | 13.27 | 81.09 | 10.73 | 8.18 | 84.61 | 7.31 | 8.08 | 81.28 | 8.34 | 10.38 | 87.86 | 6.30 | 5.84 | 92.04 | 3.04 | 4.92 | 89.71 | 3.76 | 6.53 | 94.44 | 2.31 | 3.25 | |||||||||
| 20 and under 21 | 76.38 | 10.34 | 13.28 | 75.87 | 8.04 | 16.09 | 77.01 | 13.08 | 9.91 | 84.93 | 83.29 | 6.58 | 83.29 | 8.49 | 10.21 | 83.19 | 80.29 | 6.41 | 6.69 | 10.40 | 13.02 | 86.70 | 86.18 | 6.75 | 6.31 | 6.55 | 7.51 | 91.41 | 2.60 | 5.99 | 88.65 | 2.89 | 8.46 | 94.23 | 2.31 | 3.46 |
| 21 and under 25 | 85.34 | 6.60 | 8.06 | 83.88 | 6.34 | 9.78 | 86.84 | 6.86 | 6.30 | 92.87 | 2.57 | 4.56 | 92.33 | 2.57 | 5.10 | 93.53 | 2.55 | 3.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 and under 30 | 75.14 | 11.52 | 13.34 | 78.46 | 7.89 | 13.65 | 70.36 | 16.74 | 12.90 | 82.30 | 7.62 | 10.08 | 82.15 | 6.03 | 11.82 | 82.48 | 9.56 | 7.96 | 89.02 | 3.38 | 7.60 | 87.62 | 3.07 | 9.31 | 90.95 | 3.80 | 5.25 | |||||||||
| 30 and under 40 | 74.55 | 11.92 | 13.53 | 78.31 | 7.99 | 13.70 | 68.46 | 18.29 | 13.25 | 76.59 | 9.37 | 14.04 | 77.93 | 6.20 | 15.87 | 74.55 | 14.20 | 11.25 | 85.45 | 5.10 | 9.45 | 84.77 | 3.98 | 11.25 | 86.40 | 6.68 | 6.92 | |||||||||
| 40 and under 50 | 68.99 | 14.23 | 16.78 | 73.35 | 10.32 | 16.33 | 61.56 | 20.91 | 17.53 | 73.81 | 10.89 | 15.30 | 76.74 | 7.11 | 16.15 | 68.92 | 17.18 | 13.90 | 79.66 | 7.55 | 12.79 | 81.05 | 4.94 | 14.01 | 77.44 | 11.71 | 10.85 | |||||||||
| 50 and upwards | 63.00 | 14.54 | 22.46 | 65.45 | 12.31 | 22.24 | 57.62 | 19.42 | 22.96 | 66.29 | 14.11 | 19.60 | 69.75 | 10.56 | 16.69 | 60.10 | 20.47 | 19.43 | 73.75 | 10.68 | 15.57 | 77.10 | 7.24 | 15.66 | 68.23 | 16.36 | 15.41 | |||||||||
| Unspecified | 4.42 | 0.76 | 94.82 | 3.30 | 0.41 | 96.29 | 37.68 | 11.16 | 51.16 | 39.33 | 4.47 | 56.20 | 41.38 | 4.15 | 54.47 | 34.10 | 5.30 | 60.60 | 25.15 | 3.23 | 71.62 | 27.24 | 2.51 | 70.25 | 19.11 | 5.19 | 75.70 | |||||||||
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | ||||||||||
| All ages | 58.64 | 41.36 | 70.53 | 47.40 | 52.60 | 110.98 | 56.85 | 43.15 | 75.91 | 55.76 | 44.24 | 79.34 | 48.53 | 51.47 | 106.07 | 54.84 | 45.16 | 82.35 | 55.38 | 44.62 | 80.58 | 49.00 | 51.00 | 104.10 | 54.42 | 45.58 | 83.76 | |||||||||
| All ages, exclusive of children under 5 years & unspecified | 58.62 | 41.38 | 70.59 | 47.39 | 32.61 | 111.01 | 58.74 | 41.26 | 70.25 | 55.73 | 44.27 | 79.42 | 48.49 | 51.51 | 106.24 | 59.26 | 40.74 | 68.76 | 55.33 | 44.67 | 80.73 | 48.98 | 51.02 | 104.16 | 59.27 | 40.73 | 68.73 | |||||||||
| Under 5 years | 50.35 | 49.65 | 98.59 | 52.20 | 47.80 | 91.56 | 49.25 | 50.75 | 103.05 | 50.83 | 49.17 | 96.72 | 50.54 | 49.46 | 97.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years and under 10 | 50.54 | 49.46 | 97.88 | 48.73 | 51.27 | 105.21 | 50.76 | 49.24 | 96.99 | 49.99 | 50.01 | 100.03 | 51.44 | 48.56 | 94.38 | 51.10 | 48.90 | 95.70 | 49.68 | 50.32 | 101.48 | 50.89 | 49.11 | 96.49 | 50.93 | 49.07 | 96.35 | |||||||||
| 10 years and under 15 | 49.20 | 50.80 | 103.25 | 49.96 | 50.04 | 100.15 | 58.52 | 41.48 | 70.88 | 49.25 | 50.75 | 103.04 | 52.58 | 47.42 | 90.17 | 57.20 | 42.80 | 74.81 | 50.24 | 49.76 | 99.04 | 54.29 | 45.71 | 84.18 | 58.00 | 42.00 | 72.41 | |||||||||
| 15 years and under 20 | 47.21 | 52.79 | 111.83 | 49.21 | 50.79 | 103.19 | 60.81 | 39.19 | 64.45 | 47.50 | 52.50 | 110.52 | 56.41 | 43.59 | 77.26 | 63.51 | 36.49 | 57.47 | 49.12 | 50.88 | 103.58 | 62.27 | 37.73 | 60.60 | 66.96 | 33.04 | 49.34 | |||||||||
| 20 years and under 21 | 54.05 | 45.95 | 85.03 | 42.32 | 57.68 | 136.30 | 65.97 | 34.03 | 51.57 | 49.26 | 47.25 | 50.74 | 52.75 | 103.01 | 111.66 | 48.99 | 50.46 | 51.01 | 49.54 | 104.11 | 98.19 | 61.67 | 62.51 | 38.33 | 37.49 | 62.16 | 59.96 | 49.03 | 50.97 | 103.93 | 56.15 | 43.85 | 78.08 | 71.43 | 28.57 | 40.00 |
| 21 years and under 25 | 49.75 | 50.25 | 101.02 | 48.64 | 51.36 | 105.61 | 61.40 | 38.60 | 62.87 | 54.22 | 45.78 | 84.51 | 54.77 | 45.23 | 82.56 | 60.93 | 39.07 | 64.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 years and under 30 | 61.59 | 38.41 | 62.37 | 40.38 | 59.62 | 147.63 | 60.33 | 39.67 | 65.75 | 54.74 | 45.26 | 82.68 | 43.39 | 56.61 | 130.49 | 64.31 | 35.69 | 55.50 | 56.99 | 43.01 | 75.48 | 52.64 | 47.36 | 89.97 | 70.90 | 29.10 | 41.03 | |||||||||
| 30 years and under 40 | 64.96 | 35.04 | 53.93 | 41.46 | 58.54 | 141.21 | 62.64 | 37.36 | 59.64 | 61.44 | 38.56 | 62.76 | 39.97 | 60.03 | 150.19 | 68.25 | 31.75 | 46.25 | 57.96 | 42.64 | 72.52 | 45.53 | 54.47 | 119.65 | 69.57 | 30.43 | 43.89 | |||||||||
| 40 years and under 50 | 67.04 | 32.96 | 49.17 | 45.73 | 54.27 | 118.66 | 61.39 | 38.61 | 62.88 | 649.91 | 35.09 | 54.05 | 40.76 | 59.24 | 145.35 | 65.88 | 34.12 | 51.80 | 62.70 | 37.30 | 59.50 | 40.30 | 59.70 | 148.12 | 67.57 | 32.43 | 48.00 | |||||||||
| 50 and upwards | 71.31 | 28.69 | 40.24 | 58.10 | 41.90 | 72.10 | 67.93 | 32.07 | 47.20 | 67.50 | 32.50 | 48.15 | 48.00 | 52.00 | 108.35 | 64.45 | 35.55 | 55.16 | 65.01 | 34.99 | 53.81 | 42.12 | 57.88 | 137.42 | 62.57 | 37.43 | 59.83 | |||||||||
| Unspecified | 72.35 | 27.65 | 38.21 | 52.00 | 48.00 | 92.31 | 98.25 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 75.59 | 24.41 | 32.29 | 66.67 | 33.33 | 50.00 | 69.65 | 30.35 | 43.57 | 80.27 | 19.77 | 24.64 | 57.70 | 42.30 | 73.33 | 72.56 | 29.44 | 37.82 | |||||||||
| Sydney and Suburbs, exclusive of Shipping. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All ages | 163,239 | 10,938 | 46,807 | 82,387 | 4,635 | 23,747 | 80,852 | 6,303 | 23,060 | 137,342 | 15,545 | 59,520 | 75,829 | 7,554 | 31,651 | 61,513 | 7,991 | 27,869 | 300,581 | 26,483 | 106,327 | 158,216 | 12,189 | 55,398 | 142,365 | 14,294 | 50,929 | 203,903 | 22,849 | 88,098 | 120,096 | 11,963 | 50,128 | 83,807 | 10,886 | 37,970 |
| Under 5 years | 29,333 | 14,692 | 14,641 | 32,949 | 16,053 | 16,806 | 62,282 | 30,745 | 31,537 | 48,841 | 25,424 | 23,417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years and under 15 | 37,846 | 5,396 | 9,093 | 18,609 | 2,673 | 4,727 | 19,237 | 2,723 | 4,366 | 33,890 | 7,951 | 12,820 | 16,318 | 3,973 | 6,339 | 17,572 | 3,978 | 6,481 | 71,736 | 13,347 | 21,913 | 34,927 | 6,646 | 11,066 | 36,809 | 6,701 | 10,847 | 49,784 | 11,713 | 18,869 | 25,844 | 6,293 | 10,040 | 23,940 | 5,420 | 8,829 |
| 15 and upwards | 125,226 | 5,511 | 8,282 | 63,689 | 1,945 | 4,267 | 61,537 | 3,566 | 4,015 | 103,334 | 7,573 | 13,062 | 59,401 | 3,569 | 8,921 | 43,933 | 4,004 | 4,141 | 228,560 | 13,084 | 21,344 | 123,090 | 5,514 | 13,188 | 105,470 | 7,570 | 8,156 | 153,934 | 11,110 | 19,770 | 94,078 | 5,654 | 14,129 | 59,856 | 5,456 | 5,641 |
| Unspecified | 167 | 31 | 99 | 89 | 17 | 61 | 78 | 14 | 38 | 118 | 21 | 689 | 110 | 12 | 338 | 8 | 9 | 351 | 285 | 52 | 788 | 199 | 20 | 399 | 80 | 23 | 389 | 185 | 26 | 618 | 174 | 16 | 535 | 11 | 10 | 83 |
| Sydney and Suburbs, exclusive of Shipping. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All Ages | 73.87 | 4.95 | 21.18 | 74.38 | 4.18 | 2.44 | 73.36 | 5.72 | 20.92 | 64.65 | 7.32 | 28.02 | 65.92 | 6.57 | 27.51 | 63.17 | 8.21 | 28.62 | 69.36 | 6.11 | 24.53 | 70.07 | 5.40 | 24.53 | 68.58 | 6.89 | 24.53 | 64.76 | 7.26 | 27.98 | 65.92 | 6.57 | 27.46 | 63.17 | 8.21 | 28.62 |
| Under 5 years | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years and under 15 | 73.31 | 10.31 | 17.38 | 71.55 | 10.28 | 18.17 | 73.07 | 10.34 | 16.59 | 62.00 | 14.55 | 23.45 | 61.28 | 14.92 | 23.80 | 62.69 | 14.19 | 23.12 | 67.05 | 12.17 | 20.48 | 66.35 | 12.63 | 21.02 | 67.72 | 12.33 | 19.95 | 61.95 | 14.57 | 23.48 | 61.28 | 14.92 | 23.80 | 62.69 | 14.19 | 23.12 |
| 15 years and upwards | 90.08 | 3.96 | 5.96 | 91.11 | 2.78 | 6.11 | 80.03 | 5.16 | 5.81 | 83.35 | 6.11 | 10.54 | 82.63 | 4.96 | 12.41 | 84.36 | 7.69 | 7.95 | 86.91 | 4.98 | 8.11 | 86.81 | 3.89 | 9.30 | 87.02 | 6.25 | 6.73 | 83.29 | 6.01 | 10.70 | 82.62 | 4.97 | 12.41 | 84.36 | 7.69 | 7.95 |
| Unspecified | 56.23 | 10.44 | 33.33 | 53.29 | 10.18 | 36.53 | 60.00 | 10.77 | 29.23 | 14.25 | 2.54 | 83.21 | 23.91 | 2.61 | 73.48 | 2.17 | 2.44 | 95.39 | 25.33 | 4.62 | 70.05 | 31.74 | 4.63 | 63.63 | 17.27 | 4.62 | 78.11 | 22.32 | 3.13 | 74.55 | 24.00 | 2.21 | 73.79 | 10.58 | 9.61 | 79.81 |
| Total Population. | Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. | Chinese and Aborigines. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| All ages. | Read and write | 507,067 | 280,831 | 226,236 | 506,960 | 280,726 | 226,234 | 107 | 105 | 2 |
| Read only | 49,372 | 24,190 | 25,182 | 49,339 | 24,159 | 25,180 | 33 | 31 | 2 | |
| Cannot read | 195,029 | 106,128 | 88,901 | 183,321 | 95,185 | 88,136 | 11,708 | 10,943 | 765 | |
| Under 5 years. | Read and write | |||||||||
| Read only | ||||||||||
| Cannot read | 111,123 | 56,169 | 54,954 | 111,015 | 56,114 | 54,901 | 108 | 55 | 53 | |
| 5 and under 15. | Read and write | 121,596 | 60,845 | 60,751 | 121,596 | 60,845 | 60,751 | |||
| Read only | 25,060 | 12,939 | 12,121 | 25,049 | 12,928 | 12,121 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Cannot read | 40,841 | 21,164 | 19,677 | 40,585 | 21,028 | 19,557 | 256 | 136 | 120 | |
| 15 and upwards. | Read and write | 384,864 | 219,499 | 165,365 | 384,769 | 219,406 | 165,363 | 95 | 93 | 2 |
| Read only | 24,234 | 11,206 | 13,028 | 24,217 | 11,191 | 13,026 | 17 | 15 | 2 | |
| Cannot read | 41,334 | 27,539 | 13,795 | 30,891 | 17,470 | 13,421 | 10,443 | 10,069 | 374 | |
| Unspecified. | Read and write | 607 | 487 | 120 | 595 | 475 | 120 | 12 | 12 | |
| Read only | 78 | 45 | 33 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Cannot read | 1,731 | 1,256 | 475 | 830 | 573 | 257 | 901 | 683 | 218 | |
| Total Population. | Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. | Chinese and Aborigines. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||
| All ages. | Read and write | 67.48 | 68.30 | 66.48 | 68.54 | 70.18 | 66.63 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.26 |
| Read only | 6.56 | 5.89 | 7.40 | 6.67 | 6.03 | 7.41 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.26 | |
| Cannot read | 25.96 | 25.81 | 26.12 | 24.79 | 23.79 | 25.96 | 98.82 | 98.77 | 99.48 | |
| Under 5 years. | Read and write | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Read only | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Cannot read | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |
| 5 and under 15. | Read and write | 64.85 | 64.08 | 65.63 | 64.95 | 64.19 | 65.73 | |||
| Read only | 13.35 | 13.63 | 13.11 | 13.37 | 13.63 | 13.11 | 4.12 | 7.49 | ||
| Cannot read | 21.80 | 22.29 | 21.26 | 21.68 | 22.18 | 21.16 | 95.58 | 92.51 | 100.00 | |
| 15 and upwards. | Read and write | 85.44 | 85.00 | 86.04 | 87.47 | 88.45 | 86.21 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.66 |
| Read only | 5.38 | 4.34 | 6.78 | 5.51 | 4.51 | 6.79 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.66 | |
| Cannot read | 9.18 | 10.66 | 7.18 | 7.02 | 7.04 | 7.00 | 98.94 | 98.94 | 98.68 | |
| Unspecified. | Read and write | 25.15 | 27.24 | 19.11 | 39.72 | 43.66 | 29.27 | 1.31 | 1.71 | |
| Read only | 3.23 | 2.52 | 5.25 | 4.87 | 3.68 | 8.05 | 0.54 | 0.71 | ||
| Cannot read | 71.62 | 70.24 | 75.64 | 55.41 | 52.66 | 62.68 | 98.15 | 97.58 | 100.00 | |
| Total Population. | Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. | Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All ages | 55.38 | 44.62 | 80.56 | 49.00 | 51.00 | 104.08 | 54.42 | 45.58 | 83.77 | 55.37 | 44.63 | 80.59 | 48.97 | 51.03 | 104.23 | 51.92 | 48.08 | 92.56 | 98.13 | 1.87 | 1.90 | 93.94 | 6.06 | 6.45 | 93.47 | 6.53 | 7.00 |
| Under 5 years | 50.55 | 49.45 | 97.84 | 50.55 | 49.45 | 97.84 | 50.93 | 49.07 | 96.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 and under 15 | 50.04 | 49.96 | 99.84 | 51.63 | 48.37 | 93.68 | 51.82 | 48.18 | 92.93 | 50.04 | 49.96 | 99.84 | 51.61 | 48.39 | 93.76 | 51.81 | 48.19 | 93.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.12 | 46.88 | 88.23 | |||
| 15 and upwards | 57.03 | 42.97 | 75.32 | 46.24 | 53.76 | 116.26 | 66.62 | 33.38 | 50.09 | 57.02 | 42.98 | 75.37 | 46.21 | 53.79 | 116.39 | 56.55 | 43.45 | 76.82 | 97.89 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 88.24 | 11.76 | 13.33 | 96.42 | 3.58 | 3.71 |
| Unspecified | 80.23 | 19.77 | 24.64 | 57.69 | 42.31 | 73.33 | 72.56 | 27.44 | 37.82 | 79.83 | 20.17 | 25.26 | 54.79 | 45.21 | 82.50 | 69.04 | 30.96 | 44.85 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 75.80 | 24.20 | 31.92 |
| Religious Denominations. | Sydney and Suburbs. | County Districts. | Total Children of the Colony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All Denominations— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 years and under | 40,217 | 5,913 | 39,798 | 19,875 | 2,909 | 20,176 | 20,342 | 3,004 | 19,622 | 92,463 | 21,083 | 110,981 | 46,164 | 11,076 | 56,952 | 46,299 | 10,007 | 54,029 | 132,680 | 26,996 | 150,779 | 66,039 | 13,985 | 77,128 | 66,641 | 13,011 | 73,651 |
| Under 5 years | 29,333 | 14,692 | 14,641 | 81,790 | 41,477 | 40,313 | 111,123 | 56,169 | 54,954 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 to 15 years | 40,217 | 5,913 | 10,465 | 19,875 | 2,909 | 5,484 | 20,342 | 3,004 | 4,981 | 92,463 | 21,083 | 29,191 | 46,164 | 11,376 | 15,475 | 46,299 | 10,007 | 13,716 | 132,680 | 26,996 | 39,656 | 66,039 | 13,985 | 20,959 | 66,641 | 13,011 | 18,697 |
| Church of England | 19,042 | 2,687 | 5,177 | 9,411 | 1,319 | 2,720 | 9,631 | 1,368 | 2,457 | 41,412 | 9,736 | 13,818 | 20,650 | 5,131 | 7,316 | 20,762 | 4,605 | 6,502 | 60,454 | 12,423 | 18,995 | 30,061 | 6,450 | 10,036 | 30,393 | 5,973 | 8,959 |
| Presbyterian | 3,252 | 436 | 744 | 1,625 | 219 | 402 | 1,627 | 217 | 342 | 10,042 | 2,272 | 2,755 | 5,052 | 1,202 | 1,473 | 4,990 | 1,070 | 1,282 | 13,294 | 2,708 | 3,499 | 6,677 | 1,421 | 1,875 | 6,617 | 1,287 | 1,624 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 3,050 | 351 | 708 | 1,483 | 159 | 355 | 1,567 | 192 | 353 | 9,429 | 1,651 | 2,446 | 4,734 | 847 | 1,303 | 4,695 | 804 | 1,143 | 12,479 | 2,002 | 3,154 | 6,217 | 1,006 | 1,658 | 6,262 | 996 | 1,496 |
| Other Methodists | 360 | 64 | 93 | 171 | 28 | 47 | 189 | 36 | 46 | 1,259 | 257 | 335 | 621 | 130 | 170 | 638 | 127 | 165 | 1,619 | 321 | 428 | 792 | 158 | 217 | 827 | 163 | 211 |
| Congregationalists | 2,045 | 230 | 455 | 996 | 116 | 239 | 1,049 | 114 | 216 | 1,116 | 163 | 248 | 564 | 73 | 128 | 552 | 90 | 120 | 3,161 | 393 | 703 | 1,560 | 189 | 367 | 1,601 | 204 | 336 |
| Baptists | 567 | 61 | 116 | 303 | 29 | 55 | 264 | 32 | 61 | 908 | 194 | 227 | 468 | 116 | 117 | 440 | 78 | 110 | 1,475 | 255 | 343 | 771 | 145 | 172 | 704 | 110 | 171 |
| Unitarians | 73 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 7 | 21 | 65 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 7 | |
| Other Protestants | 694 | 112 | 192 | 336 | 60 | 98 | 358 | 52 | 94 | 1,032 | 218 | 386 | 522 | 112 | 201 | 510 | 106 | 185 | 1,726 | 330 | 578 | 858 | 172 | 299 | 868 | 158 | 279 |
| Roman Catholics | 9,785 | 1,776 | 2,548 | 4,858 | 881 | 1,336 | 4,927 | 895 | 1,212 | 26,426 | 6,434 | 8,577 | 13,107 | 3,381 | 4,545 | 13,319 | 3,053 | 4,032 | 36,211 | 8,210 | 11,125 | 17,965 | 4,262 | 5,881 | 18,246 | 3,948 | 5,244 |
| Hebrews | 505 | 50 | 110 | 245 | 31 | 57 | 260 | 19 | 53 | 155 | 9 | 28 | 72 | 4 | 15 | 83 | 5 | 13 | 660 | 59 | 138 | 317 | 35 | 72 | 343 | 24 | 66 |
| Other Persuasions, &c. | 844 | 140 | 308 | 405 | 62 | 165 | 439 | 78 | 143 | 650 | 148 | 364 | 351 | 80 | 203 | 299 | 68 | 161 | 1,494 | 288 | 672 | 756 | 142 | 368 | 738 | 146 | 304 |
| Religious Denominations. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Country Districts. | Total Children of the Colony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |
| All Persuasions | 71.06 | 10.45 | 18.49 | 70.31 | 10.29 | 19.40 | 71.81 | 10.60 | 17.59 | 64.78 | 14.77 | 20.45 | 63.49 | 15.23 | 21.28 | 66.07 | 14.31 | 19.62 | 66.58 | 13.54 | 19.88 | 65.40 | 13.85 | 20.75 | 67.76 | 13.23 | 19.01 |
| Church of England | 70.78 | 9.98 | 19.24 | 69.97 | 9.81 | 20.22 | 72.09 | 9.51 | 18.40 | 63.74 | 14.99 | 21.27 | 62.39 | 15.50 | 22.11 | 65.09 | 14.48 | 20.43 | 65.82 | 13.52 | 20.66 | 65.80 | 13.52 | 20.68 | 67.05 | 13.18 | 19.77 |
| Presbyterians | 73.37 | 9.84 | 16.79 | 72.35 | 9.75 | 17.90 | 74.39 | 9.93 | 15.68 | 66.64 | 15.08 | 18.28 | 65.38 | 15.56 | 19.06 | 67.90 | 14.60 | 17.50 | 68.17 | 13.89 | 17.94 | 66.95 | 14.25 | 18.80 | 69.39 | 13.53 | 17.08 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 74.23 | 8.54 | 17.23 | 74.26 | 7.96 | 17.78 | 74.20 | 9.12 | 16.68 | 69.71 | 12.21 | 18.08 | 68.72 | 12.29 | 18.99 | 70.70 | 12.13 | 17.17 | 70.77 | 11.35 | 17.88 | 70.00 | 11.33 | 18.67 | 71.54 | 11.37 | 17.09 |
| Other Methodists | 69.63 | 12.38 | 17.99 | 69.51 | 11.38 | 19.11 | 69.75 | 13.38 | 16.87 | 69.71 | 12.21 | 18.08 | 67.43 | 14.11 | 18.46 | 71.99 | 10.31 | 17.70 | 68.37 | 13.56 | 18.07 | 67.87 | 13.54 | 18.59 | 68.87 | 13.58 | 17.55 |
| Congregationalists | 74.91 | 8.42 | 16.67 | 73.72 | 8.59 | 17.69 | 76.10 | 8.25 | 15.65 | 73.08 | 10.68 | 16.24 | 73.73 | 9.54 | 16.73 | 72.43 | 11.82 | 15.75 | 74.26 | 9.23 | 16.51 | 73.73 | 8.93 | 17.34 | 74.79 | 9.53 | 15.68 |
| Baptists | 76.21 | 8.20 | 15.59 | 78.29 | 7.50 | 14.21 | 74.13 | 8.90 | 16.97 | 68.32 | 14.60 | 17.08 | 66.76 | 16.55 | 16.69 | 69.88 | 12.65 | 17.47 | 71.15 | 12.30 | 16.55 | 70.86 | 13.33 | 15.81 | 71.44 | 11.27 | 17.29 |
| Unitarians | 78.50 | 6.45 | 15.05 | 78.50 | 6.45 | 15.05 | 78.50 | 6.45 | 15.05 | 80.95 | 2.38 | 16.67 | 85.19 | 14.81 | 73.24 | 6.66 | 20.00 | 79.26 | 5.18 | 15.56 | 77.38 | 5.95 | 16.67 | 81.14 | 4.41 | 14.45 | |
| Other Protestants | 69.54 | 11.22 | 19.24 | 68.02 | 12.14 | 19.84 | 71.06 | 10.30 | 18.64 | 63.08 | 13.32 | 23.60 | 62.52 | 13.41 | 24.07 | 63.64 | 13.23 | 23.13 | 65.53 | 12.53 | 21.94 | 64.56 | 12.94 | 22.50 | 66.50 | 12.12 | 21.38 |
| Roman Catholics | 69.35 | 12.59 | 18.06 | 68.66 | 12.45 | 18.89 | 70.04 | 12.73 | 17.23 | 63.77 | 15.53 | 20.70 | 62.32 | 16.07 | 21.61 | 65.22 | 14.99 | 19.79 | 65.19 | 14.78 | 20.03 | 63.92 | 15.16 | 20.92 | 66.46 | 14.40 | 19.14 |
| Hebrews | 75.94 | 7.52 | 16.54 | 73.57 | 9.31 | 17.12 | 78.31 | 5.73 | 15.96 | 80.73 | 4.69 | 14.58 | 79.12 | 4.40 | 16.48 | 82.34 | 4.98 | 12.68 | 77.01 | 6.89 | 16.10 | 74.76 | 8.26 | 16.98 | 79.26 | 5.52 | 15.22 |
| Other Persuasions, &c. | 65.33 | 10.83 | 23.84 | 64.08 | 9.81 | 26.11 | 66.58 | 11.85 | 21.57 | 55.94 | 12.74 | 31.32 | 55.36 | 12.62 | 32.02 | 56.52 | 12.86 | 30.62 | 60.88 | 11.74 | 27.38 | 59.71 | 11.22 | 29.07 | 62.05 | 12.26 | 25.69 |
| Religious Denominations. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Country Districts. | Total Children of the Colony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | Read and write. | Read only. | Cannot read. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All Persuasions | 49.42 | 50.58 | 102.35 | 49.20 | 50.80 | 103.26 | 52.40 | 47.60 | 90.83 | 49.93 | 50.07 | 100.29 | 52.54 | 47.46 | 90.35 | 53.01 | 46.99 | 88.63 | 49.77 | 50.23 | 100.91 | 51.81 | 48.19 | 93.04 | 52.85 | 47.15 | 89.21 |
| Church of England | 49.42 | 50.58 | 102.34 | 49.09 | 50.91 | 103.71 | 52.54 | 47.46 | 90.33 | 49.86 | 50.14 | 100.54 | 52.70 | 47.30 | 89.75 | 52.94 | 47.06 | 88.87 | 49.73 | 50.27 | 101.10 | 51.92 | 48.08 | 92.60 | 52.83 | 47.17 | 89.27 |
| Presbyterians | 49.97 | 50.03 | 100.12 | 50.23 | 49.77 | 99.09 | 54.03 | 45.97 | 85.07 | 50.31 | 49.69 | 98.77 | 52.90 | 47.10 | 89.02 | 53.47 | 46.53 | 87.03 | 50.23 | 49.77 | 99.10 | 52.47 | 47.53 | 90.57 | 53.59 | 46.41 | 86.61 |
| Wesleyan Methodists | 48.62 | 51.38 | 105.66 | 45.30 | 54.70 | 120.75 | 50.14 | 49.86 | 99.44 | 50.21 | 49.79 | 99.18 | 51.30 | 48.70 | 94.92 | 53.27 | 46.73 | 87.72 | 49.82 | 50.18 | 100.72 | 50.25 | 49.75 | 99.01 | 52.57 | 47.43 | 90.23 |
| Other Methodists | 47.50 | 52.50 | 110.53 | 43.75 | 56.25 | 128.57 | 50.53 | 49.47 | 97.87 | 49.32 | 50.68 | 102.74 | 50.58 | 49.42 | 97.69 | 50.75 | 49.25 | 97.06 | 48.92 | 51.08 | 104.42 | 49.22 | 50.78 | 103.16 | 50.70 | 49.30 | 97.23 |
| Congregationalists | 48.70 | 51.30 | 105.32 | 50.43 | 49.57 | 98.27 | 52.53 | 47.47 | 90.33 | 50.54 | 49.46 | 97.87 | 44.78 | 55.22 | 123.29 | 51.61 | 48.39 | 93.75 | 49.35 | 50.65 | 102.63 | 48.09 | 51.91 | 107.99 | 52.20 | 47.80 | 91.55 |
| Baptists | 53.44 | 46.56 | 87.13 | 47.54 | 52.46 | 110.34 | 47.41 | 52.59 | 110.91 | 51.54 | 48.46 | 94.02 | 59.79 | 40.21 | 67.24 | 51.55 | 48.45 | 94.02 | 52.27 | 47.73 | 91.31 | 56.86 | 43.14 | 75.86 | 50.15 | 49.85 | 99.42 |
| Unitarians | 57.53 | 42.47 | 73.81 | 83.33 | 16.67 | 20.00 | 71.43 | 28.57 | 40.00 | 67.65 | 32.35 | 47.83 | 100.00 | 57.14 | 42.86 | 75.00 | 60.75 | 39.25 | 64.62 | 71.43 | 28.57 | 40.00 | 66.67 | 33.33 | 50.00 | ||
| Other Protestants | 48.42 | 51.58 | 106.55 | 53.57 | 46.43 | 86.66 | 51.04 | 48.96 | 95.92 | 50.58 | 49.42 | 97.70 | 51.38 | 48.62 | 94.64 | 52.07 | 47.93 | 92.04 | 49.71 | 50.29 | 101.17 | 52.12 | 47.88 | 91.86 | 51.73 | 48.27 | 93.31 |
| Roman Catholics | 49.65 | 50.35 | 101.42 | 49.61 | 50.39 | 101.59 | 52.43 | 47.57 | 90.72 | 49.60 | 50.40 | 101.62 | 52.55 | 47.45 | 90.29 | 52.99 | 47.01 | 88.71 | 49.61 | 50.39 | 101.56 | 51.91 | 48.09 | 92.63 | 52.86 | 47.14 | 89.17 |
| Hebrews | 48.51 | 51.49 | 106.12 | 62.00 | 38.00 | 61.29 | 51.82 | 48.18 | 92.98 | 46.45 | 53.55 | 115.27 | 44.44 | 55.56 | 125.00 | 53.57 | 46.43 | 86.66 | 48.03 | 51.97 | 108.20 | 59.32 | 40.68 | 68.57 | 52.17 | 47.83 | 91.66 |
| Other Persuasions, &c. | 47.99 | 52.01 | 108.39 | 44.28 | 55.72 | 125.81 | 53.71 | 46.29 | 86.66 | 54.00 | 46.00 | 85.15 | 54.05 | 45.95 | 85.00 | 55.77 | 44.23 | 79.31 | 50.60 | 49.40 | 97.62 | 49.31 | 50.69 | 102.82 | 54.78 | 45.22 | 82.61 |
| Social Condition. | Population. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1861-1871. | Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | Numerical. | Centesimal. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total | 350,860 | 198,488 | 152,372 | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 153,121 | 77,063 | 76,058 | 43.64 | 38.82 | 49.91 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.99 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.11 | 49.21 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| Unmarried | 223,802 | 130,795 | 93,007 | 335,751 | 192,229 | 143,522 | 504,810 | 289,109 | 215,701 | 111,949 | 61,434 | 50,515 | 50.02 | 46.97 | 54.31 | 5.00 | 4.70 | 5.43 | 169,059 | 96,880 | 72,179 | 50.49 | 50.39 | 50.29 | 5.05 | 5.04 | 5.03 |
| Married | 109,188 | 55,679 | 53,509 | 150,692 | 75,810 | 74,882 | 218,051 | 110,218 | 107,833 | 41,504 | 20,131 | 21,373 | 38.01 | 34.36 | 39.94 | 3.80 | 3.44 | 3.99 | 67,359 | 34,408 | 32,951 | 44.70 | 45.37 | 44.00 | 4.47 | 4.54 | 4.40 |
| Widowed | 10,520 | 4,781 | 5,739 | 16,519 | 6,730 | 9,789 | 26,002 | 9,938 | 16,064 | 5,999 | 1,949 | 4,050 | 57.02 | 40.93 | 70.57 | 5.70 | 4.09 | 7.06 | 9,483 | 3,208 | 6,275 | 57.40 | 47.66 | 64.10 | 5.74 | 4.77 | 6.41 |
| Unspecified | 7,350 | *7231 | 117 | 1,019 | 782 | 237 | 2,605 | 1,884 | 721 | 6331 decrease | 6451 decrease | 120 | 86.14 | 89.19 | 102.57 | 8.61 | 8.92 | 10.26 | 1,586 | 1,102 | 484 | 155.64 | 140.92 | 204.22 | 15.56 | 14.09 | 20.42 |
| Social Condition. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | Percentage of Total Increase. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decennial period, 1861-1871. | Decennial period, 1871-1881. | ||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Unmarried | 63.79 | 65.90 | 61.04 | 66.62 | 69.76 | 62.83 | 67.17 | 70.32 | 63.38 | 73.11 | 79.72 | 66.42 | 68.31 | 71.37 | 64.51 |
| Married | 31.12 | 28.05 | 35.12 | 29.90 | 27.51 | 32.78 | 29.02 | 26.81 | 31.69 | 27.11 | 26.12 | 28.10 | 27.22 | 25.38 | 29.45 |
| Widowed | 3.00 | 2.41 | 3.77 | 3.28 | 2.44 | 4.29 | 3.46 | 2.41 | 4.72 | 3.92 | 2.53 | 5.32 | 3.83 | 2.37 | 5.61 |
| Unspecified | 2.09 | 3.64 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 4.14decrease | 8.37decrease | 0.16 | 0.64 | 0.88 | 0.43 |
| Social Condition. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| Total | 56.57 | 43.43 | 76.76 | 54.67 | 45.33 | 82.89 | 54.71 | 45.29 | 82.77 |
| Unmarried | 58.44 | 41.56 | 71.11 | 57.25 | 42.75 | 74.66 | 57.27 | 42.73 | 74.61 |
| Married | 50.99 | 49.01 | 96.10 | 50.31 | 49.69 | 98.78 | 50.54 | 49.46 | 97.83 |
| Widowed | 45.45 | 54.55 | 120.04 | 40.74 | 59.26 | 145.45 | 38.22 | 61.78 | 161.58 |
| Unspecified | 98.41 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 76.74 | 23.26 | 30.31 | 72.32 | 27.68 | 38.27 |
| Ages. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. (exclusive of unspecified.) | Proportion of Sexes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | Proportion of Males in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females in 100 Persons. | Proportion of Females to 100 Males. | |
| All Ages. | 504,810 | 218,052 | 26,002 | 2,604 | 289,109 | 110,218 | 9,938 | 1,884 | 215,701 | 107,834 | 16,064 | 720 | 67.41 | 29.12 | 3.47 | 70.64 | 26.93 | 2.43 | 63.51 | 31.76 | 4.73 | 57.27 | 42.73 | 74.40 | 50.55 | 49.45 | 97.84 | 38.22 | 61.78 | 161.64 |
| 15 and upwards | 206,198 | 218,044 | 26,002 | 2,604 | 137,992 | 110,218 | 9,938 | 1,884 | 68,206 | 107,834 | 16,064 | 720 | 45.80 | 48.43 | 5.77 | 53.45 | 42.70 | 3.85 | 35.51 | 56.13 | 8.36 | 66.92 | 33.08 | 49.43 | 50.55 | 49.45 | 97.84 | 38.22 | 61.78 | 161.64 |
| Under 15 | 298,612 | 8 | 151,117 | 147,495 | 8 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 50.63 | 50.63 | 49.37 | 97.60 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 and under 20 | 73,357 | 2,257 | 18 | 102 | 37,987 | 127 | 55 | 35,370 | 2,130 | 18 | 47 | 96.99 | 2.98 | 0.03 | 99.66 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 94.27 | 5.68 | 0.05 | 51.78 | 48.22 | 93.11 | 5.63 | 94.37 | 1677.16 | 100.00 | |||
| 20 and under 21 | 12,726 | 2,183 | 26 | 31 | 7,265 | 281 | 3 | 18 | 5,461 | 1,902 | 23 | 13 | 85.21 | 14.61 | 0.18 | 96.24 | 3.72 | 0.04 | 73.94 | 25.75 | 0.31 | 57.09 | 42.91 | 75.17 | 12.87 | 87.13 | 676.87 | 11.54 | 88.46 | 766.66 |
| 21 and under 25 | 40,818 | 18,388 | 264 | 101 | 27,020 | 5,323 | 80 | 66 | 13,798 | 13,065 | 184 | 35 | 68.63 | 30.92 | 0.45 | 83.33 | 16.42 | 0.25 | 51.02 | 48.30 | 0.68 | 66.20 | 33.80 | 51.06 | 28.94 | 71.06 | 245.44 | 30.30 | 69.70 | 230.00 |
| 25 and under 30 | 26,587 | 33,083 | 752 | 116 | 20,256 | 14,445 | 254 | 95 | 6,331 | 18,638 | 498 | 21 | 44.00 | 54.75 | 1.25 | 57.94 | 41.33 | 0.73 | 24.86 | 73.18 | 1.96 | 76.19 | 23.81 | 31.25 | 43.66 | 56.34 | 128.96 | 33.78 | 66.22 | 196.06 |
| 30 and under 35 | 14,798 | 34,391 | 1,292 | 158 | 12,019 | 16,828 | 431 | 83 | 2,779 | 17,563 | 861 | 75 | 29.31 | 68.13 | 2.56 | 41.05 | 57.48 | 1.47 | 13.11 | 82.83 | 4.06 | 81.22 | 18.78 | 23.12 | 48.93 | 51.07 | 104.36 | 33.36 | 66.64 | 199.77 |
| 35 and under 40 | 10,558 | 33,915 | 1,806 | 126 | 8,791 | 17,798 | 643 | 106 | 1,767 | 16,117 | 1,163 | 20 | 22.82 | 73.28 | 3.90 | 32.28 | 65.36 | 2.36 | 9.28 | 84.62 | 6.10 | 83.26 | 16.74 | 20.10 | 52.47 | 47.53 | 90.55 | 35.60 | 64.40 | 180.92 |
| 40 and under 50 | 14,606 | 50,515 | 5,473 | 263 | 13,080 | 28,414 | 1,964 | 1,526 | 22,101 | 3,509 | 53 | 20.69 | 71.56 | 7.75 | 30.10 | 65.38 | 4.52 | 5.62 | 81.45 | 12.93 | 89.55 | 10.45 | 11.66 | 56.25 | 43.75 | 77.78 | 35.88 | 64.12 | 178.66 | |
| 50 and under 60 | 7,166 | 26,091 | 6,020 | 216 | 6,566 | 15,752 | 2,265 | 152 | 600 | 10,339 | 3,755 | 64 | 18.24 | 66.43 | 15.33 | 26.71 | 64.08 | 9.21 | 4.09 | 70.36 | 25.55 | 91.63 | 8.37 | 9.14 | 60.37 | 39.63 | 65.00 | 37.62 | 62.38 | 165.78 |
| 60 and under 70 | 3,369 | 12,608 | 6,043 | 140 | 3,047 | 8,037 | 2,312 | 88 | 322 | 4,571 | 3,731 | 52 | 15.30 | 57.25 | 27.45 | 22.75 | 60.00 | 17.25 | 3.73 | 53.00 | 43.27 | 90.47 | 9.53 | 10.56 | 63.74 | 30.26 | 56.87 | 38.26 | 61.74 | 161.37 |
| 70 and under 80 | 1,155 | 3,689 | 3,231 | 80 | 1,048 | 2,578 | 1,428 | 52 | 107 | 1,111 | 1,803 | 28 | 14.30 | 45.68 | 40.02 | 20.73 | 51.01 | 28.26 | 3.54 | 36.78 | 59.68 | 90.74 | 9.26 | 10.21 | 69.88 | 30.12 | 43.09 | 44.20 | 55.80 | 126.26 |
| 80 and upwards | 324 | 576 | 996 | 18 | 296 | 456 | 510 | 15 | 28 | 120 | 486 | 3 | 17.09 | 30.38 | 52.53 | 23.46 | 36.13 | 40.41 | 4.42 | 18.93 | 76.65 | 91.36 | 8.64 | 9.46 | 79.17 | 20.83 | 26.31 | 51.20 | 48.80 | 95.30 |
| Unspecified | 734 | 348 | 81 | 1,253 | 617 | 179 | 48 | 944 | 117 | 169 | 33 | 309 | 63.11 | 29.92 | 6.97 | 73.10 | 21.21 | 5.69 | 36.67 | 52.98 | 10.35 | 84.06 | 15.94 | 19.02 | 51.43 | 48.57 | 94.41 | 59.26 | 40.74 | 68.75 |
| Ages. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | |
| All ages | 142,499 | 70,917 | 10,140 | 655 | 75,551 | 35,129 | 2,740 | 508 | 66,948 | 35,788 | 7,400 | 147 | 145,620 | 59,558 | 6,454 | 775 | 82,654 | 29,062 | 2,786 | 532 | 62,966 | 20,496 | 3,668 | 243 |
| Under 15 years | 81,968 | 7 | 40,949 | 41,019 | 7 | 87,713 | 1 | 42,591 | 45,122 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 and under 21 | 26,310 | 1,423 | 18 | 25 | 12,693 | 170 | 13 | 13,617 | 1,253 | 18 | 12 | 24,273 | 1,260 | 12 | 39 | 12,689 | 95 | 3 | 20 | 11,584 | 1,165 | 9 | 19 | |
| 21 and upwards | 34,071 | 69,390 | 10,098 | 180 | 21,796 | 34,912 | 2,728 | 85 | 12,275 | 34,478 | 7,370 | 104 | 33,586 | 58,224 | 6,423 | 444 | 27,358 | 28,925 | 2,771 | 328 | 6,228 | 29,299 | 3,652 | 116 |
| Unspecified | 150 | 97 | 24 | 441 | 113 | 47 | 12 | 410 | 37 | 50 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 73 | 19 | 292 | 16 | 42 | 12 | 184 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 108 |
| Ages. | Sydney and Suburbs. | Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | |
| All ages | 63.56 | 31.63 | 4.52 | 0.29 | 66.31 | 30.84 | 2.40 | 0.45 | 60.64 | 32.52 | 6.70 | 0.14 | 68.56 | 28.04 | 3.04 | 0.36 | 71.85 | 25.26 | 2.42 | 0.47 | 64.67 | 31.32 |
| Under 15 years | 99.99 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 99.99 | 0.01 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||
| 15 and under 21 | 94.72 | 5.12 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 98.58 | 1.32 | 0.10 | 91.39 | 8.41 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 94.88 | 4.92 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 99.08 | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 90.66 | 9.13 | |
| 21 and upwards | 29.95 | 61.00 | 8.88 | 0.17 | 36.62 | 58.66 | 4.58 | 0.14 | 22.62 | 63.58 | 13.60 | 0.20 | 34.04 | 59.00 | 6.51 | 0.45 | 46.07 | 48.71 | 4.67 | 0.55 | 15.85 | 74.56 |
| Unspecified | 22.25 | 8.76 | 3.56 | 65.43 | 19.42 | 8.07 | 2.06 | 70.45 | 40.22 | 13.04 | 13.04 | 33.70 | 11.11 | 16.90 | 4.40 | 67.59 | 6.30 | 16.53 | 4.73 | 72.44 | 17.99 | 17.41 |
| Total Urban. | Total Rural. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. |
| 288,119 | 130,475 | 16,594 | 1,430 | 158,205 | 64,191 | 5,526 | 1,040 | 129,914 | 66,284 | 11,068 | 390 | 216,691 | 87,577 | 9,408 | 1,174 | 130,904 | 46,027 | 4,412 | 844 | 85,787 | 41,550 | 4,996 | 330 |
| 169,681 | 8 | 83,540 | 86,141 | 8 | 128,931 | 67,577 | 61,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| 50,583 | 2,683 | 30 | 64 | 25,382 | 265 | 3 | 33 | 25,201 | 2,418 | 27 | 31 | 35,500 | 1,757 | 14 | 69 | 19,870 | 143 | 40 | 15,630 | 1,614 | 14 | 29 | |
| 67,657 | 127,614 | 16,521 | 633 | 49,154 | 63,837 | 5,499 | 413 | 18,503 | 63,777 | 11,022 | 220 | 51,724 | 85,642 | 9,356 | 585 | 42,969 | 45,794 | 4,388 | 454 | 8,755 | 39,848 | 4,968 | 131 |
| 198 | 170 | 43 | 733 | 120 | 80 | 24 | 594 | 69 | 81 | 19 | 139 | 536 | 178 | 38 | 520 | 458 | 90 | 24 | 350 | 48 | 88 | 14 | 170 |
| Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over. | Total Urban. | Total Rural. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. | Unspecified. |
| 3.76 | 0.25 | 66.06 | 29.84 | 3.78 | 0.32 | 69.08 | 28.05 | 2.41 | 0.46 | 62.66 | 31.92 | 5.23 | 0.19 | 68.83 | 27.81 | 2.99 | 0.37 | 71.85 | 25.26 | 2.42 | 0.47 | 64.67 | 31.32 | 3.76 | 0.25 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 99.99 | 0.01 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0.07 | 0.14 | 94.80 | 5.02 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 98.83 | 1.03 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 91.02 | 8.77 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 95.08 | 4.70 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 99.09 | 0.71 | 0.20 | 90.41 | 9.34 | 0.08 | 0.17 | |
| 9.30 | 0.29 | 32.00 | 60.00 | 7.69 | 0.31 | 41.35 | 53.68 | 4.62 | 0.35 | 19.24 | 69.07 | 11.45 | 0.24 | 35.11 | 58.14 | 6.35 | 0.40 | 45.90 | 48.92 | 4.69 | 0.49 | 16.30 | 74.20 | 9.25 | 0.25 |
| 3.93 | 60.67 | 16.68 | 12.83 | 3.98 | 66.51 | 15.43 | 10.65 | 2.87 | 71.05 | 22.40 | 26.30 | 6.17 | 45.13 | 42.14 | 13.99 | 2.99 | 40.88 | 51.26 | 9.45 | 2.52 | 36.77 | 15.00 | 27.50 | 4.37 | 53.13 |
| Classification of Principal Occupations. | 1871. | 1881. | Increase or Decrease. | Centesimal Annual Average. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical. | Centesimal. | ||||||||||||||
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total | 503,981 | 275,551 | 228,430 | 751,468 | 411,149 | 340,319 | 247,487 | 135,598 | 111,889 | 49.10 | 49.20 | 48.98 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| Religion | 505 | 505 | 725 | 725 | 220 | 220 | 43.56 | 43.56 | 4.36 | 4.36 | |||||
| Law | 589 | 589 | 920 | 920 | 331 | 331 | 56.03 | 56.03 | 5.60 | 5.60 | |||||
| Medical | 644 | 644 | 1,049 | 1,049 | 405 | 405 | 167.70 | 167.70 | 16.77 | 16.77 | |||||
| Literature, Arts, and Sciences | 4,123 | 2,213 | 1,910 | 7,490 | 3,877 | 3,613 | 3,367 | 1,664 | 1,703 | 81.64 | 75.42 | 89.16 | 8.16 | 7.54 | 8.92 |
| Government Service | 3,472 | 3,307 | 165 | 5,486 | 5,220 | 266 | 2,014 | 1,913 | 101 | 58.00 | 57.79 | 61.21 | 5.80 | 5.78 | 6.12 |
| Military | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | infinite | infinite | |||||||||
| Trade and Commerce | 11,538 | 10,278 | 1,260 | 22,901 | 19,621 | 3,280 | 11,363 | 9,343 | 2,020 | 98.48 | 90.89 | 160.32 | 9.85 | 9.09 | 16.03 |
| Production & Distribution of Food,&c. | 8,480 | 7,527 | 953 | 14,520 | 12,882 | 1,638 | 6,040 | 5,355 | 685 | 71.23 | 71.14 | 71.88 | 7.12 | 7.11 | 7.19 |
| Agriculture | 43,805 | 42,469 | 1,336 | 54,486 | 53,001 | 1,485 | 10,681 | 10,532 | 149 | 24.38 | 24.80 | 11.15 | 2.44 | 2.48 | 1.12 |
| Grazing | 17,835 | 17,169 | 666 | 17,110 | 16,725 | 385 | 725 | 444 | 281 | 4.06 | 2.59 | 42.19 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 4.22 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||
| Horticulture | 2,984 | 2,962 | 22 | 4,820 | 4,798 | 22 | 1,836 | 1,836 | 61.53 | 61.98 | 6.15 | 6.20 | |||
| Wine-growing | 246 | 244 | 2 | 256 | 247 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4.06 | 1.23 | 350.00 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 35.00 |
| Sugar growing | 59 | 58 | 1 | 120 | 116 | 4 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 103.39 | 100.00 | 300.00 | 10.34 | 10.00 | 30.00 |
| Mining in Gold | 16,261 | 16,261 | 10,723 | 10,723 | 5,538 | 5,538 | 34.06 | 34.06 | 3.41 | 3.41 | |||||
| decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | decrease | ||||||||||
| Mining in other Metals | 118 | 118 | 3,463 | 3,463 | 3,345 | 3,345 | 2834.74 | 2834.74 | 283.47 | 283.47 | |||||
| Mining in Coal | 2,150 | 2,150 | 3,523 | 3,523 | 1,373 | 1,373 | 63.86 | 63.86 | 6.39 | 6.39 | |||||
| Skilled Workers | 24,011 | 24,011 | 42,950 | 42,950 | 18,939 | 18,939 | 78.88 | 78.88 | 7.89 | 7.89 | |||||
| Unskilled | 19,030 | 19,030 | 38,994 | 38,994 | 19,964 | 19,964 | 104.91 | 104.91 | 10.49 | 10.49 | |||||
| Domestic Servants | 22,732 | 6,711 | 16,021 | 33,238 | 9,476 | 23,762 | 10,506 | 2,765 | 7,741 | 46.22 | 41.20 | 48.32 | 4.62 | 4.12 | 4.83 |
| Seafaring | 4,520 | 4,520 | 5,501 | 5,501 | 981 | 981 | 21.70 | 21.70 | 2.17 | 2.17 | |||||
| Persons engaged in house-work | 199,523 | 49,453 | 150,070 | 150,581 | 1,316 | 149,265 | 74,586 | 14,100 | 60,486 | 37.38 | 28.51 | 40.30 | 3.74 | 2.85 | 4.03 |
| Young Children not attending school | 123,528 | 62,237 | 61,291 | ||||||||||||
| Needlewomen and Sempstresses | 7,630 | 7,630 | 7,630 | infinite | infinite | ||||||||||
| Midwives, Nurses, &c. | 675 | 675 | 675 | 675 | infinite | infinite | infinite | infinite | |||||||
| Persons of independent means | 3,081 | 1,916 | 1,165 | 5,294 | 3,044 | 2,250 | 2,213 | 1,128 | 1,085 | 71.83 | 58.87 | 93.13 | 7.18 | 5.89 | 9.31 |
| Occupations not stated | 5,614 | 4,411 | 1,203 | 5,780 | 2,934 | 2,846 | 166 | 1,477 | 1,643 | 2.96 | 33.48 | 136.58 | 0.30 | 3.35 | 13.66 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||
| Scholars under tuition at School | 92,878 | 47,169 | 45,709 | 135,093 | 68,911 | 66,182 | 62,007 | 30,652 | 31,355 | 66.76 | 64.98 | 68.60 | 6.68 | 6.50 | 6.86 |
| Scholars under tuition at Home | 19,792 | 8,910 | 10,882 | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Occupations | 15,510 | 8,638 | 6,872 | 19,780 | 17,610 | 2,170 | 4,270 | 8,972 | 4,702 | 27.53 | 103.87 | 68.42 | 2.75 | 10.39 | 6.84 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||
| In Asylums, Goals, &c. | 4,273 | 3,198 | 1,075 | 4,926 | 4,036 | 890 | 653 | 838 | 185 | 15.28 | 26.20 | 17.21 | 1.53 | 2.62 | 1.72 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||||||||
| Unemployed. | 9,813 | 8,039 | 1,774 | 9,813 | 8,039 | 1,774 | |||||||||
| Occupations. | 1871. | 1881. | Percentage of Total Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1871-1881. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Religion | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.16 | |||
| Law | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.24 | |||
| Medical | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.30 | |||
| Literature, Arts, and Sciences | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 1.06 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.52 |
| Government Service | 0.69 | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.73 | 1.27 | 0.08 | 0.81 | 1.41 | 0.09 |
| Military | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.22 | |||||
| Trade and Commerce | 2.29 | 3.73 | 0.55 | 3.04 | 4.77 | 0.96 | 4.60 | 6.89 | 1.81 |
| Production and Distribution of Food, &c. | 1.68 | 2.73 | 0.42 | 1.93 | 3.13 | 0.48 | 2.44 | 3.95 | 0.61 |
| Agriculture | 8.69 | 15.41 | 0.59 | 7.25 | 12.89 | 0.44 | 4.32 | 7.77 | 0.13 |
| Grazing | 3.54 | 6.23 | 0.29 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| decrease | decrease | decrease | |||||||
| Horticulture | 0.59 | 1.07 | 0.01 | 0.64 | 1.17 | 0.01 | 0.74 | 1.35 | |
| Wine-growing | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Sugar-growing | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 | |
| Mining in Gold | 3.23 | 5.90 | 1.42 | 2.61 | 2.24 | 4.08 | |||
| decrease | decrease | ||||||||
| Mining in other Metals | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 0.84 | 1.35 | 2.47 | |||
| Mining in Coal | 0.43 | 0.78 | 0.46 | 0.86 | 0.55 | 1.01 | |||
| Skilled workers | 4.76 | 8.72 | 5.71 | 10.45 | 7.65 | 13.97 | |||
| Unskilled | 3.78 | 6.91 | 5.18 | 9.48 | 8.07 | 14.72 | |||
| Domestic Servants | 4.51 | 2.44 | 7.01 | 4.42 | 2.30 | 6.98 | 4.25 | 2.04 | 6.92 |
| Seafaring | 0.89 | 1.64 | 0.73 | 1.34 | 0.40 | 0.72 | |||
| Persons engaged in housework | 39.59 | 17.95 | 65.70 | 20.03 | 0.32 | 43.86 | 30.14 | 10.40 | 54.06 |
| Young children not attending School | 16.43 | 15.14 | 18.01 | ||||||
| Needlewomen and Sempstresses | 1.01 | 2.24 | 3.08 | 6.82 | |||||
| Midwives, Nurses, &c. | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.60 | |||||
| Persons of independent means | 0.61 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.97 |
| Occupations not stated | 1.11 | 1.60 | 0.52 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 1.47 |
| decrease | |||||||||
| Scholars under tuition at School | 18.43 | 17.12 | 20.01 | 17.97 | 16.76 | 19.45 | 25.06 | 22.61 | 28.02 |
| Scholars under tuition at Home | 2.63 | 2.17 | 3.20 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous Occupations | 3.08 | 3.14 | 3.01 | 2.63 | 4.29 | 0.64 | 1.73 | 6.62 | 4.20 |
| decrease | |||||||||
| In Asylums, Goals, &c. | 0.85 | 1.16 | 0.47 | 0.65 | 0.98 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.62 | 0.17 |
| decrease | |||||||||
| Unemployed. | 1.30 | 1.96 | 0.52 | 3.96 | 5.93 | 1.59 | |||
| Occupations. | Sub-Classes. | Classes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | |
| Total Males | 411,149 | 100.00 | 411,149 | 100.00 |
| Class I.—Learned and Educated Professions. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—RELIGION—Clergy | 725 | 0.176 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—JUDICIAL AND LEGAL— | ||||
| 1. Judges, Barristers, Attorneys, &c. | 460 | 0.112 | ||
| 2. Lawyers' Clerks, Students, &c. | 460 | 0.112 | ||
| 920 | 0.224 | |||
| SUB-CLASS III.—MEDICAL AND SURGICAL— | ||||
| 1. Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothecaries | 484 | 0.118 | ||
| 2. Dispensing Chemists, Dentists, &c. | 470 | 0.114 | ||
| 3. Assistants, Students,&c. | 95 | 0.023 | ||
| 1,049 | 0.255 | |||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, SCIENCES, &c. | ||||
| 1. Authors, Artists, Architects, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, &c. | 1,598 | 0.388 | ||
| 2. Professors, Schoolmasters, &c. | 2,038 | 0.496 | ||
| 3. Students, &c. | 241 | 0.059 | ||
| 3,877 | 0.943 | |||
| Total Learned and Educated Professions. | 6,571 | 1.60 | ||
| Class II.—Government Service. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—CIVIL OFFICERS AND SUBORDINATES | 3,962 | 0.963 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—POLICE | 1,258 | 0.306 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—PERMANENT MILITARY | 301 | 0.073 | ||
| Total Government Service | 5,521 | 1.34 | ||
| Class III.—Commercial | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—BANKERS, MERCHANTS, &c. | 4,391 | 1.068 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—GENERAL DEALERS | 6,508 | 1.583 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—MERCHANTILE CLERKS, SHOPMEN, &c. | 8,722 | 2.121 | ||
| Total Commercial | 19,621 | 4.77 | ||
| Class IV.—Personal Offices. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINK | 3,647 | 0.887 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINK | 6,047 | 1.471 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK, WITH ACCOMMODATION | 3,188 | 0.775 | ||
| Total Personal Offices | 12,882 | 3.13 | ||
| Class V.—Domestic | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—DOMESTIC DUTIES, &c.— | ||||
| 1. Persons engaged in Domestic Duties | 1,316 | 0.320 | ||
| 2. Hired Domestic Servants | 9,476 | 2.305 | ||
| 3. Infants and Children not attending School | 62,237 | 15.138 | ||
| 73,029 | 17.763 | |||
| SUB-CLASS II.—PERSONS OF INDEPENDENT MEANS | 3,044 | 0.740 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—SCHOLARS UNDER TUITION— | ||||
| 1. At Home | 8,910 | 2.168 | ||
| 2. At School | 68,911 | 16.759 | ||
| 77,821 | 18.927 | |||
| Total Domestics | 153,894 | 37.43 | ||
| Occupations. | Sub-Classes. | Classes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | |
| Class VI.—Land | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—AGRICULTURAL— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors | 5,549 | 1.350 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors and Tenant Farmers | 21,312 | 5.184 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) | 16,746 | 4.073 | ||
| 4. Hired Farm Servants | 9,394 | 2.284 | ||
| 53,001 | 12.891 | |||
| SUB-CLASS II.—PASTORAL— | ||||
| Sheep— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors, Sheep Farms | 553 | 0.134 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors, Sheep Farms | 2,494 | 0.607 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) | 2,572 | 0.626 | ||
| 4. Boundary-riders, Shepherds, Hutkeepers, &c. | 8,623 | 2.097 | ||
| 14,242 | 3,464 | |||
| Cattle and Horses— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors, Stockholders | 89 | 0.022 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors, Stockholders | 304 | 0.074 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) | 261 | 0.063 | ||
| 4. Hired Stockmen, &c. | 1,829 | 0.445 | ||
| 2,483 | 0.604 | |||
| SUB-CLASS III.—HORTICULTURAL— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Gardeners, Nurserymen, &c. | 162 | 0.039 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Gardeners, Nurserymen, &c. | 1,764 | 0.429 | ||
| 3. Labouring Gardeners, &c. | 2,872 | 0.699 | ||
| 4,798 | 1,167 | |||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—WINE-GROWING— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors of Vineyards | 9 | 0.002 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors of Vineyards | 108 | 0.026 | ||
| 3. Vinedressers, &c. | 130 | 0.032 | ||
| 247 | 0.060 | |||
| SUB-CLASS V.—SUGAR-GROWING— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors of Sugar Plantations | 13 | 0.003 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors of Sugar Plantations | 40 | 0.010 | ||
| 3. Hired Labourers on Sugar Plantations | 63 | 0.015 | ||
| 116 | 0.028 | |||
| Total, Land | 74,887 | 18.21 | ||
| Class VII.—Mining. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—MINERS IN GOLD | 10,723 | 2.608 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—MINERS IN THE INFERIOR METALS | 3,463 | 0.842 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—MINERS IN COAL | 3,523 | 0.857 | ||
| Total, Mining | 17,709 | 4.31 | ||
| Class VIII.—Skilled Workers and Artificers. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—IN THE SUPERIOR ARTS— | ||||
| 1. Watchmakers, Jewellers, Opticians, Musical Instrument Makers, Lithographers, Photographers, Printers | 400 | 0.097 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 2,187 | 0.532 | ||
| 2,587 | 0.629 | |||
| Occupations. | Sub-Classes. | Classes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. | |
| SUB-CLASS II.—IN THE METALS— | ||||
| 1. Blacksmiths, Coppersmiths, Cutlers, Farriers, Locksmiths, Shipsmiths, Whitesmiths, &c. | 1,284 | 0.312 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 8,054 | 1.959 | ||
| 9,338 | 2.271 | |||
| SUB-CLASS III.—IN WOOD— | ||||
| 1. Boatbuilders, Cabinet-makers, Carpenters, Joiners, Shipbuilders, Wheelwrights, &c. | 1,260 | 0.307 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 9,495 | 2.309 | ||
| 10,755 | 2.616 | |||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—IN STONE AND EARTH— | ||||
| 1. Builders, Bricklayers, Brickmakers, Masons, Potters, &c. | 1,500 | 0.365 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 6,275 | 1.526 | ||
| 7,775 | 1.891 | |||
| SUB-CLASS V.—In LEATHER AND SKINS— | ||||
| 1. Bootmakers, Curriers, Saddlers, Tanners, &c. | 1.112 | 0.270 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 4,983 | 1.212 | ||
| 6,095 | 1.482 | |||
| SUB-CLASS VI.—MISCELLANEOUS— | ||||
| 1. Barbers, Bookbinders, Shirtmakers, Tailors, Upholsterers, Hairdressers, &c. | 1,267 | 0.308 | ||
| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices | 5,133 | 1.249 | ||
| 6,400 | 1.557 | |||
| Total, Skilled Workers and Artificers | 42,950 | 10.45 | ||
| Class IX.—Unskilled Labour. | ||||
| Unskilled Workmen, Wellsinkers, Labourers, Stonebreakers, Scavengers, &c. | 38,994 | 9.484 | 38,994 | 9.49 |
| Class X.—Seafaring. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—MASTERS, OFFICERS, PILOTS, &c. | 837 | 0.204 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—SEAMEN, &c., H.M. NAVY | 1,009 | 0.245 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—SEAMEN, &c., MERCANTILE MARINE | 3,441 | 0.837 | ||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—BALLASTMEN, DIVERS, LIGHTERMEN, &c. | 214 | 0.052 | ||
| Total, Seafaring | 5,501 | 1.34 | ||
| Class XI.—Persons in Asylums, Gaols, &c. | 4,036 | 0.982 | 4,036 | 0.98 |
| Class XII.—Miscellaneous Occupations | 17,610 | 4.283 | 17,610 | 4.28 |
| Class XIII.—Occupations not stated | 2,934 | 0.714 | 2,934 | 0.71 |
| Class XIV.—Unemployed | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—DOMESTIC SERVANTS | 25 | 0.006 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—ARTISANS, MINERS, SEAMEN, LABOURERS, VAGRANTS, &c. | 8,014 | 1.949 | ||
| Total, Unemployed | 8,039 | 1.96 | ||
| Occupations. | Sub-Classes. | Classes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of Female Population. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of Female Population. | |
| Total Females | 340,319 | 100.00 | 340,319 | 100.00 |
| Class I.—Learned and Educated Professions | ||||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, SCIENCES, &c.— | ||||
| 1. Authors, Artists, &c. | 166 | 0.049 | ||
| 2. Teachers, &c. | 3,447 | 1.013 | ||
| Total Learned and Educated Professions | 3,613 | 1.06 | ||
| Class II.—Government Service. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.— | ||||
| Superintendents, Subordinates, Postmistresses, &c. | 266 | 0.078 | 266 | 0.08 |
| Class III.—Commercial. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS II.—SHOP AND STOREKEEPERS, &c. | 2,267 | 0.666 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—ASSISTANTS, SALESWOMEN, &c. | 1,013 | 0.298 | ||
| Total Commercial | 3.280 | 0.96 | ||
| Class IV.—Personal Offices. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINK | 277 | 0.081 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINK | 438 | 0.129 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—ENGAGED PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK WITH ACCOMMODATION | 923 | 0.271 | ||
| Total Personal Offices | 1,638 | 0.48 | ||
| Class V.—Domestic. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—Domestic Duties, &c.— | ||||
| 1. Persons engaged in Domestic Duties | 149,265 | 43.860 | ||
| 2. Hired Domestic Servants, &c. | 23,762 | 6.982 | ||
| 3. Infants and Children not attending School | 61,291 | 18.010 | ||
| 4. Midwives, Nurses, &c. | 675 | 0.198 | ||
| 234,993 | 69.050 | |||
| SUB-CLASS II.—PERSONS OF INDEPENDENT MEANS | 2,250 | 0.661 | ||
| SUB-CLASS III.—SCHOLARS UNDER TUITION— | ||||
| 1. At Home | 10,882 | 3.198 | ||
| 2. At School | 66,182 | 19.447 | ||
| 77,064 | 22.645 | |||
| Total Domestic | 314,307 | 92.36 | ||
| Occupations. | Sub-Classes. | Classes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of Female Population. | Numbers. | Proportion per cent. of Female Population. | |
| Class VI.—Land. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—AGRICULTURAL— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors | 246 | 0.072 | ||
| 2. Tenant Farmers and Leaseholders | 581 | 0.170 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not hired Servants) | 584 | 0.172 | ||
| 4. Hired Farm Servants | 74 | 0.022 | ||
| 1,485 | 0.436 | |||
| SUB-CLASS II.—PASTORAL— | ||||
| Sheep— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors—Sheep Farmers | 28 | 0.008 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors—Sheep Farmers | 104 | 0.031 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not hired Servants) | 24 | 0.007 | ||
| 4. Hired Servants, Shepherds, Hutkeepers, &c. | 158 | 0.046 | ||
| 314 | 0.092 | |||
| Cattle and Horses— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors—Stockholders | 6 | 0.002 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors—Stockholders | 9 | 0.003 | ||
| 3. Persons assisting (not hired Servants) | 3 | 0.001 | ||
| 4. Hired Servants, &c. | 53 | 0.015 | ||
| 71 | 0.021 | |||
| SUB-CLASS III.—HORTICULTURAL— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Gardeners, Florists, &c. | 3 | 0.001 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Gardeners, Florists, &c. | 16 | 0.005 | ||
| 3. Hired Servants for Garden Work | 3 | 0.001 | ||
| 22 | 0.007 | |||
| SUB-CLASS IV.—WINE-GROWING— | ||||
| 1. Freehold Proprietors of Vineyard | 2 | 0.001 | ||
| 2. Leasehold Proprietors of Vineyard | 3 | 0.001 | ||
| 3. Employed in Vineyard | 4 | 0.001 | ||
| 9 | 0.003 | |||
| SUB-CLASS V.—SUGAR-GROWING— | ||||
| 1. Employed on Sugar Plantation | 4 | 0.001 | ||
| Total Land | 1,905 | 0.56 | ||
| Class VIII.—Skilled Workers and Artificers. | ||||
| SUB-CLASS VI.—MISCELLANEOUS— | ||||
| 1. Needlewomen, Dressmakers, Milliners, &c. | 7,630 | 2.242 | 7,630 | 2.24 |
| Class XI.—Persons in Asylums, Gaols, &c. | 890 | 0.261 | 890 | 0.26 |
| Class XII.—Miscellaneous Occupations | 2,170 | 0.637 | 2,170 | 0.64 |
| Class XIII.—Occupations not stated | 2,846 | 0.836 | 2,846 | 0.84 |
| Class XIV.—Unemployed | ||||
| SUB-CLASS I.—DOMESTIC SERVANTS | 315 | 0.092 | ||
| SUB-CLASS II.—MISCELLANEOUS | 1,459 | 0.429 | ||
| Total Unemployed | 1,774 | 0.52 | ||
WHEREAS it is expedient that an account of the Population be taken in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one and to obtain certain returns of the Live Stock and Agricultural Produce of New South Wales. Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:—
In the construction of this Act the word "dwelling" shall include all buildings and tenements or other erections whether permanent or temporary of which the whole or any part shall be used for the purpose of human habitation Provided that in the case of pastoral establishments the employers or superintendents shall be deemed "occupiers" for the purpose of filling up the Schedules herein mentioned for their whole respective establishments and for all other purposes and subject to all other provisions of this Act Provided also that each such pastoral establishment shall in the construction of this Act be deemed one "dwelling" And the word "Census" shall mean an account of the population of New South Wales. [Interpretation.]
A Census shall be taken in manner hereinafter directed of all persons in the Colony on the night of Sunday the third day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. [Census to be taken on 3rd April 1881.]
For the taking of such Census and for obtaining information as to the live stock and agricultural produce the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council shall appoint enumerators and define the districts for which they shall respectively act and determine the number of collectors to be appointed and employed by such enumerators respectively and such appointments and particulars shall be notified in the Gazette. [Enumerators to be appointed.]
The enumerators shall subject to approval by the Governor with the like advice appoint in like manner the collectors to be employed by them respectively and assign sub-districts to such collectors. [Collectors to be employed.]
The Colonial Secretary shall have the care of superintending the taking of such Census and the collection of returns of such live stock and agricultural produce and shall cause to be prepared and printed for the use of the persons to be employed in taking the same such forms and instructions as he shall deem necessary And the Registrar-General shall under the directions of the Colonial Secretary issue all such forms and instructions to the persons for whose use they shall be intended. [Forms and instructions to be issued.]
The Colonial Secretary shall cause to be prepared such Schedules forms declarations and circulars as may be necessary for obtaining information as to the name and surname relation to head of family condition sex age rank profession or occupation birth-place religion and education of every person living in New South Wales on the said night of the third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one and also whether any such persons were at the said date blind or deaf and dumb and of all houseless persons and persons travelling or on shipboard. And the Colonial Secretary shall also cause to be prepared such Schedules Forms and Declarations as may be necessary for obtaining full and true particulars of the live stock and agricultural produce of New South Wales at the aforesaid date And the enumerators shall in the course of the week ending on Saturday the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one leave or cause to be left at every dwelling within their respective districts one or more of such Schedules for the occupier or occupiers thereof or of any part thereof and upon every such Schedule shall be plainly expressed that it is to be filled up by the occupier of such dwelling (or where such dwelling is let in different stories or apartments and occupied distinctly by differently persons or families then by the occupier of each such distinct story or apartment) and that the enumerator or collector will collect all such Schedules on the Monday then next following And every occupier of any dwelling or of any distinct story or apartment in any dwelling with or for whom any such Schedule shall have been left as aforesaid shall fill up the said Schedule to the best of his or her knowledge and belief so far as relates to all persons abiding in the dwelling story or apartment occupied by him or her and where required shall furnish full and true particulars of all live stock and agricultural produce according to the form contained in the live stock and produce Schedule left at such occupier's dwelling and shall sign his or her name thereto and shall deliver the Schedules so filled up or cause the same to be delivered to the enumerator or collector when required so to do. [Schedules to be prepared and left at dwellings and filled up by occupiers.]
The Colonial Secretary shall obtain by such means as shall appear to him best adapted for the purpose returns of the particulars required by this Act with respect to all houseless persons and all persons who during the said night of Sunday the third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one were travelling or on shipboard or for any other reason were not abiding in any dwelling of which account is to be taken by the enumerators and such returns shall be included in the abstracts to be made as hereinafter enacted. [Account of houseless poor and of travellers.]
Every collector shall on Monday the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one or as soon thereafter as practicable demand and receive the said Schedules at all dwellings within his sub-district and shall satisfy himself by inspection of the same that such Schedules are correctly filled up or if not so in any particular shall himself by information derived from the occupier make the same complete and correct and in either such case shall then and there countersign the said Schedules with his own name. [Collectors personally to receive the Schedules and see to their correctness.]
Every collector shall within seven days after all the schedules within his sub-district shall have been completed and received by him deliver them to his enumerator together with a declaration made and subscribed by himself in the form of the schedule hereto marked A And any enumerator may in the case of any defect or deficiency in any schedule so delivered require the Collector delivering the same to make further inquiries and to correct such defect or supply such deficiency at his own cost. [Collectors to deliver all Schedules &c. to enumerator.]
Every enumerator shall within fourteen days after receipt from his collectors of all such schedules make out therefrom one collective return of all the several particulars therein respectively contained and shall sign and transmit the same to the Registrar-General for the use of the Colonial Secretary together with all the said schedules and the declarations aforesaid as received from the several collectors and together also with a declaration made and subscribed by himself in the form of the schedule hereto marked B. [Enumerators to make collective returns for use of Colonial Secretary.]
The Colonial Secretary shall with all convenient speed prepare or cause to be prepared abstracts of the said Returns And such abstracts shall be printed and laid before both Houses of Parliament. [Completion of Census by Colonial Secretary.]
The Inspector-General of Police—all Municipal Councils—Justices of the Peace—Clerks of Petty Sessions—Wardens of Mining Districts and Mining Registrars—District Registrars of Births Marriages and Deaths—and Inspectors of Sheep within the Colony shall on every request in writing from the Registrar-General supply him for the use of the Colonial Secretary with all information in their power respecting fit persons to be appointed enumerators or collectors as aforesaid together with such advice and assistance upon any and every other point tending to the effectual carrying out of the provisions of this Act as may be in their power. [Authorities to aid in carrying Act into effect.]
Any occupier or person in charge of any dwelling or distinct part of a dwelling who shall refuse or willfully neglect to fill up to the best of his knowledge or information and belief the schedules so left as aforesaid or to sign and deliver the same or shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer or untruly answer any necessary inquiry made by a collector or willfully make sign or deliver or cause to be made signed or delivered any false return or statement of any particular in such schedule or shall obstruct any person in the performance of any duty under this Act shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. [Penalty for non-compliance with Act.]
Any collector who shall fail to return to his enumerator all the schedules which shall have been received by him or shall willfully sign or deliver any untrue schedule or alter any schedule except as aforesaid or shall otherwise willfully violate any provision of this Act shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. [Penalty for wilful default Collector.]
Every declaration under this Act may be made and subscribed before any Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of the Supreme Court for taking Affidavits And any person willfully making and subscribing a false declaration shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds. [How declaration to be made and if false how punished.]
Any person accepting the office of enumerator or collector under this Act and afterwards refusing or neglecting to do anything lawfully required of him in virtue of such office unless prevented by sickness or other unavoidable cause (in which case the Governor with the advice aforesaid may forthwith appoint another enumerator or the enumerator may appoint another collector approved as aforesaid) shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. [Penalty for failing to act after accepting office.]
All penalties under this Act may be recovered summarily before any two Justices of the Peace sitting at any Petty Sessions within the district wherein the default or offence arose or was committed. And if the amount of any such penalty together with the costs (if any) ordered to be paid upon any conviction under this Act be not paid within the time mentioned in the order or adjudication the same may be enforced by distress and sale of the offenders goods and chattels and in default of sufficient distress he shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one calendar month unless such penalty and costs be sooner paid. [Recovery of penalties.]
This Act shall be styled and may be cited as the "Census Act for 1881." [Short title.]
I a collector appointed under the "Census Act for 1881" do solemnly declare that the Schedules numbered from to inclusive contained in the sealed packet to which this declaration is attached are all the schedules under the said Act which have been completed and received by me within the sub-district to which I was appointed and that the whole contents of all the said schedules are true to the best of my knowledge information and belief.
[Signature.]
Made and subscribed before me at this day of 188.
Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of Supreme Court for taking Affidavits.
I an enumerator appointed for the district of under the "Census Act for 1881" do solemnly declare that the sealed packet addressed to the Registrar-General to which this declaration is attached contains all the schedules and declarations transmitted to me by [state here the number of collectors for his district] collectors appointed by me and also one collective return made out by me from the said schedules and that the said collective return contains the full true and correct results of all the particulars contained in the said schedules to the best of my knowledge and belief.
[Signature.]
Made and subscribed before me at this day of 188.
Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of the Supreme Court for taking Affidavits.
HOUSEHOLDER'S SCHEDULE.—GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
This Schedule is to be filled up by the occupier or person in charge of the dwelling.—If let or sub-let to different persons or families, in separate stories or apartments, each such story or apartment must be treated as a separate dwelling, and the occupier or person in charge of each must make a separate Return upon a separate form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE COLUMN HEADED "RANK, PROFESSION, OR OCCUPATION."
Officers in the Army and Navy to add, after their rank, whether in actual service, or half-pay, or retired; and in the latter case, if engaged in any occupation, to be particular in stating it.
Persons in the Civil Service to state, after their title or rank, the Department to which they are attached, and also whether they are engaged in any other and what besides their official occupation.
Clergymen to state the Denomination of which they are ministers, and the place of worship in which they officiate. They are requested not to employ the indefinite term "Clerk." Local or occasional preachers to return their ordinary occupations.
Members of the legal profession to state whether or not in actual practice; and if holding any office, to give its title. Lawyers admitted elsewhere, but not on the rolls here, to state the grade and country. Persons employed by barristers or in solicitors' offices, to distinguish whether they are articled or other clerks.
Members of the Medical Profession to state whether they are physicians, surgeons, or general practitioners, and to return themselves as practicing or not practicing ; and if otherwise employed, to state the occupation.
Teachers, authors, public writers, and artists to state the particular branch of science, literature, or art which they cultivate. Engineers to state whether civil engineer, mechanical engineer, mining engineer, &c. Surveyors to state whether land, mining, or marine surveyors.
Persons engaged in trade or commerce, as merchants, manufacturers, storekeepers, retailers, brokers, agents, auctioneers, clerks, &c., to state the particular business in which they are engaged, or the staple in which they deal. The ordinary and most commonly understood terms should be employed. Commercial travelers should not omit the word "commercial."
The terms farmer and gardener to be applied to all persons actually in occupation of land and tilling, whether proprietors or tenants. The number of hands employed should be returned thus— "Farmer or gardener employing—men." The word landowner is too vague. Proprietorship may be expressed by inserting ("prop.") after "farmer." Sons and daughters, brothers, or other relatives helping on farms or stations, may be returned as "son assisting," "daughter assisting," as the case may be.
Gold-miners to specify whether engaged in puddling, sluicing, quartz-mining, crushing, &c., or alluvial mining. When a gold-miner employs others to assist him, he should return himself "gold-miner, employing —men." A gold-miner working for another should return himself as "gold-miner," not as a labourer.
Artizans and mechanics should always mention whether they are masters or journeymen, whether they keep a shop, store, &c., and the number of persons in their employment. The materials on which mechanics work, and the particular branch of their trade, are always to be distinctly expressed; thus— "ship carpenter," "house carpenter," "shingler," "coachsmith," "locksmith," "horse-shoer."
A person engaged in more than one pursuit should state his occupations in the order of their importance to himself.
Carters, carriers, labourers, servants, &c., to describe themselves by the name of their usual employment ; "drayman on wharf," "carter to the diggings," "labourer, making roads," "omnibus-driver," "cabman," "porter," "messenger," &c.
Persons not following any profession, trade, or calling, and not holding any public office, but possessed of independent means, may designate themselves "proprietor of land," "proprietor of houses," "annuitant," as the case may be. The word "householder" should not be used in place of "proprietor of houses," nor the word "gentleman" or "lady" in place of "no occupation." Persons who have ceased to follow one pursuit and have not commenced another, should enter "no occupation at present." Persons out of work should enter "unemployed" after their ordinary calling.
WOMEN.—The occupation of women not coming under the foregoing instructions, and who are employed in any but domestic duties, should be distinctly recorded. But they should not be entered as engaged in the occupations of their husbands or fathers, &c., unless they regularly assist them. When only in the capacity of wife, mother, daughter, sister, &c., write "domestic duties."
CHILDREN.—If children are regularly pursuing or assisting in any occupation it should be stated. If daily attending a Public or Private School, or receiving tuition under a master or governess at home, it should be specified by writing against the names "attending Public School," "attending Private School," "scholar at home," as the case may be. When too young to attend school, write "infant."
PERSONS IN HOSPITALS, ASYLUMS, GAOLS, &c.—Care should be taken to describe their position as inmates, thus:— "prisoner," "patient," "gaoler," "nurse." Previous occupation of prisoners, patients, &c., should be inserted, as well as their present occupation in the hospitals, asylums, gaols, &c.
The occupation which each person is following and deriving income from at the time of the Census should in all cases be stated.
Every answer should be written in full. The use of dots (,,) or ditto (do.) leads to numerous mistakes, and cannot be admitted by the Collectors.
| Name and Surname. | Relation to Head of Family. | Condition. | Sex. | Age last Birthday. | Rank, Profession, or Occupation. | Health, &c., | Where born. | Religion. | Education. | Description of Dwelling. | |
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| 1 | James Robinson | Head of Family | Married | M. | 57 | Farmer, employing six men | Sick | England | Church of England | Read and write | Wooden Cottage, four rooms. |
| 2 | Maria Robinson | Wife | Married | F. | 53 | Doruestic duties | Scotland | Presbyterian | Read and write | ||
| 3 | John Robinson | Son | Unmarried. | M. | 30 | Son, assisting on farm | Deaf & dumb | United States, British subject by parentage | Wesleyan Methodist | Read and write | |
| 4 | Henry Robinson | Nephew | Unmarried. | M. | 13 | Attending Private School | Victoria | Independent | Read only | ||
| 5 | Francoise Laval | Lodger | Widow | F. | 34 | Domestic servant | Mauritius | Roman Catholic | Cannot read | ||
| 6 | Thomas Wood | Servant | Unmarried. | M. | 21 | Farm servant | At sea, British subject | Unitarian | Read and write | ||
| 7 | Sydney Green | Caller | Unmarried. | M. | 24 | Farm labourer (unemployed) | Tasmania | No religion | Cannot read | ||
| 1 | John Charles Hadley | Head of Family | Widower | M. | 40 | Hotelkeeper | Upper Canada | Congregationalist | Read and write | Stone House, six rooms. | |
| 2 | Jane Emma Hadley | Daughter | Unmarried. | F. | 8 | Scholar, at Home | Victoria | Congregationalist | Read and write | ||
| 3 | Mary Butler | In my employment. | Unmarried. | F. | 25 | Governess | Wales | Roman Catholic | Read and write | ||
| 4 | Wilhelm Herman | Servant | Unmarried. | M. | 23 | Barman | Germany, British subject by naturalization | Lutheran | Read and write | ||
| 5 | Anne Campbell | Servant | Widow. | F. | 31 | Cook and laundress | New South Wales | Presbyterian | Cannot read | ||
| 6 | Edward O'Neil | Lodger | Married | M. | 23 | Labourer (unemployed) | Ireland | Church of England | Read only | ||
| 7 | Lewis Joseph | Lodger | Unmarried. | M. | 37 | Gold-miner, quartz-crushing, employing ten men | Cape of Good Hope | Hebrew | Read and write |
CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—HOUSEHOLDER'S SCHEDULE.
CAUTION.—Any person who shall refuse or willfully neglect to fill up, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, or belief, this form, or to sign and deliver the same, or shall refuse or willfully neglect to answer, or shall untruly answer, any inquiry made by a Collector, or willfully make, sign, or deliver, or cause to be made, signed, or delivered, any false return or statement of any particular in this form, is liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
Officers, Enumerators, and Collectors, are strictly forbidden to divulge any of the contents of this form, except as required by the Census Act.
| Name and Surname. | Relation to Head of Family. | Condition. | Sex. | Age last Birthday. | Rank, Profession, or Occupation. | Health. | Where Born. | Religion. | Education. | Description of Dwelling. | ||
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| No person absent on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April, to be entered. Write after the names of the Head of the Family the names of his Wife, Children, and other relatives. Then Visitors, Lodgers, Servants, &c. | State whether Wife, Son, Daughter, or other relative. Visitor, Lodger, or Servant. | Write "Married" "Widower" "Widow," or "Unmarried," against the name of all persons, except young Children. | Write "M" against Males, and "F" against Females. | The ages of infants under one Year to be stated in Months. | [Before filling in this column you are requested to read the instructions on the other side.] | If unable to follow usual occupation by reason of illness or accident write "Sick," or "Accident," or if afflicted by an incurable infirmity, write "Deaf and Dumb," "Blind," "Lunatic," "Idiot," as the case may be. | State the Country, not the Town or Parish ; if born in Foreign Parts, or at Sea, add whether a British Subject by Parentage or Naturalization ; if in Australia state which Colony. ["C" for Chinese. "Ab." for Aboriginal, to be inserted after the words "China, " or "New South Wales, " if the person referred to is a memeber of either race. | State the name of the Religion or Sect. Do not use general terms that represent more than one Religious Body. as "Protestant" or "Catholic." If of no denomination, or if the Religion cannot be ascertained from the occupier or person in charge, state so. Write against the names of Children, however young, the Religion in which it is intended they are to be brought up. [Any person objecting to fill up this column will insert therein the word "object."] | Insert degree of Education, that is, "Cannot Read," "Read only," or "Read and Write," as the case may be ; and state if an Memeber of any University. [Chinese to be set down as "unable to read and write" unless they can read and write English] | State whether built of Stone, Brick, Wood, Linen, &c. | Number of Rooms. | |
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The foregoing is a true Return concerning all Persons in this Dwelling. Witness my hand
Signature of Occupier or Person in Charge or of the Collector.
N.B.—In the case of Pastoral Establishments the Employer or Superintendent must fill in the Returns for his entire Establishment, which, under the Act, is deemed one dwelling ; but the number and description of out-stations or huts in which shepherds, stockmen, or other distinct family or person may reside, must be specified in the last column, in addition to the number of buildings occupied on the head station ; and if any out-station is in a separate Collector's District from that of the home station the required information will be obtained by the Collector of that District.
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| Parish or Collector's Sub-District. | |
| Municipality, Town, Village, or Locality. | |
| Ward. | |
| Street or Road. | |
| Name or Number of Dwelling. |
TO THE OCCUPANT OR PERSON IN CHARGE.
You are requested to insert the particulars specified in the form of return respecting all the persons who slept or abode in your dwelling on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April, 1881.
This paper will be called for on Monday, the 4th day of April (or as soon after as practicable) by the Collector ; and it will save trouble if, as the Act requires, you have the answers written in the proper columns by that day. It is the Collector's duty to verify the facts and (if you have omitted to comply with the above instructions) to record them at your residence.
This return is required to show the actual number of the population ; their distribution over the country in electoral, police, registry, districts, municipalities, villages, towns, parishes, gold-fields, &c. ; their ages, state of health, birth-places, civil condition, education, religions, occupations, &c.
The Collectors are strictly ordered not to divulge any information given in this paper.
CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881—SHIP RETURN.
LIST of the Crew, Passengers, and other on Board of the* of the part of on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April, 1881.
| Name and Surname. | Rank or Quality. | Condition. | Sex. | Age (last Birthday). | Rank, Profession, or Occupation. | Where Born. | Religion. | Education. | Health. | ||
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| Write after the name of the Master the names of the Officers, Seamen, Apprentices, and Boys, and then the names of Passengers and others on board. | Number of Master's or Mate's Certificate, if any, and number of Register Ticket. | If the person is one of the Crew, write "C" ; if a Passenger or Visitor, write "P" or "V." | Write "Married," "Widower," "Widow," or "Unmarried" against the names of all Persons, except young Children. | Write "M" against Males, and "F" against Females. | The ages of infants under One Year to be stated in Months. | State here the Rank of the Officers, and the rating of the Men and Boys of the Crew. The Rank, Profession, and Occupation of the Passengers should be stated as fully and clearly as possible. | State the Country or Colony, not the Town or Parish ; if born in Foreign Parts, or at Sea, add whether as British Subject by Parentage or Naturalization ; if in Australia, state which Colony. | State the Name of the Religion or Sect. Do not use general terms which represent more than one Religious Body, as "Protestant" or "Catholic, &c." If of no Denomination, or if the Religion cannot be ascertained from the occupier or person in charge, state so. Write against the names of Children, however young, the religion in which it is intended they are to be brought up. | Insert degree of Education, that is " Cannot read," "Read only," or "Read and write," as the case may be ; and state if a Member or Graduate of any University. | If unable to follow usual occupation by reason of Illness or Accident, write "Sick" or "Accident," or if afflicted by any incurable infirmity, write "Deaf and Dumb," "Blind" "Lunatic" "Idiot," as the case may be. | |
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The foregoing is a true Return concerning all Persons on this Vessel—Witness my hand
Signature of Master or Officer in Charge, or of a Collector.
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TO THE MASTER OR OFFICER IN CHARGE.
You are requested to insert the particulars specified in the form of Return respecting all the persons who slept on board your vessel on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April, 1881.
This paper will be called for on Monday, the 4th day of April (or as soon after as practicable), by the Collector ; and it will save trouble if, as the Act requires, you have the answers written in the proper columns by that date. It is the Collector's duty to verify the facts, and (if you have omitted to comply with the above instructions) to record them on board the vessel on that day.
This Return is required to show the actual number of the population ; their distribution over the country ; their ages, state of health, birth-places, civil condition, education, religions, occupations, &c.
The Collectors are strictly ordered not to divulge any information given in this paper.
Form of Circular forwarded to certain persons in every Electoral Registry or Census District to ascertain their willingness and ability to undertake the duties of Enumerator at the Census of 1881.
(Circular No.1.)
Registrar-General's Department, Census Office,
Sydney, 12 August, 1880.
Sir,
As the time has arrived when preparations for taking the Census of 1881, and for obtaining information as to the live stock and agricultural produce, must be entered upon, I should be glad to be informed whether you are willing and able to undertake the duties of enumerator for the district of
The duties of the enumerator will be to superintend the collection of the Census in his district ; also of the live stock and agricultural returns required.
The amount of remuneration will vary from £10 to £25, according to the extent and population of the district.
The enumerator, when appointed, will propose for consideration the names of persons competent and willing to undertake the collection of the Census ; also, of the live stock and agricultural returns—he himself undertaking that the duties are faithfully and duly carried out.
The Census will be taken by "Registry" Districts, distinguishing separately each portion of a "Police" or "Electoral" District, as well as of such minor subdivisions as may hereafter be indicated. The returns will therefore require to be so arranged as to enable the compiler to distinguish the amount of population in each " Registry District " separately, in each " Police District " separately, and in each " Electoral District " separately.
A memorandum of the limits of each district, and of the requisite subdivisions, will be furnished in due course, together with a map of the district, accompanied by further instructions.
Your reply, at earliest convenience, is requested, addressed to "The Registrar-General," Census 1881, Sydney.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
E. G. WARD,
Registrar-General.
Form of Circular forwarded to the Beach of Magistrates at the principal towns in certain Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, where no satisfactory reply was received to Circular No. 1.
(Circular No. 2.)
Registrar-General's Department, Census 1881,
Sydney, 28 August, 1881.
Sir,
I have the honor to request you will be good enough to furnish me with the names of two or more persons for the approval of the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, who may be willing and competent to perform the duties of the office of enumerator of the Census of 1881.
The particular duties of such office will be to superintend the collection of the Census in your district, also of the live stock and agricultural returns required.
The amount of remuneration will vary from £10 to £25, according to the extent and population of the district.
The enumerator, when appointed, will propose for consideration the names of persons competent and willing to undertake the collection of the Census ; also, of live stock and agricultural returns—he himself being responsible that the duties of the collector are faithfully and duly carried out.
The returns furnished by the enumerator will be prepared in such a manner that the compiler may be enabled to distinguish the amount of population in each separate subdivision of the district.
Proper forms, with a map of the district, and instructions in detail, will be furnished to the enumerator when appointed.
The enumerator should be a man of sobriety and intelligence ; he should be above twenty-one years of age, and under sixty years, and especially it is required that he should conduct himself with strict propriety and courtesy in the discharge of his duty ; it is essential that he should be well acquainted with the district.
As arrangements for taking the Census must shortly be determined, a reply, at your earliest convenience, will much oblige, addressed to "The Registrar-General, " Census, 1881, Sydney.
I have, &c.,
E. G. WARD,
Registrar-General.
Form of Circular forwarded to the Enumerators of the several Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, informing them of their appointment, and giving preliminary instructions.
(Circular No. 3.)
Census Office,
Sydney, 15 January, 1881.
Sir,
With reference to my former Circular, under date of I have now the honor to inform you that you have been appointed enumerator of the Census to be taken on the 3rd April, 1881, for the district of
A circular will be prepared, minutely defining your duties, and laying down such special instructions as may be deemed necessary to guide you and the collectors in carrying out the provisions of the Act.
In the meantime I enclose revised description of the boundaries of your district, as proclaimed in the Government Gazette of. They have been so altered as to agree with the boundaries of the Electoral Districts, so that in no case do they now overlap one another. You will see that the subdivisions occasioned by the intersection and non-coincidence of Police and Electoral Districts, of Towns and Villages throughout the Colony, of Parishes in Cumberland, and of Wards in Municipalities, are carefully regarded.
I also enclose tracings of your district, with a list of the subdivisions absolutely necessary. The duplicate tracing you will please return, with Schedule C, after having marked on it any further subdivisions that you may think convenient for collection.
You will be good enough to fill in the information required in the accompanying Schedule C, showing the number of collectors it will be necessary for you to employ, whether on foot or on horseback, and the number of days they are likely to be employed. You will also give the computed number of habitations in each sub-district, the computed extent of each sub-district, and the estimated number of householders' Schedules each collector will require. The duty of the collectors should be performed within the shortest possible period, and, except in extreme cases—the circumstances connected with which must be specially reported—within the week preceding and that succeeding the 3rd of April.
The rates at which collectors are to be paid have been fixed at ten shillings per diem for persons employed on foot, and at not more than twenty shillings per diem for those on horseback. No higher rates will be allowed, except under very special circumstances, to be reported to the Registrar-General for his decision. The collectors will, of course, be paid only for the days during which they are actually employed.
Your special attention is drawn to the following copy of clause 16 of the Census Act for 1881:— "Any person accepting the office of enumerator or collector under this Act and afterwards refusing or neglecting to do anything lawfully required of him in virtue of such office unless prevented by sickness or other unavoidable cause (in which case the Governor with the advice aforesaid may forthwith appoint another enumerator or the enumerator may appoint another collector approved as aforesaid) shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds."
Enclosed you will find, for your guidance, the form of householder's schedule to be used, and also the form of acceptance of office, which every collector will have to sign.
I shall be glad to hear from you as early as possible.
I have, &c.,
Registrar-General.
Further Instructions issued to Enumerators.
(Circular No. 4.)
Census Office, Sydney, 24 February, 1881.
Sir,
With reference to Circular No. 3, accompanying maps and descriptions of your district, I will endeavour to point out as clearly as possible what will be your duties and those of the collectors under you. If, however, any of these instructions should not be quite understood, you will not hesitate to communicate with me, when I shall be happy to give you any further explanation that you may require.
I have to draw your attention to the "Census Act for 1881." 44 Victoria No. 2—copy of which is sent herewith. Clause 16, which has already been pointed out to you, will be strictly adhered to. The names of the collectors appointed agreeably to the 4th section will be submitted for approval of the Governor as early as possible. Should you be deprived of the services of either one of the collectors after acceptance of office within too short a time before the taking of the Census to enable you to engage a fit person in his place, you will either act yourself, or devolve the duty on one or more of the other Collectors ; and you will report the circumstances of the case to me, for the information of the Government.
It is not deemed advisable to issue from this office separate instructions for the use of the collectors, but it is expected that you will extract from this Circular such instructions as may be necessary for their information, supplementing them as you may think fit, and giving them at the same time a copy of those clauses in the Census Act which have more direct reference to them.
If you see any chance of a misunderstanding between any of your collectors and those of the surrounding districts, you should communicate with the enumerator of such district, in order to avoid confusion.
Presuming that you have now so divided your district that the number of collectors selected will be able to perform the work as nearly as possible within the prescribed time, it will be necessary for them to commence the distribution of the Schedules on or before the 28th March, taking the remote and rural parts first, so that if it should be necessary for you to apply to me for a further supply of Schedules these may be used for the villages or more densely peopled places where the least time is required for distributing them.
It is provided that in remote districts the heads of establishments shall include in their returns the names of all persons employed on or about their respective establishments ; but in all such cases, and also in towns, great vigilance must be exercised by the collectors, otherwise the heads of such establishments may from mis-apprehension include the names of persons employed by them during the day, who will again be returned in respect of the premises where they will sleep or reside on the night of Sunday, the 3rd April. The proper course to follow in every case is to return those persons only who slept or abode on the premises during the night between the 3rd and 4th April.
With regard to large pastoral establishments, you will give particular instructions to your collectors to obtain a correct return of the number and description of occupied huts or other dwellings. It should be pointed out to employers or superintendents in charge, that not only should the dwellings on the head station be given, but also all occupied residences on the establishment, wherever situated, and the inmates of each should be distinctly given. For all such one return will be sufficient. If, however, any out station belonging to an establishment with your district is situated in the district of another enumerator, or in another subdivision of your own district, such return will of course be given only by the collector of that district.
When the collector calls for the returns be should carefully peruse and examine each paper in order that he may be enabled to see that all the information required by the Act has been inserted by the householder, or, if not, that he may ask any necessary question or supply any deficiency before leaving the house or establishment. The collector should be provided with spare Schedules and supplemental sheets, to substitute for any that may be injured or lost.
In the case of persons who cannot write the Schedule may be filled up by any competent person, but it must be signed by the householder by mark, to be witnessed by the collector, who should in such case read aloud to the householder the contents of the Schedule.
The attention of the collector must be particularly directed to the endorsement of the householder's schedules, which must be very carefully filled up.
To avoid any difficulty in taking the Census of the Chinese population, should there be any in your district, Chinese Interpreters may be engaged if necessary, to accompany the collectors to the camps or settlements of the Chinese, and to assist them in filling up the Schedules. These interpreters will be paid at the same rate as collectors ; but before they are appointed the enumerator should communicate with me, giving all particulars as to their names, the time they are likely to be employed, &c.
If the locality in which the Census is taken is a gold-field it should be stated in the endorsement of the Schedule.
For large institutions, such as hospitals, asylums, gaols, &c., the householder's schedule and supplemental Sheets are to be used, leaving blank such columns as the managers may be unable to fill up. For the heads of these establishments, however, as well as for any officers or assistants sleeping on the premises the usual information must be supplied.
By the 7th section of the Act an account is required of houseless persons and travellers. The collectors should be directed to give their attention in the first place early on the morning of the 3rd April to those places to which travellers and others camping out usually resort, so that an accurate account of them may be obtained before they begin to move. In some districts it may be desirable to employ a special collector for this object. The aborigines, who lead a roving life, are not included under the denomination of houseless persons and travellers ; but you will endeavour to obtain, if not accurate information (which may be impossible), an approximate estimate of the numbers and sexes of the wild tribes in your district. Any civilized blacks employed in a house or establishment will be inserted in the ordinary manner in the householder's schedule. No special schedule has been printed for houseless persons ; the householder's schedule must be used for them, leaving blank those columns having no reference to them.
The Schedules, when duly filled up, must be numbered and delivered to you by each collector on or before the 16th April ; the collector will then be required to make before a Magistrate a solemn declaration of their accuracy, in the form annexed to the Act. The Schedules must then be arranged by you in regular series for each parish, municipality, town, &c., having regard to all the necessary subdivisions. As soon as conveniently may be, after the receipt of the returns from the collectors, you will appoint a day for their examination, requiring at the same time the attendance of the collectors, to afford any information touching the accuracy of the returns ; it will then rest with you to supply or correct, as far as possible, any defect or inaccuracy which you local knowledge may enable you to discover.
Your duty, after you have examined these returns, and supplied any deficiency in the information, will be to see that they are accurately arranged according to the several territorial divisions of your district, as already explained, and to transmit the whole to this office, duly numbered in regular series, attaching at the same time the certificate required by the Act (Schedule B), and a collective return in the form enclosed (marked C), which, if properly filled up, will be held to be a sufficient compliance with the requirements of the 10th section of the Act ; the total of such collective return will of course agree with the totals of the several divisions given by you. As a precaution against possible loss of the original returns a duplicate of the latter statement must be sent separately by the next post.
With reference to the last column in the householder's schedule, it will be necessary that the collectors should take down the number and description (as far as possible) of all houses untenanted or in course of erection in his sub-district.
It is suggested that, for that purpose, as well as for collecting such information regarding Aborigines, &c., as cannot be included in the householder's schedule, the collectors should provide themselves with memorandum books ; the information contained therein to be carefully collated by yourself and forwarded to this office, together with all other papers. They should also have waterproof bags to carry the Schedules in.
Collectors will be paid for such Sundays on which they may be actually on the road, and a certificate to this effect should be given by you.
You will see by section 12 of the Act that all public persons are required to give their co-operation and advice in this national work. A circular has been addressed to the several Benches of Magistrates, Municipal Councils, Gold Commissioners, &c., asking their assistance and advice in any case in which you may have to apply to them.
Copies of a public notice which has reference to the Census will be forwarded to you under separate cover, and I have to request that you will, on or before the 15th March, cause the same to be affixed to the several Court-houses, Post Offices, Telegraph Offices, and such other conspicuous places as you may think proper throughout your district.
I forward under separate cover forms of declaration of acceptance of office, to be signed by each collector, after you have inserted, in the space left for that purpose, a full description of that portion of your district allotted to him. These forms are to be returned to me as soon as completed.
Forms of vouchers for payment of the sums due for collection and for any necessary disbursements, by way of postages or otherwise, as well as the householders' schedules and other papers will be forwarded to you shortly.
It is of course well understood that the collection of the agricultural and live stock returns is to be made simultaneously with that of the Census, and that no additional emolument is attached thereto.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Form of Circular transmitting Declaration forms to Enumerators, with instructions relating thereto.
(Circular No. 5.)
Census Office,
Sydney, 2nd April, 1881.
Sir,
I have the honor to transmit herewith blank forms of Declaration, Schedule A, one of which must be delivered to each of your collectors.
When the work of collection has been completed, the collectors will make the necessary declaration, and must deliver the same to you with the householders' schedules and other documents, in accordance with the provisions of the Census Act of 1881, section 9.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN BYRON, COMPILER,
For Registrar-General.
Circular forwarded to Benches of Magistrates and to certain Officers in the Government Service, in the several Electoral, Registry, or Census Districts, soliciting their assistance and advice to the Enumerators and Collectors employed at the Census of 1881.
CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
(Circular No. 6.)
Census Office,
Sydney, 10th March, 1881.
With reference to the Census of the Colony, to be taken on the 3rd April next, I do myself the honour to draw your attention to the subjoined section of the Act 44 Victoria No. 2, section 12, and to solicit on behalf of the enumerators and collectors appointed, such advice and assistance as, in the execution of the important districts devolving upon them, they may require at your hands, and you may be able to afford.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient Servant.
To
44 VICTORIA, No. 2.
The Inspector-General of Police, all Municipal Councils, Justices of the Peace, Clerks of Petty Sessions, Wardens of Mining Districts and Mining Registrars, District Registrars of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, and Inspectors of Sheep within the Colony shall on every request in writing from the Registrar-General supply him, for the use of the Colonial Secretary, with all information in their power respecting fit persons to be appointed enumerators or collectors as aforesaid, together with such advice and assistance upon any and every other point tending to the effectual carrying out of the provisions of this Act as may be in their power. [Authorities to aid in carrying Act into effect.]
Instructions issued by the Registrar-General as Enumerator for the Sydney Registry District, to the Collectors appointed to take the Census of the said District.
Census Office,
Sydney, 23rd March, 1881.
Instructions issued to the Collectors appointed to take the Census of the District of Sydney.
THE Census of the City of Sydney will be taken by wards, each ward having been divided into a certain number of parts or sub-districts.
Each collector will receive a description of the sub-district allotted to him, but as some of the lanes or alleys may have been left out, it will be the duty of the collector to visit every dwelling in his division.
The collectors will carry with them these instructions, as well as the notification of their appointment, which they will exhibit in case their right to act as collectors should be questioned.
The object being to take a Census of all persons in the Colony on the night of Sunday, the 3rd day of April, 1881, no other names are to be inserted in the schedule but those of the members of the household or family, visitors, servants, and others, either sleeping or abiding in the dwelling on that night.
The word dwelling is intended by the Act to include all buildings and tenements, or other erections, whether permanent or temporary, of which the whole or any part shall be used as a habitation ; therefore outhouses, porters' lodges, &c., are not to be returned as separate dwellings, but as part of the household they respectively belong to.
A household, however, is not intended in every case to include all persons in the same house. Whenever two or more families are living separately, although under the same roof, each family should be taken as a separate household, and receive a separate schedule to fill up. This does not apply to lodgers or visitors, who are looked upon as members of the household. The collector will therefore be very careful when leaving the schedules to ascertain how many families are residing in the house, so that he may leave a separate schedule for each family, if possible, with the head of such family.
He will also inquire whether the household is composed of more than fifteen persons, when one or more supplemental sheets should be left.
When distributing the schedules the collector should give notice that he will call for them on Monday, the 4th of April, or as soon after as practicable, as shown on the endorsement.
The duties of the collector will commence in the course of the last week but one in March, and all the schedules must be delivered before the evening of Saturday, the 2nd of April.
Early on the morning of Monday, the 4th of April, the collection of the schedules will commence ; and in taking them from the hands of the householder, occupier, or person in charge, the greatest care should be exercised by the collector, who will satisfy himself that all the columns have been filled up in accordance with the headings, and any errors are to be there and then corrected, or any omissions supplied under his direction. He will also see, by referring to his memorandum-book, that he receives all the schedules left by him in each house.
In the case of persons who cannot write, the schedule may be filled up by any competent person, or in the absence of any such by the collector himself, but it must be signed by the householder or occupier by mark, to be witnessed by the collector, who will read aloud the contents of the schedule, so as to make sure that the person signing is aware of them. He will also and in all cases sign his name at the foot of every schedule when completed.
The greatest courtesy should be shown by the collector in the execution of his duties, and all explanations required of him should be given with the utmost willingness. If, however, it happens that any householder or occupier of a dwelling should deliberately refuse or willfully neglect to fill up, to the best of his knowledge, any one of the columns of the schedule, the collector will point out to him that, under clause 13 of the Census Act. 44 Vict. No. 2 (a copy of which is hereunder given), he lays himself open by so doing to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
Large institutions, such as hospitals, asylums, gaols, &c., are to be returned as one household, and it should be ascertained by the collector how many supplemental sheets are required. It will be left to the head or manager of such establishment to give as much information as he can to the patients, inmates, &c., under his charge. But with regard to himself and family, or to any officer or assistant on the premises during the night of the 3rd April, the usual information should be supplied.
Collectors having in their subdivisions any of the quays, wharves, warehouses, &c., lining the harbour, should bear in mind that they have nothing to do with the shipping, and be careful in the case of seamen, &c., to satisfy themselves that their names have not already been taken down on board the ships, &c., to which they belong. The same in hotels, &c., where the landlord should be cautioned against entering the names of any travellers or others having arrived during the night, unless he is certain that they have not already been taken down before landing, or whilst travelling on the road.
All travellers, lodgers, servants, &c., residing in hotels, or inns, are to be included in the same schedule.
An exact estimate being required of the number of houses in Sydney, whether occupied or not, it will be necessary for the collector to insert in his memorandum-book a description of every uninhabited house in his sub-district.
The schedules when completed are to be numbered by each collector, and delivered each day as may be directed ; and no payment will be made in any case until such schedules have been examined, and it has been ascertained that the duties have been satisfactorily performed.
Agriculture.—An occupier's schedule should be left with all holders of land exceeding 1 acre.
The collector will insert in the forms furnished him for that purpose the necessary information with regard to any live stock belonging to individual owners.
It now only remains to call attention to the different clauses of the Census Act, extracted for the information of the collectors, and more especially to clause 14, having reference to the penalty they render themselves liable to for willful default.
E. G. WARD,
Enumerator.
CENSUS ACT OF 1881.
44 Victoria No. 2.
CLAUSES REFERRED TO IN FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS.
Collectors to be employed.
The enumerators shall subject to approval by the Governor with the like advice appoint in like manner the collectors to be employed by them respectively and assign sub-districts to such collectors.
Forms and Instructions to be issued.
The Colonial Secretary shall have the care of superintending the taking of such Census and the collection of returns of such live stock and agricultural produce and shall cause to be prepared and printed for the use of the persons to be employed in taking the same forms and such instructions as he shall deem necessary. And the Registrar-General shall under the directions of such Colonial Secretary issue all such forms and instructions to the persons for whose use they shall be intended.
Schedules to be prepared and left at dwellings and filled up by Occupiers.
The Colonial Secretary shall cause to be prepared such schedules forms declarations and circulars as may be necessary for obtaining information as to the name and surname relation to head of family condition sex age rank profession or occupation birth-place religion and education of every person living in New South Wales on the night of the third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one and also whether any such persons were at the said date blind or deaf and dumb and of all houseless persons travelling or on shipboard. And the said Colonial Secretary shall also cause to be prepared such schedules forms and declarations as may be necessary for obtaining full and true particulars of the agricultural produce and live stock of New South Wales at the aforesaid date. And the enumerators shall in the course of the week ending on Saturday the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one leave or cause to be left at every dwelling within their respective districts one or more of such schedules for the occupier or occupiers thereof or of any part thereof and upon every such schedule shall be plainly expressed that it is to be filled up by the occupier of such dwelling (or where such dwelling is let in different stories or apartments and occupied distinctly by different persons or families then by the occupier of each such distinct story or apartment) and that the enumerator or collector will collect all such schedules on the Monday then next following. And every occupier of any dwelling or of any distinct story or apartment in any dwelling with or for whom any such schedule shall have been left as aforesaid shall fill up the said schedule to the best of his or her knowledge and belief so far as relates to all persons abiding in the dwelling story or apartment occupied by him or her and where required shall furnish full and true particulars of all agricultural produce and live stock according to the form contained in the produce and live stock schedule left at such occupier's dwelling and shall sign his or her name thereunto and shall deliver the schedules so filled up or cause the same to be delivered to the enumerator or collector when required so to do.
CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—APPENDICES.
Account of houseless poor and of travellers.
The Colonial Secretary shall obtain by such ways and means as shall appear to him best adapted for the purpose returns of the particulars required by this Act with respect to all houseless persons and all persons who during the said night of Sunday the third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one were travelling or on shipboard or for any other reason were not abiding in any dwelling of which account is to be taken by the enumerators and such returns shall be included in the abstracts to be made as hereinafter enacted.
Collectors personally to receive the Schedules and see to their correctness.
Every collector shall on Monday the fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one or as soon thereafter as practicable demand and receive the said schedules at all dwellings within his sub-district and shall satisfy himself by inspection of the same that such schedules are correctly filled up or if not so in any particular shall himself by information derived from the occupier make the same complete and correct and in either such case shall then and there countersign the said schedules with his own name.
Collectors to deliver all Schedules to Enumerator.
Every collector shall within seven days after all the schedules within his sub-district shall have been completed and received by him deliver them to his enumerator together with a declaration made and subscribed by himself in the form of the schedule hereto marked A And any enumerator may in the case of any defect or deficiency in any schedule so delivered require the collector delivering the same to make further inquiries and to correct such defect or supply such deficiency at his own cost.
Authorities to aid in carrying Act into effect.
The Inspector-General of Police—all Municipal Councils—Justices of the Peace—Clerks of Petty Sessions—Gold Commissioners—District Registrars of Births Marriages and Deaths—and Inspectors of Sheep within the Colony—shall on every request in writing from the Registrar-General supply him for the use of the Colonial Secretary with all information in their power respecting fit persons to be appointed enumerators or collectors as aforesaid together with such advice and assistance upon any and every other point tending to the effectual carrying out of the provisions of this Act as may be in their power.
Penalty for non-compliance with Act.
Any occupier or person in charge of any dwelling or distinct part of a dwelling who shall refuse or wilfully neglect to fill up to the best of his knowledge or information and belief the schedule so left as aforesaid or to sign and deliver the same or shall refuse or wilfully neglect to answer or untruly answer any necessary inquiry made by a collector or wilfully make sign or deliver or cause to be made signed or delivered any false return or statement of any particular in such schedule or shall obstruct any person in the performance of any duty under this Act shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
Penalty for wilful default of Collector.
Any collector who shall fail to return to his enumerator all the schedules which shall have been received by him or shall wilfully sign or deliver any untrue schedule or alter any schedule except as aforesaid or shall otherwise wilfully violate any provision of this Act shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.
How declaration to be made and if false how penished.
Every declaration under this Act may be made and subscribed before any Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of the Supreme Court for taking affidavits. And any person wilfully making and subscribing a false declaration shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five pounds.
I a collector appointed under the "Census Act for 1881" do solemnly declare that the schedules numbered from to inclusive contained in the sealed packet to which this declaration is attached are all the schedules under the said Act which have been completed and received by me within the sub-district to which I was appointed and that the whole contents of all the said schedules are true to the best of my knowledge information and belief.
[Signature.]
Made and subscribed before me at this day of 1881.
Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of Supreme Court for taking Affidavits.
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albury | Embracing the town of Albury and a south-western portion of the county of Goulburn Murrumbidgee Pastoral District Commencing on the Murray River at a point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Bowna meets it being the southern extremity of the east boundary of portion 110 of that parish John Hore's 320 acres bounded thence by eastern and northern boundaries of that parish northerly and westerly to Bowna Creek thence by that creek upwards to its junction with Four-mile Creek and by Four-mile Creek upwards to a point due south of the south-east corner of portion 205 parish of Jindera Ellen Sweeney's 20 acres thence by a line and the east boundary of that portion bearing north to its north-east corner thence by the north boundary of that portion and the general cemetery at Jindera west to the road leading to Howlong thence by that road westerly to the west boundary of the county of Goulburn by that boundary northerly to a point where it meets the north boundary of the parish of Moorwatha county of Hume near the Huon trigonometrical station thence by the northern boundary of the parish of Moorwatha westerly to the east boundary of the parish of Morebringer thence by that boundary the north-east and east boundaries of the parish of Howlong southerly to the Murray River and by that river upwards to the point of commencement. | J. C. W. Crommelin (District Registrar.) | Albury. |
| 2 | Argyle | Embracing the county of Argyle the southern portions of the counties of Georgiana and Westmoreland and a northern portion of the county of King and bounded on the north form the confluence of Murruin or Settler's Creek with the Wollondilly River by that creek to its head at Mount Murruin by the range thence to the main head of the Abercrombie River east of Mount Werong and by the Abererombie River downwards to the confluence of the Bolong River thence on the west by the range forming the western watershed of the Bolong River and dividing its waters from those of Cook's Vale Creek and the range dividing the waters of the Abererombie and Crookwell Rivers to a source of Kangaloola Creek at the village reserve and by that creek to its confluence with the Crookwell River thence by the Crookwell River upwards to the road from Binda to Boorowa thence by that road south-westerly to the southern watershed of the Crookwell River thence by that watershed easterly and southerly to the south boundary of the parish of Crookwell thence by that boundary easterly to the range dividing the eastern and western waters and the Cullarin Range to Lake George on the south by Lake George to the village reserve at Kenny's thence by a small gully descending to the lake to the Alianoyonyiga Mountain and by the ridge thence extending south-easterly to Mount Wollowolar and thence by Boro Creek to the Shoalhaven River on the east by the Shoalhaven River downwards to the confluence of Barber's Creek thence by Barber's Creek to its source and by a line bearing north-easterly to Uringalla Creek and by that creek Paddy's River and the Wollondilly River downwards to the confluence of Murruin or Settler's Creek aforesaid But excluding therefrom the Electoral District of Goulburn. | W. Carver Harris | Goulburn. |
| 3 | Balmain | County of Cumberland parish of Petersham Bounded on the south from White's Creek by the centre of the Parramatta Road westerly to Long Cove Creek on the west by that creek northerly to Long Cove and on all other sides by the waters of Port Jackson north-easterly south-easterly and south-westerly to White's Creek and by that creek upwards to the Parramatta Road aforesaid at the point of commencement. | W. Parker, (District Registrar.) | Balmain. |
| 4 | Balranald | Commencing on the Lachlan River at the north-western corner of the Electoral District of Murrumbidgee being the western corner of portion 1 parish of Weepool county of Nicholson thence by the Lachlan River upwards to the confluence of the Kalingalingaguy Creek thence by the boundary dividing the pastoral districts of Wellington and Lachlan being the western boundaries of the counties of Cunningham Flinders and part of Canbelego north-westerly to the north-eastern corner of the pastoral district of Lachlan thence on the north-west by the north-western boundary of that pastoral district being the south-eastern boundaries of the counties of Robinson Booroondarra and Woore south-westerly to its north-western corner thence by part of the northern boundary of the pastoral district of Darling being a south-western boundary of the county of Woore north-westerly about 20 miles to the eastern boundary of Manara Run thence by parts of the eastern and southern boundaries of that run southerly and westerly to the boundary dividing Arlington Plains Block A and B Runs thence by that boundary and the boundary dividing Kilfera Blocks K L M N and North Clare Block B from those of Kilfera J H F D and A Runs southerly to the south-western corner of North Clare Run Block B aforesaid at the south-eastern corner of Kilfera Block A Run thence again on the north by the south boundaries of Kilfera Blocks A aforesaid B and C westerly and by a line in continuation westerly to the east boundary of North Panban Run and thence by the east and north boundaries of that run northerly and westerly to the north-western corner of that run thence again on the west by the boundary dividing North Panban Panban Garnpung Golgalan North | R. B. Mitchell, P.M. (resigned.) succeeded by J. C. Bowden. | Balranald. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Balranald—continued. | Turlee North Turlee Block A and Outer Back Turlee Block C Runs from West Panban Blocks B and A East Tarcoola East Tarcoola Block A Outer Back Bullanmong Arumpo Buraguy and Marma Runs southerly westerly and again southerly to the south-western corner of Outer Back Turlee Block C aforesaid thence by the south boundary of the latter run easterly to the north-western corner of Outer Back Turlee Block B thence the western boundaries of that run and Back Boomiaricool Run southerly and the eastern boundary of Gulthul Run southerly westerly and again southerly to the north boundary of Caringy Run thence by the north and west boundaries of that run westerly and southerly to its south-western corner and thence by a line bearing southerly to the confluence of Taila Creek with the Murray River thence by that river upwards to the confluence of the Murrumbidgee River and by the Murrumbidgee River upwards to the confluence of the Lachlan River and by the Lachlan River upwards to the point of commencement. | ||
| 4a | Balranald (Hay). | Bounded on the south from the confluence of the Edward and Wakool Rivers by the boundary dividing Burrawang formerly part of Salisbury Plains (Moolpa) Run from Teararie northerly and the northern boundary of Burrawang and Salisbury Plains (Moolpa) Runs and the northern boundary of Burrawang and Salisbury Plains (Moolpa) Run and the northern boundaries of all the runs fronting to the Edward River below the confluence of Billabong Creek and the runs on that creek easterly to a point exactly south of the boundary dividing Macleay's Mulberrygong and Clarke's Burrabogie Runs on the east by a line north to that boundary and by that boundary to the Murrumbidgee River by that river to the boundary between Rae's Uardry and Oakes's Beabula Runs thence by a line north to the Lachlan River at the north-western corner of the electoral district of Murrumbidgee being the western corner of portion I parish of Weepool county of Nicholson thence by the Lachlan River downwards to its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River and by the Murrumbidgee River downwards to the Murray River and by that river upwards to its confluence with the Wakool River and by the Wakool River upwards to the point of commencement. | L. W. A. Macarthur, C.P.S. | Hay. |
| 5 | Bathurst | Embracing the town of Bathurst in the county of Bathurst and bounded on the south from the Macquarie River by the north boundary of James Vincent's grant of sixty-two acres to the Vale Creek by that creek upwards to the north boundary of Sir John Jamison's one hundred acres and by the north boundary of Sir John Jamison's one hundred acres forming the south side of Busby street westerly to Havannah-street by the extension of Havannah-street by the extension of Havannah street south-westerly forming the north-west boundaries of Austin's Crilly's Thompson's and Mutton's purchases by the north boundaries of William Mutton's eleven acres one rood and twenty-three perches and David Gordon's eighteen acres and eleven perches and by the westerly extension of that line to the east boundary of Colonel Stewart's grant on the west by that boundary northerly to the south-west corner of T.J. Hawkins' three hundred and twenty acres on part of the north by the south boundaries of that land and of James Blackett's three hundred and twenty acres and James Walker's three hundred and twenty acres easterly to the south-east corner of Walker's three hundred and twenty acres again on the west by the east boundary of that land bearing north to the north-west corner of section 53 thence by the north boundary of that section being a south boundary of James Walker's land aforesaid bearing east to the Macquarie River again on the north and on the east by the Macquarie River upwards to the north boundary of James Vincent's sixty-two acres aforesaid. | Jas. Benzeville, District Registrar. | Bathurst. |
| 6 | The Bogan | Embracing part of the pastoral districts of Bligh and Wellington Commencing at the point where the road from Mundooran to Talbragar crosses the western boundary of the county of Bligh thence by that boundary north-easterly to the southern boundary of the Gunnedah Electorate thence by that boundary being the south-western boundary of the county of Pottinger north-westerly to the southern watershed of the Ulimambra Creek thence by that watershed and a line westerly crossing the Upper Castlereagh at its junction with Belar Creek by the southern watershed of Belar Creek westerly and its western watershed northerly to its source near Mount Boreable thence by the range ria Currianawa Gap to Square Top Mountain thence by a line west to Calga and by Coonamble Creek westerly to the eastern boundary of the population reserve of Coonamble as per Census of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one thence by that boundary northerly and the north boundary of that reserve westerly to the Castlereagh River thence by that river downwards to Moulma Creek thence by Moulma Creek upwards to the north-western boundary of Gungalma Run thence the north-western boundaries of Gungalma and East Gungalma Runs south-westerly crossing the Mebqua Creek at Gungalma Waterhole to the western corner of East Gungalma Run thence by a line westerly to the confluence of the Martaguy and Merri Merri Creeks thence by the northern boundary of the Quilbone Run westerly to its north-west corner then by the western or back boundary of the runs fronting to the western side of Martaguy Creek southerly to a point east from the northern boundary of Willie Run thence by a line west to the Macquarie River and crossing that river to the north-east corner of Willie Run thence by the north boundaries of that run and Coper Run westerly to Mara Creek thence by that creek | R. G. Dulhunty | Dubbo. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Bogan—contd. | upwards to Crooked Creek and thence by the boundary dividing the pastoral districts of Warrego and Wellington being the south boundary of the county of Cowper westerly to the Bogan River on the south-west by the Bogan River and Ten-mile Creek upwards to Gingham Gap and thence by part of the western boundary of the county of Gordon southerly to Bray's Mountain thence by a line to the source of the Wandawondong or Cookamobil Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Little River and by that river downwards to its junction with the Macquarie River thence by the Macquarie River upwards to the boundary of the settled districts which is a curved line westward of the town of Wellington including all lands within ten miles from any point of the outward limits of that town thence by that boundary to the western boundary of the county of Bligh and by that boundary northerly to the point of commencement. | ||
| 7 | Boorowa | Embracing a north-western portion of the county of King and part of the pastoral district of Lachlan and bounded on the north and on the east by the Lachlan River upwards from the confluence of Boorowa River to the confuence of Old Man Creek at Walla Walla thence by that creek to its head in the range dividing the waters of the Boorowa River and Lachlan River by that range southerly the southern watershed of Pudman Creek and the range dividing the waters of Kiangaroo and Laing's Creeks westerly and the north boundary of J. Ryan jun's two hundred acres to the Boorowa River at a point on the Boorowa River one mile below the north-west corner of N.R. Besnard's three hundred and twenty-six acres thence by the Boorowa River upwards to the confluence of Hassall's Creek thence up Hassall's Creek to its source in the range dividing the waters of the Yass River and Jugiong Creek thence by that range southerly to the source of Illalong Creek thence by that creek to its confluence with Jugiong Creek thence by that creek downwards to its confluence with Bogalong Creek and by a spur range and the western watershed of Bogalong Creek Barber's Creek and Oak Creek to a point due north of the confluence of Oak Creek with the Murrumbidgee thence by a line due south to that confluence thence on the south by the Murrumbidgee River downwards to the confluence of Jugiong Creek thence on the west by the spur range and the range dividing the waters of Jugiong Creek from those of Kitticarrara and Mutta Muttama Creeks to where the road from Muttama ria Beggan Beggan to Murrimboola crosses it thence by that road northerly crossing Cunningham's Creek to the south boundary of the reserve on account of the population of the town of Murrimboola which boundary is distant two miles from the south boundary of that town thence by that boundary aforesaid of that reserve easterly and the eastern boundary of that reserve northerly to a point due west from the south-west corner of S.K. Salting's portion one hundred and twenty-eight parish of Murrimboola thence by the south boundaries of that portion S.K. Salting's portion one hundred and twenty-nine of that parish and S. K. Salting's portions one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-one J.D. Macnish's portion one hundred and thirty three and S.K. Salting's portions one hundred and thirty-six one hundred and thirty-seven and one hundred and thirty-eight each in the parish of Cunningar easterly three miles to the south-east corner of portion one hundred and thirty-eight aforesaid thence on the west by a line forming the east boundaries of that portion S.K. Salting's portion one hundred and nineteen R.Whiskin's portion one hundred and eighteen and S. K. Salting's portion one hundred and seventeen portion one hundred and thirteen and S. K. Salting's portion one hundred and twelve parish of Cunningar and the northerly continuation of that line bearing north in all five miles thence on the north by a line bearing east to the south-west corner of J. C. Welman's three hundred and twenty acres on Barwang Creek and the southern boundary of that three hundred and twenty acres and its continuation bearing east in all about two and three-quarter miles to the spur range forming the eastern watershed of Barwang Creek thence by that spur range and the western watershed of Douglass Creek northerly to the range dividing the waters falling to the Murrumbidgee River from those falling to the Lachlan River thence by that range and the range forming the western watershed of the Boorowa River northerly to the confluence of the Boorowa and Lachlan Rivers aforesaid. | W. J. E. Wotton, C.P.S. | Boorowa. |
| 8 | Bourke | Bounded on the north by part of the boundary-line dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland from the Culgoa River westerly to a point 5 miles west from the Paroo River thence on the west by the western or back boundaries of all the runs fronting to the western side of the Paroo River southerly to the northern boundary of Mullawoolka West Run by that boundary westerly and by the east north and west boundaries of Tungo Run northerly westerly and southerly to Tungo Creek thence by the west boundary of Tunga South Run to its south-west corner thence by the western boundary of Yentabangee Run southerly to the north-western corner of East Peri Run thence by the western boundary of East Peri Run southerly and the west boundary of Bathing Springs Run southerly to its south-west corner thence by 3 miles of the southern boundary of that run easterly to its intersection with the south-western boundary of Mount Jack North Run thence by that boundary south-easterly and the south-western boundaries of Mount Macpherson Block 1 Mount Macpherson Block A Mount Macpherson Run Walker's | Louis F. Layard, C.P.S. (resigned), succeeded by T. Ilbery | Bourke |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bourke—contd. | 22-camp Back Run and Walker's 22-camp Run south-easterly to the Darling River thence by that river downwards to the upper boundary of the Merry Run thence by that boundary and the north-eastern boundary of Outer Merry Run south-easterly to the eastern corner of the latter run thence by the south-eastern boundary of Outer Merry and Onander Runs south-westerly to the north-eastern boundary of Wongalaroo Run, and by that boundary south-easterly to the eastern corner of that run thence by the south-eastern boundary of that run south-westerly to its southern corner thence by a line bearing about south 7 degrees east by compass to the dividing boundary as marked by Mr. Licensed Surveyor M'Cormack in 1865 for the pastoral districts of Darling and Albert at the eastern boundary of the Manara Run at a point 20 miles north westerly from the marked north-eastern corner-post for the Darling pastoral district thence by that boundary forming a south-west boundary of the county of Woore south-easterly to the north-east corner of the Darling pastoral district aforesaid thence by the boundary dividing the pastoral district of Lachlan from those of Albert and Warrego being the south-eastern boundaries of the counties of Woore Booroondarra and Robinson north-easterly to the north-east corner of the pastoral district of Lachlan on the western boundary of the county of Canbelego thence by the boundary dividing the Warrego and Wellington pastoral districts being the north-west boundaries of Hermitage Plains Block M Run Hermitage Plains Block I Run and Glenariff Block C Run north-easterly to the south boundary of the county of Cowper thence by that boundary to the Bogan River by the Bogan River downwards to its confluence with the Darling River thence by the Darling River downwards to its confluence with the Culgoa River and by the Culgoa River upwards to the point of commencement. | ||
| 8a | Bourke (Brewarina) | Bounded on the north by part of the boundary-line dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland from the Barwon or Macintyre River westerly to the Culgoa River by the Culgoa River downwards to its confluence with the Darling River thence by the Darling River upwards to the confluence of the Bogan River by the Bogan River upwards to the confluence of the Bogan River by the Bogan River upwards till it meets the south boundary of the county of Clyde thence by part of that boundary north-easterly to Mara Creek thence by Mara Creek downwards to the north boundary of Coper Run thence by the northern boundaries of Coper Run and Willie Run to the Macquarie River and thence by a line east to the western or back boundaries of the runs fronting the western side of Martaguy Creek thence by the lack boundaries of those runs to the north-western corner of Quilbone Run by the northern boundary of that run to Martaguy Creek by a line easterly to the western corner of East Gungalma Run thence by the north-western boundaries of that run and Gungalma Run crossing Nedgery Creek at the Gungalma waterhole north-easterly to Moulma Creek thence by Moulma Creek to the Castlereagh River thence by that river downwards to the Wansuri ana branch and by that ana branch north-easterly to the Barwon River and by that river upwards to the Macintyre River thence by the Macintyre River upwards to the point of commencement. | J. S. Miller (Acting District Registrar.) | Walgett. |
| 9 | Braidwood | Embracing the south-western portion of the county of St. Vincent and the eastern portion of the county of Murray and bounded on the north by the range forming the northern watershed of the Endrick River to its confluence with the Shoalhaven River by that river upwards to the confluence of Boro Creek and by that creek to its source at Mount Wollowolar on the west including Long Swamp by the Gourock Range to Mount Tumanwong thence by the range to Big Badja Hill thence by the range at the source of the Shoalhaven River and by the eastern watershed of that river to the spur range forming the southern watershed of Moodong Creek thence by that spur range to the confluence of Moodong Creek with the Deua River and by the Deua River to the confluence of Araluen Creek and on the east by a line bearing north-easterly to the south-west corner of portion twenty-six parish of Milo county of St. Vincent thence by that boundary and a line east to the eastern watershed of the Araluen Creek and thence by the eastern watersheds of that creek and the Mongarlowe River and the Budawang Range thence by that range to the range forming the northern watershed of the Endrick River aforesaid | W. F. Robertson C.P.S. | Braidwood |
| 10 | Camden (Camden) | Commencing at the junction of the Bringelly Creek with the Nepean River bounded thence by the Nepean River upwards to the Mount Hunter Rivulet thence by that rivulet upwards to a west boundary of the parish of Camden county of Camden as shown on the maps in the Surveyor-General's office thence by that boundary and a south boundary of the same parish and again by the remaining portion of the west boundary of that parish in all southerly easterly and again southerly to the Nepean River thence by the Nepean River downwards to the crossing place at the north-west corner of R. Chapman's 40 acres in the parish of Narellan county of Cumberland thence from that crossing-place by a line northerly to the stone-quarry on W. Howe's Glenlee Estate and by a range of hills to Badgelly Hill thence by the range dividing the Nepean and George's Rivers to the cross road leading to the Cowpasture Road thence by that cross road to the old Cowpasture Road at the south-west corner of the parish of Minto and by that road north-easterly to the Bringelly Road at Carne's Hill thence by the B-ingelly Road and the south boundary of the parish of Bringelly westerly to Bringelly Creek and by that creek downwards to the point of commencement. | J. B. Martin, C.P.S. | Camden. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 10a | Camden (Campbelltown.) | Commencing on the Nepean River at the crossing place at the north-west corner of R. Chapman's 40 acres parish of Narellan county of Cumberland bounded thence by the Nepean River upwards to the junction with the Cataract River thence by that river upwards to the Cataract Creek thence by that creek upwards till it meets the boundary dividing the parishes of Southend and Wedderburn thence by that boundary northerly to the south-west corner of the parish of Heathcote thence by the south boundaries of that parish and the parish of Bulgo easterly to the sea and on the east by the sea northerly to where the south boundary of the parish of Wattamolla meets it thence by that south boundary westerly to Port Hacking Creek and by that creek downwards to where the south-west boundary of the parish of Southerland meets it thence by that boundary north-westerly to Woronora Creek thence by the south boundary of the parish of Holsworthy bearing west to George's River and by that river upwards to where the south boundary of the parish of Minto meets it thence by the south boundary of that parish westerly to the Campbelltown Cross Road and by that road to the range of hills the waters of the Nepean and George's Rivers thence by that range to the Badgelly Hill and by a range of hills thence to the stone-quarry on W. Howe's Glenlee Estate thence by a line southerly to the north-west corner of R. Chapman's 40 acres at the point of commencement. | Hubert Dillon, C.P.S. | Campbelltown. |
| 10b | Camden (Berrima). | Commencing at the junction of Murruin or Settler's Creek with the Wollondilly River ; and bounded thence by that river upwards to Paddy's River thence by that river upwards to the confluence of Uringalla Creek by that creek upwards and by a line bearing thence south-westerly to the source of Barber's Creek and by that creek to its confluence with the Shoalhaven River thence by that river downwards to the confluence of the Kangaroo River and by that river to its middle source in the Illawarra Range thence by that range northerly to Mount Murray and by a line thence to the confluence of Conleaux Creek with the Cordeaux River thence by the Cordeaux River downwards to the east-boundary of the parish of Bargo thence by that boundary the south boundaries of the parish and the parish of Cumbertine the west boundary of Cumbertine and the south boundary of the parish of Cumbertine southerly and westerly to Burke's Creek thence by Burke's Creek downwards to the Wollondilly River and by that river upwards to Murruin Creek at the point of commencement. | F. R. Wilshire (District Registrar.) | Berrima. |
| 10c | Camden (Picton). | Bounded on the north from the confluence of the Nepean and Warragamba Rivers by the range forming the northern watershed of the Warragamba and Cox's Rivers and a line bearing east to Jamison's Valley Creek at a point 4 miles above its confluence with Cox's River by Jamison's Valley Creek to Cox's River and by the Cox's River upwards to the confluence of Kowmung River on the west by Kowmung River upwards to the nearest source to Mount Collong by a line to that mountain by the range thence to Mount Murruin and by the Murruin or Settler's Creek to the Wollondilly River thence by that river downwards to its junction with Burke's Creek thence by the west and south boundaries of the parish of Wanganderry county of Camden part of the west and south boundaries of the parish of Cumbertine the south and east boundaries of the parish of Bargo easterly and northerly to the Cordeaux River thence by that river upwards to the junction of Cordeaux Creek thence by a line north to Wallandoola Creek thence by Wallandoola Creek downwards to the Cataract River thence by that river downwards to the Nepean River thence by that river upwards to where the western boundary of the parish of Camden county of Camden meets it thence by that boundary a southern boundary of that parish and the remaining western boundary of that parish northerly westerly and north to the Mount Hunter Rivulet thence by that rivulet downwards to the Nepean River and by that river downwards to the Warragamba River at the point of commencement. | W. R. Antill (District Registrar.) | Picton. |
| 11 | Canterbury (Concord). | Bounded on the east from the centre of the Parramatta Road at the bridge over Johnson's Creek by that creek upwards to the railway line by Liberty-street Kingston to Stanmore Road by the Stanmore Road to the Enmore Road by the Enmore Road southerly to Juliet-street and by Juliet-street Harrow Road and the Edgeware Road to May-street thence by May-street to the Newtown Road and by that road and the western boundary of the Borough of Alexandria southerly and the southern boundary of that Borough easterly to Shea's Creek thence by Shea's Creek to Cook's River and by Cook's River upwards to the west boundary of the parish of Concord thence by the west boundary of the parish of Concord to the Parramatta River and by that river and the waters of Port Jackson and Long Cove and Long Cove Creek to the Parramatta Road thence by the centre of that road easterly to Johnson's Creek at the point of commencement. | M. B. Young (District Registrar.) | Concord. |
| 11a | Canterbury (St. George). | Bounded on the east by Botany Bay from Cook's River southerly to George's River by George's River upwards to Salt-pan Creek on the west by the west boundary of the parish of St. George northerly to Cook's River and by Cook's River downwards to the point of commencement. | Geo. Matthews | Newtown R |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 12 | Carcoar (Carcoar). | Bounded on the north from the head of the Isabella River by the range dividing the waters of the Abererombie and Campbell's Rivers and the range dividing the waters of the Macquarie and Belubula Rivers to the section line dividing Simmons' and Smith's land from a village reserve and Orr's 1,192 acres thence by that section line westerly forming the northern boundary of the Church and School Estate in the county of Bathurst on the Belubula River to the Pannara Rivulet on the west by that rivulet to the confluence with the Belubula River thence by that river upwards to the confluence of Limestone Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source thence by the road from Cowra to Rockley south-easterly about 1½ mile to the range dividing the waters of Milburn Creek from Limestone and Grubbenbun Creeks thence by the source of Milburn Creek and by that Creek to its confluence with the Lachlan River thence by the Lachlan River to the Confluence of the Crookwell River and by the Crookwell River to the confluence of Kangaloolah Creek thence by that creek to its head by the range dividing the waters of the Crookwell and Abererombie Rivers and the range forming the western watershed of the Bolong River and dividing the waters of that river from those of Cook's Vale Creek to the confluence of the Bolong and Abererombie Rivers thence by a line northerly to the Isabella River at the north-east corner of Mrs.Murphy's 320 acres at Ballyroe thence by the Isabella River to its head at the point of commencement. | W. B. Warner (District Registrar.) | Carcoar. |
| 12a | Carcoar (Cowra). | Commencing at the confluence of Pannara Rivulet with the Belubula River and bounded thence by that river and the Lachlan River downwards to its confluence with the Kangarooby Creek thence on the west by that creek upwards to its source at the Sugarloaf Mountain in the range diving the waters falling to the Lachlan River and Crowther or Kooroowatha Creek from those falling to Tyagong and Burrangong Creeks thence by that range being part of the boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes easterly and southerly to a box-tree in that range marked broad-arrow MF conjoined 34 bearing south 50 degrees east and distant 59 chains from the south-east corner of G. Campbell's 160 acres at Lagoon Station thence again by the marked-tree boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes to Crowtha or Kooroowatha Creek thence by that creek downwards to the confluence of Bang Bang Creek thence by that creek upwards to the boundary dividing portions 0 over 6 and 0 over 7 parish of Kooroowatha on that creek thence by part of the north-western boundary of suburban land at Kooroowatha the north-eastern boundary and the south-eastern boundary of those lands to Bang Bang Creek at the south-west corner of P. Maloney's 56 acres thence again by that creek upwards to its source in the range forming the boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes thence by that range easterly to the source of Marongla Creek thence by the range forming the western watershed of the Booroowa Rivers northerly to the confluence of the Booroowa and Lachlan Rivers thence by the Lachlan River upwards to the confluence of Milbourn Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source in the range dividing the waters of that creek from Limestone and Grubbenbun Creeks thence by the road from Rockley to Careoar north-westerly about 1½ mile to the source of Limestone Creek and thence by Limestone Creek downwards to the Belubula River and thence by that river downwards to the point of commencement. | W. B. Simpson C.P.S. | Cowra. |
| 13 | The Clarence | Embracing an eastern portion of the pastoral district of Clarence Commencing on the sea-coast at the Red Rock at the mouth of the Redbank River and bounded thence by that river and Dirty Creek upwards to a point where the road from Grafton to Somervale crosses that creek thence by that road northerly and north-westerly to where it meets the road from Grafton to Yamba thence by that road northerly to a point due east from the south-east corner of portion 45 parish of Coldstream thence by a line west to that corner and by that boundary and its westerly continuation to the Coldstream River, and by that river southerly to a point east from the south-east corner of portion 3 parish of Lavadia thence by a line west to that corner and by the east and north boundaries of that portion and part of the east boundary of reserve 124 northerly westerly and again northerly to a point east from the south-east corner of portion 325 parish of Ulmarra thence by a line west to that corner and by the south boundary of that portion and portion 304 westerly to the south-west corner of the latter portion thence by the north-western boundaries of portions 304 305 and part of 306 north-easterly to a point east from the south-east corner of portion 58 parish of Clarenza thence by a line west to that point thence by the north-east and eastern boundaries of portions 58 and 57 north-west and northerly and by the northern and north-western boundaries of portions 57 and 59 westerly and south-westerly to the south-east corner of portion 71 thence by the eastern northern and western boundaries of that portion northerly westerly and southerly to Swan Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Clarence River thence by that river downwards to a point opposite the junction of Alumy Creek thence by a line to that junction and by that creek and Lagoon Creek upwards to the eastern extremity of the south boundary of portion 183 parish of Southgate thence by the south boundaries of that portion and portion 197 and the south | Samuel M'Naughton. (Assistant District Registrar.) | M'Lean |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The Clarence—contd | boundaries of portions 23 25 26 50 14 and 12 parish of Clifden westerly to the road from Grafton to Casino thence by that road northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers and thence on the north by that range and the northern watershed of the Clarence River easterly to the sea and by the sea southerly to the point of commencement. | ||
| 14 | Central Cumberland (Liverpool.) | Commencing on Eastern Creek at its intersection with the centre of the Great Western Railway bounded thence by that creek upwards to the south boundary of the parish of Prospect and by that boundary easterly and the west boundary of the parish of St. Luke southerly to the junction of the old Orphan School Road with the old Cowpasture Road and by the former road westerly to South Creek by South Creek upwards to the Bringelly Road by that road easterly to the Cowpasture Road at Carne's Hill and by that road southerly to the cross road of the south-west corner of the parish of Minto on the south by that cross road to the Campbelltown Road and by the south boundary of the parish of Minto to George's River thence by that river downwards to a point where the south boundary of the parish of Holsworthy meets it thence by that boundary bearing east to Woronora Creek thence by the south-west boundary of the parish of Southerland south-easterly to Port Hacking Creek by that creek upwards to a point where the south boundary of the parish of Wattamolla meets it thence by the south boundary of that parish easterly to the sea and by the sea northerly to Botany Bay by Botany Bay and George's River to Saltpan Creek thence by the west boundary of the parish of St. George and part of the west boundary of the parish of Concord northerly to the centre of the Great Southern and Western Railway line thence by that line westerly to the Great Western Line and by that line westerly to the point of commencement but excluding therefrom the electoral district of Parramatta. | Wm. Long, (District Registrar.) | Liverpool. |
| 14a | Central Cumberland (Ryde.) | Commencing at the junction of the Lane Cove River with the Parramatta River and bounded thence by the Lane Cove River upwards and the western boundaries of the parishes of Gordon and Broken Bay northerly and Cowan Creek downwards to the Hawkesbury River thence by that river upwards to the south-eastern boundary of the parish of Frederick thence by that boundary south-westerly to the north road leading to Wiseman's Ferry thence by that road southerly to the north boundary of George Suttor's grant of 60 acres thence by part of the north boundary of that land bearing west the west boundaries of that land J. Martin's 60 acres and M. O'Brien's 500 acres bearing south to the south boundary of the latter portion bearing east and part of the north-west boundary of W. Tunks' 173 acres south-westerly to the north boundary of the parish of Castle Hill thence by the north and part of the west boundary of that parish westerly and southerly to the junction of the Windsor and Pitt Town Roads at Vinegar Hill thence by the Windsor Road south-easterly to the north boundary of the parish of Prospect at Seven Hills thence by that boundary westerly to Eastern Creek and by that creek upwards to the centre of the Great Western Railway Line thence by that railway line easterly to the west boundary of the parish of Concord thence by that boundary northerly to the Parramatta River and by the Parramatta River to the point of commencement but excluding therefrom the electoral district of Parramatta. | Geo. M. Pope. C.P.S. | Ryde. |
| 15 | Durham (Dungog) | Bounded on the north from the range at the head of the Williams and Allyn Rivers on the west by the range dividing the waters of the Allyn and Williams Rivers southerly to the crossing of the road from Paterson to Dungog thence by that road easterly to its crossing over Wallarobba Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Williams River and by the Williams River upwards to a point where the road to Stroud crosses it thence by that road easterly to the range forming the eastern watershed of the Williams and Chichester Rivers thence by that range northerly and north-westerly to the point of commencement. | C. G. Smith, P.M., C.P.S. | Dungog. |
| 15a | Durham (Clarence Town.) | Bounded on the north from the range forming the eastern watershed of the Williams and Chichester River from a point where the road from Stroud to Dungog crosses it thence by that road westerly to the Williams River and by the Williams River downwards to its junction with Wallarobba Creek thence by Wallarobba Creek upwards to a point where the road to Paterson crosses it thence by that road westerly to the range dividing the waters of the Williams and Paterson Rivers thence by that range southerly to the south-west corner of Hugh Torrens' 2000 acres thence by the south boundary of that land to the north-west corner of Andrew Dixon's 1,600 acres thence by the west and part of the south boundary of that land bearing south and east part of the east boundary of Thomas Bartie's 2560 acres bearing south to a point due west form the south-west corner of A. Warren's 24 acres 3 roods 27 perches thence by a line east and the south boundaries of that portion and T. Hayes' 22 acres 32 perches and the southern boundary of the village of Seaham easterly to the eastern side of Crescent-street village of Seaham thence by the eastern side of that street northerly to the Williams River by that river downwards to the north boundary of D. M' Leod's 1,000 acres thence by that north boundary easterly to the range forming the eastern watershed of the Williams River thence by that range northerly to the crossing of the road from Dungog to Stroud at the point of commencement. | A. Newman (District Registrar.) | Clarence Town. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 15b | Durham (Paterson) | Bounded on the north by the range at the head of the Allyn and Paterson Rivers on the west by the Mount Royal Range and the range dividing the waters of Glendon Brook from those of the Paterson River to a point in a line with the eastern boundary of Gaggin's 2,000 acres grant on the river Hunter and by that line and part of the eastern boundary of Gaggin's land to the north-west corner of Underwood's 1,500 acres on the south by the north boundary of that land the west and north boundaries of Mitchell's 880 acres the west and south boundaries of Lamb's 2,560 acres and the north boundary of W.C. Wentworth's 1,034 acres to its north-east corner thence by a line south-easterly to the north-west corner of Nolan's 3,800 acres and by the north boundary of that land and the south boundary of J.P. Webber's 2,020 acres crossing the Paterson River to the south-west corner of W. Dunn's 1,300 acres grant by the south boundary line of that grant to its south east corner thence by a line easterly to the range forming the eastern watershed of the Paterson River thence by that range and the range forming the eastern watershed of the Allyn River northerly to the point of commencement. | B. Newbury | Paterson. |
| 16 | Eden (Eden) | Bounded on the north from the sea by the boundary dividing the parishes of Bournda and Wolumla from Pambula and Cobra county of Auckland westerly and southerly to Wolumla Peak and by a line bearing west to the range dividing the waters of Snowy River from those falling to the Genoa Towamba and Bega Rivers on the west by that range southerly to the boundary-line between New South Wales and Victoria on the south by that boundary-line to the sea at Cape Howe and on the east by the sea northerly to the point of commencement. | Richard B. Hayes C.P.S. | Eden. |
| 16a | Eden (Bega) | Bounded on the north from the sea by the northern margin of Lake Walluga westerly and northerly to the spur range on the eastern side of the boat harbour branch of that lake thence by that spur range northerly and the northern watershed of Walluga Lake westerly to the road from Punkally to Dignam's Creek thence by that road south-westerly to Dignam's Creek near the southern boundary of Solway's conditional purchase portion 57 parish of Norooma county of Dampier thence by Dignam's Creek upwards to where it branches at about 25 chains above a gum-tree marked 16M thence by the spur range dividing those branches south-westerly to where the range dividing Dignam's and Narira Creek branches from the range dividing the Tuross River from Murrabine Creek thence by the range dividing the waters of the Tuross from those of the Murrabine and the Dry River south-westerly to the range dividing the waters of the Tuross and Brogo Rivers thence by that range being the boundary dividing the counties of Auckland and Dampier westerly to the Great Dividing Range on the west by that range being the range dividing the waters of the Snowy and Murrumbidgee Rivers from those falling to the Towamba and Bega Rivers southerly to a point due west from Wolumla Peak on the south by a line bearing east to that Peak and thence by the boundary dividing the parishes of Wolumla and Boornda from Cobra and Pambula as shown on the map of the County of Auckland northerly and easterly to the sea and on the east by the sea to the point of commencement. | John Davis, C.P.S. | Bega. |
| 16b | Eden (Broulce) | Bounded on the north from the sea about 2 miles south of Point Upright by the Duras Water westerly to Benandra Creek thence by the boundary dividing the parishes of Benandra and Clyde county of St. Vincent westerly to the new line of read from Bateman's Bay to Ulladulla thence by that road northerly to Cockwhy Creek thence by that creek downwards to its confluence with the Clyde River thence by that river downwards to the confluence of Currawan Creek and thence by that creek and Budawang Creek upwards to its source in the Budawang Range at C. Orford's 1,020 acres near Mount Murrengenburg thence by the Budawang Range to the source of Buckenbowra Creek thence by the range forming the eastern watershed of the Mongarlowe River southerly to its intersection with a line forming the easterly prolongation of the south boundary of portion 26 parish of Milo county of St. Vincent at the source of the Mongarlowe River thence by that line and that boundary bearing west to the south-west corner of that portion and thence by a line bearing south-westerly to the confluence of Araluen Creek with the Deua River and by that river upwards to the confluence of Morlong Creek thence by the spur range which forms the southern watershed of that creek westerly to the eastern watershed of the Shoalhave River and thence by the eastern and southern watershed of that river southerly and westerly to the Great Dividing Range at Big Badja Hill and by the Great Dividing Range southerly to the range dividing the waters of the Brogo and Tuross Rivers on the south by that range being the boundary dividing the counties of Auckland and Dampier easterly to the range dividing the Dry River and Murrabine Creek from the Tuross River thence by that range north-easterly to the high peak where the range branches which divides Dignam's and Narira Creeks thence by the spur range north-easterly to its termination where Dignam's Creek branches at about 25 chains from a gum-tree marked 16M thence by Dignam's Creek downwards to the crossing of the road to Punkally near the southern boundary of Solway's portion 57 parish of Nooraoma county of Dampier thence by that road north-easterly to the range forming the northern watershed of Walluga Lake thence by that watershed south-easterly and the spur range on the eastern side of Boat Harbour branch of Walluga Lake southerly to that lake thence by that lake to the sea and on the east by the sea northerly to the point of commencement. | Wm. H. Thomas C.P.S. | Broulee. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 17 | Forbes | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Wellington and bounded on the east from the confluence of Mandagery Creek with the Lachlan River by that creek upwards to Moura Creek thence by that creek being the western boundaries of the parishes of Moura and Terrara county of Ashburnham northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Little and Bogan Rivers and Goobang and Mandagery Creeks thence by that range northerly to Curumbenga Range thence by that range westerly and the range forming the western boundary of the county of Gordon northerly to Gingham Gap thence on the north-east by Ten-mile Creek and the Bogan River downwards to the boundary dividing the pastoral districts of Warrego and Wellington thence on the north-west by that boundary south-westerly to the north-eastern corner of the pastoral district of Lachlan thence on the west by the boundary dividing the pastoral districts of Lachlan and Wellington south-westerly to the confluence of Kalingalungaguy Creek with the Lachlan River and on the south by the Lachlan River upwards to Mandagery Creek at the point of commencement. | W.C. Edwards (deceased) succeeded by W. H. Perry | Forbes. |
| 18 | The Glebe | County of Cumberland parish of Petersham bounded on the south from White's Creek by the Parramatta Road easterly to Johnstone's Creek by Johnstone's Creek to Orphan School Creek by that creek upwards to the centre of the Parramatta Road and thence again by that road easterly to Bay-street on the east by Bay-street northerly to Blackwattle Swamp on the north by the waters of Port Jackson to White's Creek and on the west by White's Creek southerly to Parramatta Road aforesaid. | W. R. Cobbin (District Registrar.) | Glebe. |
| 19 | Glen Innes | Embracing part of the pastoral district of New England Commencing on the Nymbol or Mitchell River at a point bearing east from the confluence of West Creek with the Timbarra River and bounded thence on part of the north by a line west to the Bolivia Range thence by the Great Dividing Range southerly to the source of the Glen or Beardy River at the spur forming the watershed between that river and the Severn River thence by the Glen or Beardy River downwards to its intersection by a line forming the northerly prolongation of the western boundary of H. Gordon's one hundred and sixty acres at Strathbogie thence on the west by that line southerly along that boundary to the Severn River and its southerly prolongation to the eastern watershed of the Arrawatta Creek thence by the range dividing the waters falling to the Arrawatta Creek King's plains Creek Swan's Brook and the Macintyre River form those falling to Cameron's Creek Wellingrove Creek and the Beardy Waters tributaries of the Severn River southerly to the northern watershed of Clarke's Creek thence on the south by that watershed to Ben Lomond thence by the range forming the southern watershed of the Clarence River south-easterly to the road from Grafton to Armidale thence by that road northerly to Mount Lofty thence by a line north-westerly to the nearest source of Boundary Gully thence by that gully downwards to the Nymboi River and by that river upwards to the point of commencement. | W. J. Martin (District Registrar.) | Glen Innes. |
| 20 | Gloucester (Raymond Terrace.) | Commencing on the eastern watershed of the Williams River at a point where the south boundary of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant of 464,640 acres crosses it bounded thence by that watershed southerly to the north boundary of D. MeLeod's 1,000 acres thence by part of the north boundary of that land westerly to the Williams River by that river downwards to the river Hunter by that river downwards to Fullerton Cove by the northern shores of Fullerton Cove to the south-east corner of W. Russell's 1,165 acres thence by part of the east boundary of that land bearing north to the south-west corner of Kenneth Snodgrass's 1,120 acres thence by the south boundary of that land and the north boundary of J. Smith's 640 acres and its easterly prolongation to the sea and by the sea northerly to the southern shore of Port Stephens and by that shore westerly to the Karuah River and by that river upwards to a point where the south boundary of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant aforesaid meets it thence by that boundary bearing west to the point of commencement. | Wm. Gloag (District Registrar.) | Raymond Terrace |
| 20a | Gloucester (Bullah Dellah.) | Bounded on the north-west and north from the sea at Sugar-loaf Point by the spur range passing between Myall and Smith's Lake and the range dividing the waters falling to Wallis Lake and the Maclean River from those falling to the Myall Lake and the Broadwater north-westerly to the eastern boundary of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant of 464, 640 acres thence by that boundary bearing north to the corner of that grant near Millstone Hill thence by a line north-westerly to the confluence of the Gloucester and Manning Rivers thence by the Manning River to its source thence by the range forming the western watershed of that river and the Gloucester River southerly to the range at the head of the Paterson Allyn and Williams Rivers by that range easterly and the range forming the eastern watershed of the Williams River south-easterly and southerly to a south boundary of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant aforesaid thence by part of that boundary bearing east to the Karuah River and by the Karuah River downwards to Port Stephens by Port-Stephens to the sea and by the sea northerly to the point of commencement. | E. L. Rowling, P.M. C.P.S. | Bullah Dellah. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 21 | Goulburn | Embracing the town and suburbs of Goulburn in the county of Argyle Commencing at the point where the east boundary of Francis Rossi's grant of 2560 acres called Rossiville meets the Wollondilly River and bounded thence on the west by that boundary southerly and by its continuation to the north-west corner of C. Thompson's 200 acres and thence by the west boundary of that 200 acres on the south by the south boundary of Thompson's 200 acres to the Mulwaree Ponds and by the Mulwaree Ponds downwards to the north boundary line of J. Thorn's 410 acres by that boundary easterly to W. Bradley's 2,000 acres and by the north boundaries of that 2,000 acres to the south-east corner of the Goulburn Reserve on the east by the east boundary of that reserve which forms a west boundary of Bradley's 2,000 acres and the west boundaries of James Marsden's 55 acres 2 roods and 30 perches and William Sidwell's 86 acres and 57½ acres and on the north by the north boundary of the reserve which forms the north boundary of J. J. Woodward's 11 acres and 32 perches westerly to the Wollondilly River and by the Wollondilly River upwards to the east boundary of Rossi's 2,560 acres aforesaid. | W. Carver Harris | Goulburn. |
| 22 | Grafton | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Clarence and bounded on the north by the range dividing the waters of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers from the crossing over that range of the road from Grafton to Casino westerly to Mount Neville thence by a line bearing south-west to the Clarence River at its junction with the Nymboi River thence by that river upwards to Boundary Gully thence by Boundary Gully upwards to its source at Mount Lofty and by the road from Grafton to Armidale southerly to the range forming the southern watershed of the Clarence River on the south by that range easterly and a line bearing east to the sea near the Solitary Islands thence on the east by the sea northerly to the Red Rock at the mouth of the Redbank River thence by that river and Dirty Creek upwards to a point where the road from Grafton to Somervale crosses that creek thence by that road northerly and north-westerly to where it meets the road from Grafton toYamba thence by that road northerly to a point due east from the south-east corner of portion 45 parish of Coldstream thence by a line west to that corner and by that boundary and its westerly continuation to the Coldstream River and by that river southerly to a point east from the south-east corner of portion 3 parish of Lavadia thence by a line west to that corner and by the east and north boundaries of that portion and part of the east boundary of reserve 124 northerly westerly and again northerly to a point east from the south-east corner of portion 325 parish of Ulmarra thence by a line west to that corner and by the south boundary of that portion and portion 304 westerly to the south-west corner of the latter portion thence by the north-western boundaries of portions 304 305 and part of 306 north-easterly to a point east from the south-east corner of portions 58 parish of Clarenza thence by a line west to that point thence by the north-east and eastern boundaries of portions 58 and 57 north-west and northerly and by the northern and north-western boundaries of portions 57 and 59 westerly and south-westerly to the south-east corner of portion 71 thence by the eastern northern and western boundaries of that portion northerly westerly and southerly to Swan Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Clarence River thence by that river downwards to a point opposite the junction of Albumy Creek thence by a line to that junction and by that creek and Lagoon Creek upwards to the eastern extremity of the south boundary of portion 183 parish of Southgate thence by the south boundaries of that portion and portion 197 and the south boundaries of portions 23 25 26 50 14 and 12 parish of Clifden westerly to the road from Grafton to Casino aforesaid and thence by that road northerly to the range at the point of commencement. | Wm. Clarke, C.P.S. | Grafton. |
| 23 | Grenfell | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Lachlan and bounded on the north from the confluence of the Kangarooby Creek with the Lachlan River by the Lachlan River downwards to the confluence of a small creek with that river at Booabungril from Cudgallagong Lake thence on the south-west by a line south-east to the range dividing the waters flowing to the Murrumbidgee River from those flowing to the Lachlan River thence on the south by that range easterly to where the spur branches which forms the western watershed of Walladilly Creek thence by that watershed and the western watershed of Narraburra Creek northerly to the junction of the latter creek with the Yeo Yeo Creek thence by the Morangarell and Burrangong Road easterly to where the north-western boundary of the Burrangong Gold Field as proclaimed the 31st August one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five crosses it at about two and three-quarter miles westerly from Thuddungara Lagoon thence by the north-western boundary of that Gold Field being a line bearing north-east to the Burrangong Creek at P. O'Maley's old sheep station hut at about three-quarters of a mile above P. Walsh's three and twenty acres thence by the continuation of that line to the southern boundary of the Tyagong-Gold Field as proclaimed twenty-second March one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven thence by the southern boundary of that Gold Field being the southern watershed of Tyagong Creek easterly to the range dividing the waters of that Creek and Burrangong Creek from Crowther's Creek thence by that range northerly to a | Geo. G. Brodie. C.P.S. | Grenfell. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 23 | Grenfell—contd. | box-tree marked broad-arrow conjoined thirty-four bearing about south fifty degrees east and distant fifty-nine chains from the south-east corner of G. Campbell's one hundred and sixty acres at Lagoon Station thence by the marked tree boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes northerly and westerly to the source of Kangarooby Creek at the Sugarloaf Mountain thence by that creek downwards to the Lachlan River at the point of Commencement. | ||
| 24 | Gundagai | Embracing portions of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee Pastoral Districts and bounded on the west by a spur range which commences on the Murrumbidgee at the lower end of Jones's Flat and forms the boundary between Hillas's Yabtree and Gordon's Borombola Run south-easterly to a point where the south boundary of the parish of Mundarlo meets it thence by the north boundary of the electorate of Tumut being the south boundary of the parish of Mundarlo part of the west and the south boundary of the parish of Bangus the south boundary of the parish of Willie Ploma and the south boundary of the parish of Tarrabandra county of Wynyard easterly to the Tumut River by the Tumut River downwards to a point where it meets the south boundary of the parish of Darbalara county of Buccleuch thence by the south and east boundaries of that parish part of the south boundary of the parish of Goobarralong the south boundary of the parish of Nanangroe the west and south boundaries of the parish of Childowla easterly to the range dividing the waters of Adjungbilly Creek from those of the Goodradighee River and Macpherson's Swamp thence by the range forming the eastern watershed of Jeremiah's Creek to the confluence of that creek with the Murrumbidgee River and by the Murrumbidgee River downwards to the confluence of Jugiong Creek with that river thence by the spur range and the range dividing the waters of Jugiong Creek from those of Kittiearrara Creek north-westerly and the range dividing the waters of the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Rivers westerly until it meets the spur leading to the range which divides the waters of the Billabung Creek from those of Houlahan's Creek and by that range southerly to the boundary dividing Wantabadgery and Oura Runs thence by that boundary to the Murrumbidgee River and by that river to the point of commencement. | Archd. S. Smith (District Registrar.) | Gundagai. |
| 25 | Gunnedah | Embracing parts of the counties of Nandewar and Buckland and the county of Pottinger and bounded on the east from Quirindi Creek at the south-east corner of portion two parish of Wallalla at the intersection of that creek with the western boundary of Nicholas Lagoon Reserve from lease number nineteen notified ninth March one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight by the west and north boundaries of that reserve northerly and easterly to the south-west corner of portion thirty-three parish of Grenfell county of Buckland L. P. Doyle's conditional purchase of three hundred and twenty acres thence by the west boundary of that portion bearing north to the south boundary of portion thirty-four of that parish thence by the south and the west boundaries of that portion westerly and northerly to the south-east corner of portion thirty-five thence by the south boundary of that portion westerly and the west boundaries of that portion and portion thirty-six northerly to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by part of the north boundary of that portion easterly to its intersection with the southerly prolongation of the west boundary of portion seventeen parish of Grenfell thence by that prolongation and that boundary bearing north to Werrie's Creek and thence by that creek downwards to the south-west corner of portion sixteen parish of Clift thence by the west and north boundaries of that portion northerly and easterly to its intersection with the southerly prolongation of the west boundaries of portions forty-seven twenty-seven thirty-six thirty-four and eighty-one parish of Clift thence by that prolongation bearing north and the west boundaries of those portions bearing north to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by lines north fifty chains and west sixty-four chains and thence by a line north passing partly along the west boundary of portion eighteen on Currabubula Creek parish of Piallaway J. B. and W. B. and W. M. Christian's forty acres to the range dividing the counties of Buckland and Parry thence by that range north-westerly to Mount Moorawaba and thence by a line north to the Tamworth and Carroll Road thence by that road south-westerly to the east boundary of portion fifty-four parish of Carroll thence by the east boundaries of that portion and portions seventy-nine eighty-one eighty-five and eighty-six northerly to the Peel River thence by that river to the Namoi River thence by the Namoi River downwards to the south-west corner of portion fifteen parish of Namoi county of darling P. O'Brien's conditional purchase of forty-three acres thence by the west boundary of that portion northerly to its north-west corner thence by a line northerly to the south-east corner of portion fifty-two of that parish thence by the south and the west boundaries of that portion westerly and northerly to its north-west corner thence by a line north-westerly to the south-east corner of portion twenty-seven of that parish thence by the south boundaries of that portion and portion ten westerly to the south-west corner of the latter portion and thence by a line west to the east boundary of portion twenty-one parish of Gunenbene county of Nandewar thence by the east boundary of that portion northerly to its north-east corner thence by the boundary dividing the counties of Nandewar and Darling being a line northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Namoi and Manilla Rivers from | T. K. Abbott, C.P.S. | Gunnedah. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Gunnedah—contd. | those of Talcumba Creek a tributary of the Namoi River and by that range northerly to a point where the south boundary of the parish of Connor meets that range thence by part of the south boundary of that parish the east and south boundaries of the parish of Bollol part of the east and south boundaries of the parish of Leard and the south boundary of the parish of Therribry westerly to the Namoi River thence by that river downwards to the north boundary of the parish of Bogabri county of Pottinger thence by the northern and part of the western boundary of that parish and the northern boundary of the parish of Wallalla westerly to the western boundary of the county being the spur range between the heads of Turrabeile and Brigalow Creeks thence by that range southerly to the Warrabangle Range and thence on the south by that range and the Liverpool Range south-easterly and easterly to the source of the Quirindi Creek thence by that creek downwards to the eastern boundary of the Wallabadah Reserve by the eastern northern and western boundaries of that reserve to Quirindi Creek thence by that creek to the eastern boundary of Quirindi Reserve thence by the eastern northern and western boundaries of that reserve to Quirindi Creek and thence by that creek downwards to the point of commencement. | ||
| 26 | The Gwydir | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Gwydir Commencing on the Dumaresq River at the boundary between Beboo and Texas Runs bounded thence by that boundary south-westerly to the western corner of Texas Run thence by the south-west boundary of that run south-easterly to its southern corner thence by the east boundary of Trigamon Run and part of the west boundary of Eena Run south-westerly and southerly to the north-east corner of Mandoe Run thence by the north-west and south boundaries of that run bearing westerly southerly and easterly to Ottley's Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source thence by a line southerly to Dungar's Little Plain Station thence by a line south to the Gwydir River thence by that river upwards to the junction of Cope's Creek thence by part of the western boundary of the county of Hardinge southerly to the north-east corner of the county of Darling westerly to the north-east boundary of the county of Nandewar thence by part of the north-eastern boundary of the county of Nandewar north-westerly to Mount Lindsay thence by the range to Mount Couradda thence by the range forming the southern watershed of the Gwydir River westerly to the junction of the Gwydir and Macintyre Dumaresq or Barwon River thence by the Macintyre Dumaresq or Barwon River upwards to the point of commencement. | F. C. M'Arthur C.P.S. | Warialda. |
| 27 | Hartley | Embracing the western portion of the county of Cook the central portion of the county of Westmoreland the north-eastern portion of the county of Georgiana and an eastern portion of the county of Roxburgh and bounded on the north from the nearest point on the Turon River to Blackman's Crown below the confluence of Coolamigal Creek by a line north-easterly to Blackman's Crown thence by the Great Dividing Range and the range forming the eastern watershed of Coco or Cook's Creek to the Colo River at Sir John's Mouth thence by the Colo River downwards to the confluence of Wollunganbe Creek on the east by Wollungabe Creek to its head and by a line south-east to King George's Mountain thence by a line to Mount Hay thence by a line to the Great Western Railway line at the point where it crosses Jamieson's Valley Creek and thence by that creek to the Cox's River and by that river upwards to the confluence of the Kowmung River by that river upwards to the nearest source to Mount Collong and by a line to that mountain thence on the south by the range to Mount Murruin by the range thence to the main head of the Abererombie River east of Mount Werong and by the Abererombie River to the confluence of the Belong River and thence on the west by a line northerly to the Isabella River at the north-east corner of Mrs. Murphy's three hundred and twenty acres at Ballyroe by the Isabella River to its head in the range dividing the waters of the Abercombie and Campbell Rivers by that range easterly to the head of Fish River Creek by that creek to the Fish River and by that river downwards to the confluence of Solitary Creek by Solitary Creek to the south-west corner of the village of Rydal thence by the west and part of the north boundaries of that village northerly and easterly to the Bathurst Road by that road westerly to the Great Dividing Range by that range northerly to the source of Williwa Creek by Williwa Creek to the Turon River and by that river downwards to a point below the confluence of Coolamigal Creek aforesaid at the point of commencement. | W. P. M'Dermott. (District Registrar.) | Hartley. |
| 28 | The Hastings and Manning. | Embracing the greater portion of the county of Macquarie and a north eastern portion of the county of Gloucester and bounded on the south-west and west from the sea at Sugar-loaf Point by the spur range passing between Myall and Smith's Lakes and the range dividing the waters falling to Wallis's Lake and the Maclean River from those falling to the Myall Lake and the Broadwater north-westerly to the eastern boundary of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant of four hundred and sixty-four thousand six hundred and forty acres thence by that boundary bearing north to the corner of that grant near Millstone Hill thence by a line north-westerly to the confluence of the Gloucester and Manning Rivers and by the | J. Albert Creagh C.P.S. | Manning River |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-District. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hastings and Manning. contd. | Manning River upwards to its confluence with the Barnard River thence by a line north-easterly to Mount Sea View thence by a line north-easterly to Mount Kippera thence on the north by the range dividing the waters of the Macleay and Hastings Rivers easterly and a line south-east to Crescent Head and thence on the east by the sea southerly to the Sugar-loaf Point aforesaid. | |||
| 29 | The Hawkesbury | Embracing a southern portion of the county of Hunter the north-eastern portion of the county of Cook and the north-western portion of the county of Cumberland Commencing on the range dividing the waters of Doyle's and Burreen's or Greig's Creeks from those of Wollemi Creek at Mount Monundilla thence by the range dividing the Waters of the Widdin Brook from those of James's or Baerami Creek and a spur range to Widdin Brook about three miles below the junction of Blackwater Creek on part of the west by Widdin Brook to its head at Mount Coricudgy thence by the Great Dividing Range and the range forming the eastern watershed of Umbiella Creek to the Colo River at Sir John's Mouth on part of the south by the Colo River downwards to the confluence of Wollunganbe Creek again on the west by Wullunganbe Creek to its source and thence again on the south by a line south-easterly to King George's Mountain thence by a line towards Mount Hay to the river Grose and by that river to its confluence with the Nepean thence by a line forming the south boundary of the parish of Ham Common bearing south-easterly to Rickaby's Creek at the crossing of the Blacktown Road and by that road south-easterly crossing South Creek to Eastern Creek and again on the east by Eastern Creek to the north boundary of the parish of Prospect near the confluence of Breakfast Creek by that boundary bearing east to the Old Windsor Road at Seven Hills and by the Windsor Road to its junction with Pitt Town Road at Vinegar Hill thence by part of the west and north boundaries of the parish of Castle Hill northerly and easterly to the north-west boundary of W. Tunks' one hundred and seventy-three acres thence by that boundary and part of the south and the east boundaries of M. O'Brien's five hundred acres J. Martin's sixty acres and George Suttor's sixty acres and part of the north boundary of the latter portion easterly to the north road to Wiseman's Ferry and again on the east by that road to the south-west angle of the parish of Frederick by the south-east boundary of that parish to the Hawkesbury River and by that river upwards to the south-east corner of the parish of Wonga county of Hunter by that boundary westerly to the Wheelbarrow Ridge by that ridge westerly to Bulga Road at Parr's Bush and by that road northerly to the south-west corner of the parish of Wareng and by that boundary northerly to the north-east corner of the parish of Gullongulong thence by the north boundary of that parish to the east boundary of the parish of Myrtle and by the east boundary of the parishes of Myrtle and Medhurst northerly to the range dividing the waters of Doyle's and Bureen or Greig's Creeks from those of Wollemi Creek aforesaid and by that range westerly to Mount Monundilla at the point of commencement. | W. H. Becke, C.P.S. | Windsor. |
| 30 | The Hume | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Murrumbidgee and bounded on the south by the boundary between New South Wales and Victoria being the Indi River downwards from its source in the Great Dividing Range to its confluence with the river Murray and by the Murray downwards to a point where the eastern boundary of the parish of Bowna meets it being the southern extremity of the east boundary of portion one hundred and ten of that parish John Hore's three hundred and twenty acres bounded thence by eastern and northern boundaries of that parish northerly and westerly to Bowna Creek thence by that creek upwards to its junction with Four-mile Creek and by Four-mile Creek upwards to a point due south of the south-east corner of portion two hundred and five parish of Jindera Ellen Sweeney's twenty-nine acres thence by a line and the east boundary of that portion north to its north-east corner thence by the north boundary of that portion and the General Cemetery at Jindera west to the road leading to Howlong thence by that road westerly to the western boundary of the county of Goulburn by that boundary northerly to a point where it meets the north boundary of the parish of Moorowatha county of Hume near the Huon Trigonometrical Station thence by the northern boundary of the parish of Moorowatha westerly to the east boundary of the parish of Morebringer thence by that boundary the north-east and east boundaries of the parish of Howlong southerly to the Murray River by that river downwards to a point south of Werinmunah or Woore's Hill on the west by a line north to Woore's Hill and thence by a direct line northerly to the confluence of the Columbo and Billabong Creeks including the whole of Noweronie Run on the Billabong thence by the Colombo Creek upwards to the north boundary of Cocketgedong Run on the north by the north boundary of that run and the boundary-line between those runs fronting on the Billabong Creek and those fronting on the Urana Lake Urana and Urangeline Creeks and on to Wollondoon Hill thence by the leading range round the southern sources of the Urangeline Creek until it joins the range dividing the Mittagong and Yerong Creeks from Doodle Swamp Falls and Buckargina Falls until that range joins the main range between the Murray and Murrumbidgee thence by that range easterly until it joins the Great Dividing Range and on the east by that range southerly to that source of the Indi River which divides the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria aforesaid. | J. C. W. Crommelin (District Registrar). | Albury. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 31 | The Hunter | Embracing a southern portion of the county of Durham and a northern portion of the county of Northumberland and bounded on the north from the Paterson River at the south-east corner of J. P. Webber's two thousand and twenty acres grant by the southern boundary of that land the northern boundary of T. Nowland's land and a line north-westerly to the north-east corner of W.C. Wentworth's one thousand and thirty-four acres thence by the north boundary of that land the south and west boundaries of Lamb's two thousand five hundred and sixty acres the north and west boundaries of Mitchell's eight hundred and eighty acres and the north and west boundaries of Underwood's one thousand five hundred acres to the river Hunter at the south-east corner of Gaggin's two thousand acres grant and thence by the river Hunter to the confluence of Black Creek on the west by Black Creek to its western source and thence by a line bearing south-westerly to Broken Back Mountain on the south by the range from that mountain towards the Sugar-loaf Range to the source of Mulbering Creek and on the east by Mulbering Creek and Wallis Creek to the junction of Swamp Creek by that creek upwards to the north-west corner of J. T. Hughes' four acres three roods thirty perches thence by the west boundary of that land the west boundary of Luke Ralfe's one hundred acres and Campbell's five acres to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by part of the north boundary of that land bearing east to the south-west corner of J. Hannan's forty acres thence by the west boundary of that land and John Balcot's forty acres to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by part of the north boundary of that land bearing east to a small creek flowing into the Hunter River by that creek to that river thence by the Hunter River downwards to a point opposite the north-east corner of J. Brown's grant of two thousand and thirty acres called Buhwarra by that boundary westerly to the Maitland and Paterson Road by that road to the road to the Paterson River at Lang's Mill by that road to the Paterson River and by that river upwards to the south-east corner of J. P. Webber's grant aforesaid at the point of commencement. | Thomas Jones (Assistant District Registrar). | Greta. |
| 32 | The Upper Hunter (Cassilis). | Bounded on the north by the Liverpool Range from Mount Terell to the source of the Coolaburragundy River and by the Coolaburragundy and Talbrage River to the confluence with the latter of a small creek 2 miles east of J. M. Lowe's 1,280 acres called Bolaro and forming part of the boundary between the counties of Bligh and Lincoln thence on the west by that creek to its source and by part of the range forming part of the county boundary aforesaid southerly to the road from Guntawang to Cobborah and by that road to Wyaldra Creek on the south by Wyaldra Creek to its source in the Great Dividing Range at the head of the Goulburn River by that range to the source of the Goulburn River and by that river downwards to where a spur range leading to the westward watershed of Worondi Rivulet meets it thence by that spur range and the western watershed of Woroudi Rivulet and the range dividing the waters of Hall's and Gummim Creeks northerly to Mount Terell at the point of commencement. | J. H. Thompson, C.P.S. | Cassilis. |
| 32a | The Upper Hunter (Murrurundi.) | Bounded on the north from the source of the river Hunter by the range dividing the waters of that river from those of the Manning River to the Liverpool Range by that range to a point where the centre of the Great Northern Railway crosses it by the centre of that railway-line southerly to the northern boundary of the village of Scone thence by part of the north the east and part of the south boundaries of that village easterly southerly and westerly to the centre of the Great Northern Railway-line thence by that railway-line southerly to the range dividing the waters of Musclebrook St. Hilier's Brook and Rouchel Brook from those of Saltwater Creek Foy Brook and Fal Brook and by that range and the Mount Royal Range and the range dividing the waters of the river Hunter from those of the Manning River northerly to the source of the Hunter River at the point of cotamencement. | Geo. R. Evans, C.P.S. | Murrurundi. |
| 32b | The Upper Hunter (Scone). | Commencing on the Liverpool Range at a point where the centre of the Great Northern Railway line crosses it and bounded thence by that range westerly to Mount Terell on the west by the range dividing the waters of Hall's and Gummum Creeks and the range forming the western watershed of Worondi Rivulet to the Goulburn River thence by that river upwards to the confluence of Widdin Brook and by that brook to within 3 miles of the confluence of Blackwater Creek and a point opposite to the spur range forming the northern watershed of Blackwater Creek thence by a line to that range and by that spur range and the range dividing the waters of Widdin Brook from those of Baerami or James's Creek to Monundilla and thence by the range dividing the waters of Greig's and Doyle's Creeks from those of the Macdonald River and on the east by the range dividing the waters of Parson's Creek and the Wollombi Brook from those of Doyle's Creek to the south-west corner of the Jerry's Plains reserve and by the western boundary of that reserve and its continuation northerly forming the eastern boundaries of Sharpe's Robertson's Pringle's and M'Cartney's lands to the range dividing the waters of Muselebrook from those of the Saltwater Creek thence by that range easterly to the centre of the Great Northern Railway-line thence by that railway-line northerly to the south boundary of the village of Scone thence by part of the south the east and part of the north boundaries of that village easterly northerly and westerly to the centre of the Great Northern Railway-line thence by that railway-line northerly to the point of commencement. | J. Thompson Wilshire, C.P.S. | Scone. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 33 | Illawarra | Embracing a north-eastern portion of the county of Camden and a south-eastern portion of the county of Cumberland Commencing at the south-east corner of the parish of Bulgo on the sea-coast and bounded thence on the north by the south boundaries of that parish and the parish of Heathcote westerly to a point on the eastern boundary of the parish of Wedderburn thence by that boundary being the west boundary of the parish of Southend southerly to Cataract Creek thence by that creek to Cataract River and by that river downwards to the confluence of Wallandoola Creek on the west by that creek upwards to a point due north of the confluence of Cordeaux River and Cordeaux Creek thence by a line south to that confluence thence by a line southerly to Mount Murray in the Illawarra Range and by that range southerly to the source of the Macquarie Rivulet on the south by that rivulet to the Illawarra Lake and by that lake to the sea and on the east by the sea to the point of commencement. | A. A. Turner, P.M. (resigned.) succeeded by Chas. F. Smith. | Illawarra. |
| 34 | Inverell | Embracing parts of the pastoral districts of New England and Gwydir Commencing at a point on the Glen or Beardy River bearing due north from the north-west corner of H. Gordon's 160 acres and bounded thence on the east by a line south along the west boundary of that land to the Severn River and thence by a line continuing south to the eastern watershed of Arrawatta Creek thence by the range dividing the waters falling to that creek King's Plain Creek Swanbrook and the Macintyre River from those falling to Cameron's Creek Wellingrove Creek and the Beardy waters tributaries of the Severn River southerly to the northern watershed of Clark's Creek on the south by the northern watersheds of Clark's Creek and Tienga and New Valley Creek to the confluence of the Tienga Creek with the Bundarra or Gwydir River on the west by that river downwards to a point south of Danger's Little Plain Station thence by a line north to that station and thence by a line northerly to the head of Ottley's Creek by that creek downwards to its intersection with the south boundary of Mandoe Run thence by part of the south the west and the north boundary of that run westerly northerly and easterly to its north-east corner at a point where it meets the west boundary of Eena Run thence by part of the west boundary of that run and the east boundary of Trigamon Run northerly and north-easterly to the southern corner of Texas Run thence by the south-west boundary of that run north westerly to its western corner thence by the north-west boundary of Texas Run dividing it from Beboo Run north-easterly to the Dumaresq River and thence by the Dumaresq and Glen or Beardy Rivers upwards to the point of commencement. | W. C. Cardew, C.P.S. | Inverell. |
| 35 | Kiama | Embracing an eastern portion of the county of Camden and bounded on the north by the Illawarra Lake and the Macquarie Rivulet to its source on the west by the Illawarra Range and the middle source of the Kangaroo River to a point due west from the head of the Crooked River on the south by a line from that point to the head of the Crooked River and by that river to the sea and on the east by the sea to the Illawarra Lake aforesaid. | James Somerville | Kiama. |
| 36 | The Macleay | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Macleay and part of the county of Macquarie and bounded on the north by the range forming the southern watershed of the Clarence River and a line bearing east to the sea near the Solitary Islands on the east by the sea southerly to Crescent Head thence on the south by a line bearing north-west to the range dividing the waters of the Macleay and Hastings Rivers by that range westerly to Mount Kippara and thence by a line south-westerly to Mount Sea View and thence on the west by a line north to the Hastings River and by that river upwards to a point south of Mount Werrikimbe thence by a line north to the Macleay River at a point half a mile west from the west boundary of J. Warne's forty acres thence by the Macleay River downwards to the confluence of Comara Creek and thence by the western watershed of that creek being part of the western boundary of the county of Dudley northerly to the Kempsey and Armidale Road thence by that road north-westerly to the junction of the road form Grafton to Armidale thence by the southern boundary of the Clarence Electorate being the southern watershed of the Clarence River aforesaid to the point of commencement. | John B.Casey, C.P.S. | Kempsey. |
| 37 | East Macquarie (Bathurst.) | Bounded from the junction of the Macquarie and Turon Rivers by the Macquarie River upwards to the confluence of Campbell's River and by that river upwards to its source in the Great Dividing Range thence by the Fish River Creek to the Fish River and by the Fish River to the confluence of Solitary Creek thence by Solitary Creek to the south-west corner of the village of Rydal thence by the west and part of the north boundary of that village northerly and easterly to the Bathurst Road and by that road westerly to the Great Dividing Range by that range to the range dividing the waters of the Turon from those of Winburndale Rivulet and the Macquarie River westerly to the point of commencement. | Jas. Benzeville (District Registrar). | Bathurst. |
| 37a | East Macquarie (Sofala.) | Bounded from the junction of the Turon and Macquarie Rivers by the spur and range dividing the waters of the Macquarie River and Winburndale Rivulet from those of the Turon River easterly to the Main Dividing Range thence by that range to the source of Williwa Creek by that creek to the Turon River by that river downwards to the confluence of Round Swamp Creek thence by the range | W. O. Newbury (District Registrar). | Sefala. |
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| 37a | East Macquarie (cont'd.) | forming the western watershed of that creek and the range forming the southern watershed of Warrangunia Creek and a spur range to Cunningham's Creek opposite to the confluence of the tributary falling into that creek from Mount Corealgong by Cunningham Creek and the Turon River downwards to the Macquarie River at the point of commencement. | ||
| 38 | West Macquarie | Embracing the eastern portion of the county of Bathurst and the north-eastern portion of the county of Georgiana and bounded on the east and north by Campbell's River from its source in the Great Dividing Range to its confluence with the Macquarie River and by that river downwards to Swallow Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source in the range dividing the waters of the Macquarie and Belubula Rivers and by that range southerly to the range dividing the waters of the Abereombie and Macquarie Rivers and on the south by that range easterly to the Great Dividing Range at the source of Campbell's River aforesaid but excluding therefrom the Electoral District of Bathurst. | Jas. Benzeville | Bathurst. |
| 38 | East Macquarie | Embracing the eastern portion of the county of Bathurst and the north-eastern portion of the county of Georgiana and bounded on the east and north by Campbell's River from its source in the Great Dividing Range to its confluence with the Macquarie River and by that river downwards to Swallow Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source in the range dividing the waters of the Macquarie and Belubula Rivers and by that range southerly to the range dividing the waters of the Abereombie and Macquarie Rivers and on the south by that range easterly to the Great Dividing Range at the source of Campbell's River aforesaid but excluding therefrom the Electoral District of Bathurst. | C. Delohery, C.P.S. | East Maithland |
| 39 | East Maitland | Embracing a northern portion of the county of Northumberland Commencing on the Hunter River at a point where the boundary which divides J. Gritlith's two hundred acres from E.C. Close's two thousand and fifty acres meets it and bounded thence by the west boundary of Close's land bearing south to its south-west corner thence by the south boundary of that land bearing east to the north-west corner of E. C. Close's five hundred and sixty acres thence by the west boundary of that land and the west boundary of J. Moore's two thousand five hundred and sixty acres being the west boundary of the parish of Alnwick county of Northumberland bearing south to the south-west corner of that parish thence by the south boundary of the parish of Alnwick partly forming the south boundary of E. Spark's two thousand acres bearing east to the river Hunter thence by that river its south channel and by that channel to the confluence of Ironbark Creek thence by that creek upwards to where it meets the east boundary of W. C. Wentworth's one thousand and seventy acres thence by that boundary southerly to its south-east corner and by its south boundary westerly to the north-east corner of A. W. Scott's five hundred and ninety-eight acres thence by the east and south boundaries of that land the south boundary of W. C. Wentworth's six hundred and forty acres the south boundary of A. W. Scott's one thousand one hundred and eighty acres Minmi and part of the south boundary of the parish of Stockington southerly and westerly to the Sugar-loaf Range thence by that range southerly and westerly to the source of Mulbring Creek thence by Mulbring and Wallace Creek downwards to the river Hunter and by the river Hunter to the point of commencement. | C. Delohery, C.P.S. | East Maitland. |
| 40 | West Maitland | Embracing the town of West Maitland in the county of Northumberland Commencing on the river Hunter at the confluence with the river of a creek dividing the allotments of Hall and Baleot and bounded on part of the north by that creek so far as it bears westerly thence by a continued west line to the south-west corner of Hall's allotment on the west by Balcot's western boundary and its southerly continuation to P.F. Campbell's northern boundary line again on the north by that boundary-line bearing west to its north-west corner again on the west by the western boundary-line of Campbell's and Luke Ralfe's lands to the north-west corner of J. T. Hughes' four acres three roods and thirty perches on part of the south by the northern boundary-line of that land bearing east to Swamp Creek on the remainder of the south and part of the east by that creek to its confluence with Wallis Creek and thence by Wallis Creek to its confluence with the river Hunter thence on the east and north by that river to the confluence of the creek dividing the allotments of Hall and Balcot aforesaid. | C. Delohery, C.P.S. | East Maitland. |
| 41 | Molong | Embracing a western portion of the county of Wellington and part of the pastoral district of Wellington bounded on part of the north by Buckinbah Creek from its confluence with the Little River upwards to Loombah Creek thence by that creek upwards to Googodery Creek thence by that creek upwards to the south-west corner of portion seven parish of Catombal county of Gordon thence by the south boundary of that portion bearing east to its south-east corner thence by the east and part of the north boundary of that land the east boundary of portion three part of the south boundary of portion twelve and the east boundaries of portions twelve and eighteen northerly and easterly to the north-east corner of the latter portion thence by a line bearing east forming the south boundary of portion eight parish of Cardington to its south-east corner thence by the east boundary of portion eighty north to its north-east corner thence by a line forming the south boundaries of portions eighty-one and eighty-seven east and the east boundary of the latter portion north to its north-east corner thence by a line north easterly to the source of Two-mile Creek and by Two-mile Creek downwards to the Bell River and by that river upwards to the Nandillion Ponds and by the Nandillion Ponds upwards to the north-west corner of Joseph Taylor's two thousand five hundred and sixty acres thence by a line bearing south partly forming the west boundary of that land to the Molong Rivulet thence by that rivulet to Boreenore Creek and by that creek to its head thence by a line southerly to the Canobolas thence by a line sou rly to the Panuara Rivulet and by that rivulet to its confluence with the Belubula River thence by that | C. H. Evans | Molong. |
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| 41 | Molong (contd.) | river downwards to its junction with the Lachlan River and by that river to the junction of Mandagery Creek thence by that creek upwards to Moura Creek thence by that creek being the western boundaries of the parishes of Moura and Terrara county of Ashburnham northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Little and Bogan Rivers and Goobang and Mandagery Creeks thence by that range northerly to Currumbenya Range and by that range westerly to Bray's Mountain thence by a line to the source of Wandawondong or Cookamobil Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Little River and by that river downwards to Buckinbah Creek at the point of commencement. | ||
| 42 | Monaro | Embracing the western portion of the pastoral district of Monaro and a small portion of the Murrumbidgee pastoral district Commencing on the Great Dividing Range at the source of the Queanbeyan River near Mount Tumanwong thence by that river downwards to its confluence with Tinderry Creek thence by that creek upwards to the Twins (or to the Tinderry Pies) at the source of the Micaligo Creek by that creek downwards to the Murrumbidgee River and by that river upwards to a tributary of Gap Creek by that tributary to Mount Clear thence by the range dividing the waters of the Murrumbidgee from those of the Goodradigbee Cottar and Gudjanby Rivers and Neece Valley Creek to the Main Dividing Range between the Tumut and Goodradigbee Rivers thence by that range to the Great Dividing Range thence on the west by the Great Dividing Range southerly to the boundary which divides the Colonies of New South Wales and Victoria thence by that boundary to the range dividing the waters of the Snowy River from those of the Genoa Towamba and Bega Rivers and on the east by that range northerly to the point of commencement. | G. H. Smithers, C.P.S. | Cooma. |
| 43 | Morpeth | Including a southern portion of the county of Durham and a northern portion of the county of Northumberland Commencing on the river Hunter at the south-east corner of the parish of Alnwick county of Northumberland being the south-east corner of E. Sparks two thousand acres and bounded thence by the river Hunter upwards to its confluence with the Williams River and by that river upwards to a point where the eastern side of Crescent-street village of Seaham meets it thence by the eastern side of that street southerly to the northern boundary of A. Warren's one thousand acres thence by the northern boundary of that land which forms the southern boundary of the village of Seaham westerly the south boundaries of T. Hayes' twenty two acres thirty two perches A. Warren's twenty four acres three roads twenty-seven perches and their continuation westerly to a point due north from the north-west corner of W. Hickey's six hundred acres thence by a line bearing north to the south boundary of A. Dixon's one thousand six hundred acres thence by that boundary westerly to its south-west corner and by the west boundary of that land northerly to the south boundary of Hugh Torrens' two thousand acres thence by that boundary westerly to its south-west corner thence by a line in a westerly direction to the south-east corner of W. Dunn's one thousand three hundred acres thence by that boundary westerly to the river Paterson on the west by the river Paterson downwards to where the road from the Maitland and Paterson Road to Laing's mill meets that river thence by that road to the Maitland and Paterson Road by that road southerly to the north boundary of J. Brown's two thousand and thirty acres called Bulwarra by that boundary easterly to the river Hunter by that river upwards to the boundary between J. Griffiths' two hundred acres and E. C. Close's two thousand and fifty acres thence by the west and south boundaries of that two thousand and fifty acres southerly and easterly to the north-west corner of E. C. Close's five hundred and sixty acres thence by the west boundary of that land and the west boundary of J. Moore's two thousand five hundred and sixty acres to the south-west corner of the parish of Alnwiek at a point west of the point of commencement thence by the south boundary of that parish partly forming the south boundary of E. Sparks tow thousand acres aforesaid easterly to that point. | John Keating (District Registrar.) | Morpeth. |
| 44 | Mudgee (Mudgee.) | Bounded on the north from the confluence of Bylong Creek with the Goulburn River by that river to its head in the Great Dividing Range by that range and by Wyaldra Creek to its confluence with the Cudgegong River on the west by the Cudgegong River to the confluence of Meroo Creek thence on the south by the range forming the southern watershed of that creek to the head of Cudgegong Creek thence by Cudgegong Creek to the Cudgegong River thence by a line north passing to the west of the village of Dungeree to the Great Dividing Range and by that range easterly and the range forming the western watershed of Bylong Creek to the confluence of that creek with the Goulburn River aforesaid. | F. S. Isaacs, C.P.S. | Mudgee. |
| 44a | Mudgee (Rylstone.) | Bounded on the north by the Goulburn River downwards from the confluence of Bylong Creek to that of Widdin Creek thence on the east by Widdin Creek to its head at Mount Coricudgy thence by the Great Dividing Range and the range forming the eastern watershed of Umbiella Creek to the Colo River, at Sir John's Mouth by a line southerly crossing the Colo River and by the range forming the eastern watershed of Coco or Cook's Creek to the Great Dividing Range on the south by the Great Dividing Range westerly to | W. W. Arunstrong, C.P.S. | Rylstone. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 44a | Mudgee (Rylstone)—contd. | Blackman's Crown thence by a line south-westerly to the nearest point of the Turon River near the confluence of Coolamigal Creek on the west by that river downwards to the confluence of Round Swamp Creek and thence by the range forming the western watershed of that creek, the range forming the southern watershed of Warrangunia Creek and a spur range to Cunningham's Creek opposite the confluence of the tributary falling into it from Mount Corcalgong thence on the west by the western boundary of the county of Roxburgh being Cunningham's Creek upwards by a line northerly to the head of Cudjegong Creek, and by that creek to the Cudgegong River thence by a line north passing to the west of the village of Dungeree to the Great Dividing Range by that range easterly and the range forming the western watershed of Bylong Creek to the confluence of that creek with the Goulburn River aforesaid at the point of commencement. | ||
| 44b | Mudgee (Tambaroora.) | Commencing on Cunningham's Creek opposite to the tributary falling into it from Mount Corealgong thence by that creek downwards to the Turon River and by the Turon River downwards to the Macquarie River and by the Macquarie River downwards to where it meets the south-west corner of G. Suttor's 1,118 acres parish of Walters county of Wellington thence by the south boundary of that land easterly the west south and east boundaries of G. Suttor's 640 acres southerly easterly and northerly and a line in continuation thereof to the range forming the south boundary of the parish of Canning thence by that range westerly to the east boundary of the parish of Wear thence by that boundary northerly to Gunnel Creek at its confluence with the Cudgegong River thence by the Cudgegong River to the spur range leading to the southern watershed of Meroo Creek thence by that watershed easterly to the source of Cunningham's Creek and by that creek to the point of commencement. | Jas. S. Willard (District Registrar.) | Tambaroora. |
| 45 | The Murray (Deniliquin.) | Bounded on the east by a direct line from Werinmunah or Woore's Hill near the Murray River northerly to the confluence of the Colombo and Billabong Creeks excluding Noweronie Run on the Billabong thence by the Colombo Creek to the upper end of Colombo Creek Run and by the boundaries of that run on the Colombo and Bundure Run on the Yanko including both these runs to the north east corner of Bundure Run thence on the north by the back or northern boundary of all the runs fronting the Yanko and Billabong Creeks westerly to the east boundary of the county of Wakool as shown on maps in the Surveyor General's Office thence by that boundary southerly to the northe-east boundary of Cadell thence by that boundary south-easterly to the Murray River and by the Murray River upwards to a point opposite the point of commencement thence by a line north to that point. | W. H. Hooper (District Registrar.) | Deniliquin. |
| 45a | The Murray (Moama.) | Commencing at the confluence of the Wakool with the Murray River and bounded thence by the Wakool River easterly to its confluence with the Edward River at a point where the dividing-line between Burrawang and Terarie Runs meets it on the west by that boundary northerly to the northern boundary of Burrawang Run thence by a line forming the northern boundary of that run and the northern boundaries of all the runs fronting the Edward River and Billabong Creek easterly to the eastern boundary of the county of Wakool thence by that boundary southerly to the north- eastern boundary of the county of Cadell thence by the north-eastern boundary of that county south-easterly to the Murray River and by the Murray River downwards to the point of commencement. | L. S. Donaldson, P.M., C.P.S. | Moama. |
| 46 | The Murrumbidgee. | Embracing portions of the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan pastoral districts Bounded on the east by a spur range which commences on the Murrumbidgee River at the lower end of Jones's Flat and forms the boundary between Hillas's Yabtree Run and Gordon's Borambola Run until it joins the dividing range between the Tareutta and Yaven Yaven Creeks by that range until the spur branches which leads over Bago Hill and terndnates on the Tarcutta Creek about one mile below the Bago Hill Inn thence crossing the Tareutta Creek and immediately ascending the spur range which joins the main range between the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers on the south by that range and the northern boundaries of the Electorates of The Hume and The Murray westerly to a point exactly south of a point between Macleay and Clarke's Mulberrygong and Burrabogie Runs thence on the west by a line north to that boundary and by that boundary to the Murrumbidgee River and by that river to the boundary between Uardry and Beabula Runs thence by a line north to the Lachlan River at the western corner of portion one parish of Weepool county of Nicholson and by the Lachlan River upwards to its junction with a small creek on the Borabungril reserve thence by a line south-easterly to the north-east corner of the county of Cooper and its continuation to the range dividing the counties of Bland and Bourke thence by that boundary-line and the boundaries dividing the counties of Bland and Clarendon south-easterly and easterly until it meets the spur leading to the range which divides the waters of the Billabong Creek from those of Houlahan's Creek and by that range southerly to the boundary dividing Wantabadgery and Oura Runs thence by that boundary to the Murrumbidgee River at the point of commencement. | Edward Rouse | Wagga Wagga |
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| 47 | The Namoi (Coonabarabran.) | Commencing at the north-west corner of the parish of Willala county of Pottinger bounded thence by a line south-westerly to the confluence of Yanimbah and Borah Creeks with the Brigalow Creek thence by a line south-westerly to the north-east corner of John Miller's one hundred and sixty acres pre-purchase Kiambir Run on Baradine Creek thence by the north boundary of that one hundred and sixty acres and its westerly prolongation to the range dividing the waters of the Namoi and Castlereagh River thence by that range north-westerly to its intersection with a line from the confluence of Moulma Creek with the Castlereagh easterly to the crossing of the road from the Castlereagh to the Namoi over Baradine Creek about one and a half mile above Bungle Gully Station thence by that line westerly to that confluence thence by the Castlereagh River upwards to the northern boundary of the population reserve of Coonamble as per Census of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one thence by the northern and eastern boundaries of that reserve easterly and southerly to Coonamble Creek by Coonamble Creek upwards to Calga thence by a line easterly to Square top Mountain thence by the range old Currianawa Gap to Mount Boreable thence by a line to the source of Belar Creek thence by the southern watershed of Belar Creek a line crossing the Upper Castlereagh easterly and the southern watershed of Ulimambra Creek to the southern watershed of Bomera Creek being the south-western boundary of the Gunnedah Electorate thence by the Warrabangle range and the western boundary of the county of Pottinger northerly to the north-west corner of the parish of Willala at the point of commencement. | F. W. Edwards, P.M., C.P.S. | Coonabarabran. |
| 47a | The Namoi (Narrabri.) | Commencing on the north-eastern boundary of the county of Nandewar at Mount Lindsay and bounded thence by that boundary to Mount Couradda thence by the southern watershed of the Gwydir River westerly to the eastern boundary of the Pockataroo Run on the west by the eastern boundary of that run southerly to its south-eastern corner thence by a line south-westerly to the north-western corner of Gorian Run on Pian Creek thence by the western boundaries of that run an Back Gorian Run southerly to the south-western corner of the latter run thence by a line southerly to the boundary dividing Berryabar and Narradool Runs and by that boundary southerly to the Namoi River thence by a line south-westerly to the crossing of the road from the Castlereagh to the Namoi over Baradine Creek about one and a half mile above Bungle Gully Station thence by a line westerly to the range dividing the waters of the Castlereagh and Namoi Rivers at a point in a direct line from the aforesaid crossing to the confluence of Moulma Creek with the Castlereagh River thence on the south-west by the range dividing the waters of the Castlereagh and Namoi Rivers south-easterly to a point due west from the north-west corner of J. Miller's one hundred and sixty acres pre purchase on Baradine Creek Kiambir Run thence on the south by a line to that corner and by the north boundary of that land bearing east to its north-eastern corner thence by a line north-easterly to the confluence of Yanimbah and Borah Creeks with the Brigalow Creek thence by a line to the north-west corner of the parish of Willala county of Pottinger thence by the northern boundary of that parish part of the western and the northern boundary of the parish of Bogabri easterly to the Namoi River thence by that river upwards to the south boundary of the parish of Therribry county of Nandewar thence by the south boundaries of the parishes of Therribry and Leard part of the east boundary of the latter parish the south and east boundaries of the parish of Bollol and part of the south boundary of the parish of Conner easterly to the eastern boundary of the county thence by part of that county boundary northerly to the point of commencement. | Chas. E. Smith P.M., C.P.S. | Narrabri. |
| 47b | The Namoi (Walgett.) | Commencing at the junction of the Barwon with the Maclntyre or Gwydir River and bounded thence by that river downwards to the Wansuriana branch and by that anabranch to the Castlereagh River and by the Castlereagh River upwards to the confluence of Moulma Creek thence by a line from that confluence easterly to the crossing of the road from the Castlereagh to the Namoi over Baradine Creek about one and a half mile above Bungle Gully Station thence by a line north-easterly to the Namoi River at the junction of the boundary dividing Yarradool and Berryabar Runs thence by that boundary northerly five miles thence by a line northerly to the south-west corner of Back Gorian Run thence by the western boundary of that run and Gorian Run northerly to the north-west corner of the latter run thence by a line north-easterly to the south-east corner of Pockataroo Run thence by the eastern boundary of that run northerly to the southern watershed of the Gwydir River thence by that watershed westerly to the junction of the Barwon and Gwydir Rivers at the point of commencement. | J. S. Miller | Walgett. |
| 48 | The Nepean | Embracing an eastern portion of the county of Cook and a western portion of the county of Cumberland and bounded on the north-east from Eastern Creek by the Blacktown Road north-westerly to Rickaby's Creek thence by a line bearing westerly to the confluence of the river Grose with the Nepean being the south boundary of the parish of Ham Common and by the river Grose to Mount hay thence by a line to the railway line at the point where it crosses Jamison's | John K. Cleeve, C.P.S. | Penrith. |
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| 48 | The Nepean (contd.) | Valley Creek thence by that creek to a point four miles northerly from Cox's River thence on the south by a line bearing east to the range forming the northern watershed of Cox's River and by that range and the range forming the northern watershed of the Warragamba River to the confluence of that river with the Nepean by the Nepean River upward to Bringelly Creek by that creek and the south boundary of the parish of Bringelly easterly to South Creek and on the east by South Creek downwards to the Orphan School Road by that road easterly to the old Cowpasture Road by that road northerly by the west boundary of the parish of St. Luke northerly and the south boundary of the parish of Prospect westerly to Eastern Creek and by that creek downwards to the Blacktown Road aforesaid. | ||
| 49 | Newcastle | Embracing a southern portion of the county of Gloucester and a north-eastern portion of the county of Northumberland Commencing at a point on the sea-coast due east from the north-east corner of J. Smith's six hundred and forty acres parish of Stowell county of Gloucester and bounded thence by a line west to that point and by the north boundary of that land and the south boundary of Kenneth Snodgrass's one thousand one hundred and twenty acres to the east boundary of W. Russell's one thousand one hundred and fifty-five acres thence by part of that boundary bearing south to Fullerton Cove thence by Fullerton Cove and the river Hunter to appoint on the south side of its south channel where the Waratah Coal Company's railway meets it thence by that railway south-westerly crossing the Great Northern Railway to the centre of the road dividing H. Dangar's thirty-nine acres thirty-two perches from J. Moore's thirty-nine acres thence on the west by a line southerly along the centre of that road to the centre of the cross road forming the south boundaries of H. Dangar's and J. Moore's lands aforesaid and thence by a line to the centre of the road dividing A. Brown's two acres one road one perch and L. B. Winship's two acres two roads thirty-two perches from A. Brown's four acres three roods eighteen perches and M. Fenwick's one acre thirty-seven perches thence by a line along the centre of that road southerly to a point due east from the south-east corner of M. Fenwick's one acre thirty-seven perches thence by a line bearing south about one hundred chains on the south by a line bearing east to the south-west corner of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant of two thousand acres and by the south boundary of that grant easterly to a north-western boundary of the municipality of Newcastle as defined by proclamation dated seventh June one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine and published in the Government Gazette of the eighth of June in the same year thence by part of that boundary bearing south twenty-seven degrees west to the north-western extremity of the south-western boundary-line of the borough aforesaid thence by a line bearing east twenty-seven degrees south to the sea by the sea northerly to the point of commencement and including Bullock Island. | John Burrowes, (District Registrar). | Newcastle. |
| 50 | New England | Embracing the southern portion of the pastoral district of New England and bounded on the north by the range forming the southern watershed of the Clarence River westerly to Ben Lomond thence by the range dividing the waters of the M'Intyre and Gwydir Rivers the range dividing the waters of Cope's Creek and Tienga and New Valley Creek and the northern watershed of the latter creek to the confluence of that creek with the Bundarra or Gwydir River and thence by that river downwards to the western boundary of the New England District being the western extreme of the table-land on the west by that boundary southerly to the Great Dividing Range and by that range southerly and the Mount Royal Range to the source of the Manning River on the south by the Manning River to its confluence with the Barnard River and on the east by a line thence north-easterly to Mount Sea View thence on the east by a line north to the Hastings River and by that river upwards to a point south of Mount Werrikimbe thence by a line north to the Macleay River at a point half a mile west from the west boundary of J. Warne's forty acres thence by the Macleay River downwards to the confluence of Comara Creek and thence by the western watershed of that creek being part of the western boundary of the county of Dudley northerly to the Kempsey and Armidale Road thence by that road north-westerly to the junction of a road from Grafton to Armidale thence by the road to Grafton northerly to the range aforesaid. | Edwd. Marriott, C.P.S. | Uralla. |
| 51 | Newtown | Embracing part of the county of Cumberland Bounded on the north from the bridge over Johnstone's Creek by that creek downwards to Orphan School Creek thence by that creek upwards to the centre of the Parramatta Road thence by that road easterly to the Newtown Road on the east by the centre of the Newtown Road southerly to its junction with Cleveland-street thence by the centre of that street being part of the southern boundary of the City of Sydney easterly to Blackwattle Swamp Creek thence by that creek and a line south-westerly being part of the north-western boundary of the Municipality of Redfern to the boundary dividing the Borough of Newtown from the Municipality of Redfern thence by that boundary southerly and the boundary dividing the Municipality of Redfern and the Borough of Alexandria from that of Newtown and the Municipal District of Macdonald Town southerly and westerly to the Cook's River Road thence by the centre of that road southerly to May-street thence by the southern boundary of the Borough of Newtown to Edge | Harrold E. Field | Newtown. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| Newtown—(contd.) | ware Road thence on the west by the western boundary of that Borough being the Edgware Road north-westerly to Harrow Road Harrow Road to Juliet-street Juliet-street to Enmore Road Enmore Road to Stanmore Road Stanmore Road to Liberty-street Kingston Liberty-street to the railway-line thence by the western boundaries of the Boroughs of Newtown and Camperdown being Johnstone's Creek downwards to the Parramatta Road at the point of commencement. | |||
| 52 | Northumberland | Embracing a north-eastern portion of the county of Northumberland Commencing on the south side of the south channel of the River Hunter at a point where the Waratah Coal Company's railway meets it bounded thence by that railway south-westerly crossing the Great Northern Railway to the centre of the road dividing H.Dangar's thirty-nine acres thirty-two perches from J. Moore's thirty-nine acres thence by a line southerly along the centre of that road to the centre of the cross road forming the southern boundaries of H. Dangar's and J. Moore's lands aforesaid thence by a line to the centre of the road dividing A. Brown's two acres one rood one perch and L. B. Winship's two acres two roods thirty-two perches from A. Brown's four acres three roods eighteen perches and M. Fenwick's one acre thirty-seven perches thence by a line along the centre of that road southerly to a point due east from the south-east corner of M. Fenwick's one acre thirty-seven perches aforesaid thence by a line bearing south about one hundred chains thence by a line bearing east to the south-west corner of the Australian Agricultural Company's grant of two thousand acres by that boundary easterly to a north-western boundary of the Municipality of Newcastle as defined by proclamation dated the seventh of June eighteen hundred and fifty-nine and published in the Government Gazette of the eighth of June in the same year thence by that boundary bearing south twenty-seven degrees west to the north-western extremity of a south-western boundary line of that borough thence by a line bearing east twenty-seven degrees south to the sea thence by the sea southerly to Kahibah at the entrance of Lake Macquarie thence by that entrance being the south boundary of that village westerly to Lake Macquarie thence by part of the eastern the northern and part of the western shores of that lake northerly westerly and southerly to Dora Creek thence by that creek upwards to its source in the Sugar-loaf Range thence by that range northerly to the south boundary of the parish of Stockrington thence by that boundary and the south boundary of Scott's eleven hundred and eighty acres Minmi and the south boundary of W. C. Wentworth's six hundred and forty acres and the south boundary of A. W. Scott's five hundred and ninety-eight acres to the south-east corner of the last-mentioned land thence by the east boundary of A. Scott's five hundred and ninety-eight acres aforesaid northerly and part of the south boundary of W. C. Wentworth's one thousand and seventy acres easterly to the south-east corner of the last-mentioned land thence by the east boundary of that land northerly to Ironbark Creek and by Ironbark Creek downwards to the south channel of the River Hunter thence by that channel upwards until it meets the north channel and by the north channel easterly and southerly to the point of commencement at the Waratah Coal Company's railway. | Thos. Alnwick (Assistant District Registrar.) | Wallsend. |
| 53 | Orange | Embracing the southern portion of the county of Wellington and a northern portion of the county of Bathurst and bounded on the north by Curragurra Creek from its confluence with the Macquarie River to its source thence by a line to the source of Larras Lake and by Larras Lake to the Bell River thence on the west by the Nandillion Ponds upwards to the north-west corner of Joseph Taylor's two thousand five hundred and sixty acres and by the western boundary of that land to the Molong Rivulet thence by that rivulet to the Boreenore Creek and by that creek to its head and thence by a line southerly to the Conobolas then by a line southerly to the source of the Panuara Rivulet and by that rivulet to the section line forming the north boundary of the Church and School Estate on the Belubula River on the south by that section line the north boundary of the Church and School Estate and the section line forming that boundary and dividing Smith's and Simmons' lands from Orr's one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres and a village reserve easterly to the range dividing the waters of the Belubula River from those of the Macquarie and on the east by that range to the source of Swallow Creek thence by that creek downwards to the Macquarie River and by the Macquarie River downwards to the confluence of Curragurra Creek aforesaid. | Wm. T. Evans, C.P.S. | Orange. |
| 54 | Paddington | Embracing part of the county of Cumberland Bounded on the west from the bridge on the New South Head Road over the stream entering Rushcutters' Bay known as the Valley and Lacrozia Creek by part of the east boundary of the City of Sydney being that stream upwards to the centre of the Old South Head Road and by that road easterly to the centre of the Old South Head Road and by that road easterly to the centre of Dowling-street and by that street southerly to a point where it intersects the southern boundary of the Borough of Paddington thence by that boundary to its intersection with the centre of Regent-street thence by the centre of Leinster-street to the centre of Gordon-street thence by the centre of that street to the north side of Park Road thence by the north side of that road to the south-eastern angle of St. Matthias' Church land thence by the south-eastern and eastern boundaries of that land to the southern alignment of the South Head Old Road thence by the | George Moss | Belmore Terrace, Paddington. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| southern alignment of that road easterly to its intersection with a line laid down marked out by stone posts and deemed to be the dividing line between the Sydney Common and the Water Reserve thence by the said dividing line to its intersection with the southern boundary of the Sydney Common thence by a line due east being the south boundary of the Water Reserve to its intersection with the centre of Bunnerong Road by the centre of that road southerly to its intersection with the centre of Rainbow-street by the centre of that street easterly to the sea by the sea northerly to the waters of Port Jackson and by the waters of Port Jackson to the stream aforesaid at the point of commencement. | ||||
| 55 | Parramatta | Embracing the town of Parramatta in the county of Cumberland and bounded on the east by a line form the Parramatta River at a point opposite to the mouth of Clay Cliff Creek bearing north one degree west fifty-five chains and thirty links and passing along the Orphan School Road to the north side of the Kissing Point Road thence on the north by a line bearing west eighteen and a half degrees north one hundred and twenty-four chains and forty links to the western side of the Windsor Road near the Darling Mills Bridge on the west by lines bearing south thirty-four degrees west twenty-four chains and fifty links south two and a half degrees west seventy-five chains and seventy links to a bridge over Domain Creek thence south twenty degrees east forty-six chains and ninety links crossing the Western Road and south twenty-one and three-quarter degrees east forty chains and fifty links on the south by lines bearing east nineteen and one-quarter degrees north forty chains crossing the Sydney Road and east twenty-eight and a half degrees north fifty-six chains and again on the east by a watercourse to Clay Cliff Creek and by that creek to the Parramatta River aforesaid. | Geo. Wickham, C.P.S. | Parramatta. |
| 56 | Patrick's Plains | Embracing a southern portion of the county of Durham the north-eastern portion of the county of Hunter and the north-western portion of the county of Northumberland and bounded on the north by the range from the Mount Royal Range westerly dividing the waters of the Rouched Brook Saint Hillier's Brook and Muswellbrook from those of Falbrook Foybrook and the Salt Water Creek on the west by that range and the section line forming the eastern boundaries of Macartney's Pringle's Robertson's and Sharpe's lands and the western boundary of the Jerry's Plains Reserve to the south-west corner of that reserve and thence by the range dividing the waters of Parson's Creek and the Wollombi Brook from those of Doyle's Creek on the south by the range dividing the waters of the Macdonald River from those of Parson's Creek the range dividing the waters of Werong and Drew's Creek and a spur range to the Wollombi Brook and thence by a spur range and the range forming the northern watershed of Culawine and Cedar Creeks to the Broken Back Mountain and on the east by a line north-easterly to the western source of Black Creek by that creek to the river Hunter and by the river Hunter downwards to the south-east corner of Gaggin's two thousand acres grant thence by the eastern boundary of that grant and its continuation northerly to the range dividing the waters of Glendon Brook from those of Lamb's Valley Creek and the Paterson River by that range northerly to the Mount Royal Range and by that range aforesaid to the point of commencement. | F. T. Robinson (District Registrar.) | Singleton. |
| 57 | Queanbeyan. | Embracing the greater portion of the county of Murray and part of the Murrumbidgee pastoral district bounded on the north from Wolowolar Mountain by the ridge north-westerly to Alianoyonyiga Mountain and thence by a small gully to Lake George at the village reserve at Kenny's thence by the northern margin of Lake George and by Cullarin Range to the source of Gundaroo Creek and by that creek to its confluence with the Yass River thence by a line bearing south-west to the range connected with One-tree Hill and by that range to One-tree Hill and thence by a line bearing west to the Murrumbidgee River thence by that river downwards to the spur range which commences on the left bank of the Murrumbidgee about half a mile below yeumbera (and which forms the boundary between the Yeumbera and Cavan Runs) thence by that range until it joins the range between the Murrumbidgee and Cavan Mountain Creek on the west by the last-named range until it joins the range between the Murrumbidgee and Goodradigbee Rivers by the last-named range until the spur branches which divides the waters falling into the Flea Creek from those going into the Goodradigbee above the Flea Creek and by that range to its termination at the confluence of the Flea Creek with the Goodradigbee River thence by the spurrange which commences immediately opposite the said confluence and leads to the main dividing range between the Goodradigbee and Tumut Rivers thence by that range and the range dividing the falls going direct to the Murrumbidgee from those going to the Goodradigbee Cotter and Gudjanby Rivers and Neece Valley Creek to Mount Clear thence on the south by a tributary of Gap Creek and by that creek to the Murrumbidgee and by that river downwards to the confluence of Micaligo Creek by that creek to its head at the Tinderry Pics thence by a line to the head of Tinderry Creek by that creek to the Queanbeyan River and by that river to its head near Mount Tumanwong and on the east by the Gourock Range to the Wollowolar Mountain aforesaid. | Obadiah Willans, C.P.S. | Queanbeyan. |
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| 58 | Redfern | Embracing part of the county of Cumberland bounded on the north by the centre of Cleveland-street being the south boundary of the city of Sydney from a point where it intersects the Blackwattle Swamp Creek easterly to the western boundary of the Sydney Common by that boundary southerly to its south-western corner thence by the south boundary of that common and part of the south boundary of the Sydney Water Reserve easterly to the centre of Bunnerong Road by the centre of that road southerly to its intersection with the centre of Rainbow-street and by the centre of that street easterly to the sea and by the sea to Botany Bay and by Botany Bay westerly to Cook's River and by the northern side of Cook's River to Shea's Creek and by Shea's Creek upwards to the south boundary of the borough of Alexandria thence by that boundary westerly to an eastern boundary of the municipal district of St. Peter's being a south-eastern boundary of Thomas Smith's four hundred and seventy acres Tempe thence by that boundary and that land north-easterly to the centre of the road dividing Thomas Smith's four hundred and seventy acres and D. Chambers' forty acres from the Waterloo estate known as Waterloo-street thence by that street to the Cook's River Road thence by the centre of that road to the south boundary of S. Burt's thirty acres being the southern boundary of the municipal district of Macdonald Town thence by the southern eastern and a northern boundary of that municipal district being the southern eastern and part of the northern boundaries of S. Burt's 30 acres and the eastern boundaries of Nicholas Devine's grants thence by a south-western boundary of the municipality of Redfern being the south-western boundary of James Chisholm's fifty-seven acres and part of the south-western boundary of M. Hutchinson's fifty-two acres north-westerly to a point on the north-eastern boundary of the borough of Newtown where the north-western boundary of the municipality of Redfern meets it thence by that boundary to Blackwattle Swamp Creek at the point of commencement. | Thomas Field | Redfern. |
| 59 | The Richmond (Casino.) | Bounded on the north by the range dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland from the head of the Tweed River westerly to the source of the Clarence River at Mount Wilson ; on the west by the Clarence River downwards to a point due north from the north-west corner of portion 13 parish of Emu on Emu Creek county of Buller thence by a line south to that corner and by the west boundary of that portion and its southerly prolongation to the range forming the northern watershed of Plumbago Creek thence by that range easterly to a point due north form the north-west corner of portion 129 parish of Timbarra county of Drake thence by that line bearing south and by the west boundaries of that portion and portions 130 133 176 177 southerly to the south-west corner of the latter portion and thence by a line southerly to the crossing of the Fairfield Road from Solferino over Yellow Creek thence by that road easterly and southerly to the range dividing the Clarence and Timbarra waters at Hamilton's Gap thence by that range Booth's range southerly and the watershed between Mookima Wybra Creek and Hamilton's Ponds southerly to the junction of Mookima Wybra Creek with the Clarence River thence by that river downwards to the confluence of the Nymboi River thence by a line bearing north-east to the range dividing the waters of the Clarence and Richmond Rivers at Mount Neville and by that range and the northern watershed of the Clarence River to the sea thence on the east by the sea northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Richmond River from those of the Brunswick and Tweed Rivers thence by that range westerly and northerly to the point of commencement. | M. M. Campbell, C.P.S. | Casino. |
| 59a | The Richmond (Tweed River.) | Bounded on the north form Point Danger by part of the boundary dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland being the range dividing the waters of the Logan and other rivers form those of the Clarence Richmond and Tweed Rivers westerly to the head of the Tweed River on the west and on the south by the range dividing the waters of the Tweed and Brunswick Rivers from those of the Richmond River southerly and easterly to the sea and on the east by the sea northerly to Point Danger aforesaid. | Joshua Bray, P.M. | Tweed River. |
| 60 | Shoalhaven | Embracing the south-eastern portion of the county of Camden and the northern portion of the county of St. Vincent and bounded on the north by the Crooked River and a line due west from the head of that river to Kangaroo River by the Kangaroo River to the Shoalhaven River and by that river upwards on the west by the Shoalhaven River to the confluence of the Endrick River on the south by the range forming the northern watershed of that river easterly to the Budawang Range thence on the west by that range dividing the Shoalhaven and coast waters southerly to the source of Budawang Creek near C. Orford's one thousand and twenty acres near Mount Murrengenburg thence on the south by the Budawang and Currowan Creeks downwards to the Clyde River thence by that river upwards to Cockwhy Creek by that creek upwards to the newline of road from Ulladulla to Bateman's Bay thence by that road southerly to the boundary dividing the parishes of Clyde and Benandra county of St. Vincent thence by that boundary bearing east to the Duras water and by the Duras water easterly to the sea about 2 miles south of Point Upright and by the sea to the point of commencement. | Wm. Lovegrove, C.P.S. | Shoalhaven. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 61 | St. Leonards | Embracing the north-eastern portion of the county of Cumberland and bounded on the north by the Hawkesbury River from the sea at Broken Bay to its junction with Cowan Creek thence by that creek upwards being the south-east boundary of the parish of Cowan to the north-west boundary of the parish of Gordon and by that boundary southerly to the Lane Cove River by the Lane Cove River downwards to the Parramatta River by the Parramatta River and the waters of Port Jackson to the sea and by the sea northerly to the point of commencement. | Thomas Moser | Ashfield. |
| 62 | East Sydney | Embracing an eastern portion of the city of Sydney and bounded on the east from the bridge on the New South Head Road over the stream entering Rushcutters' Bay known as the valley and Lacrozia Creek by part of the east boundary of the city of Sydney being that stream upwards to the centre of the Old South Head Road bounded thence by the centre of the Old South Head Road westerly to its junction with Liverpool-street thence by that street to George-street thence by George-street northerly till it meets the road from the landing-place at Dawes' Battery Point by that road to the waters of Port Jackson thence by the waters of Port Jackson to the stream aforesaid at the point of commencement. | The Registrar General | Sydney. |
| 63 | South Sydney | Embracing the southern portion of the City of Sydney and bounded thence by the centre of Liverpool-street from its intersection with George-street to its junction with the Old South Head Road and by that road easterly to the centre of Dowling-street and by that street southerly to a point where it intersects the southern boundary of the Borough of Paddington thence on the north by that boundary to its intersection with the centre of Regent-street thence by the centre of Leinster-street to the centre of Gordon-street thence by the centre of that street to the north side of Park Road thence by the north side of that road to the south-eastern angle of St. Matthias' Church land thence by the south-eastern and eastern boundaries of that land to the southern alignment of the South Head old road thence by the southern alignment of that road easterly to its intersection with a line laid down marked out by stone posts and deemed to be the dividing line between the Sydney Common and the Water Reserve thence by the said dividing-line to its intersection with the southern boundary of the Sydney Common thence by that boundary to the south-west corner of the said Common thence by the western boundary of that Common northerly to its intersection with the centre of Cleveland-street thence by the centre of that street westerly to the Newtown Road and by the centre of that road northerly to Parramatta-street and by the centre of that street to George-street and by the centre of George-street to its intersection with Liverpool street at the point of commencement. | The Registrar General | Sydney. |
| 64 | West Sydney | Embracing a western portion of the City of Sydney and bounded on the east from the landing-place at Dawes' Battery Point by the centre of the road thence to George-street and by George-street to Parramatta-street and by Parramatta-street to Bay-street thence by Bay street to Blackwattle Swamp Cove and by that cove and the waters of Port Jackson to Dawes' Battery Point aforesaid to include the islands of Port Jackson and Parramatta River. | The Registrar General | Sydney. |
| 65 | Tamworth (Tamworth.) | Commencing on Quirindi Creek at a point where the Great Northern Railway line crosses it bounded thence by that creek downwards to the south-east corner of portion 2 parish of Wallala county of Buckland and bounded thence by the east boundary of that portion and the western and northern boundaries of the Nicholas Lagoon Reserve northerly and easterly to the south-west corner of portion 33 parish of Grenfell county of Buckland Doyle's conditional purchase thence by the west boundary of that portion bearing north to the south boundary of portion 34 of that parish thence by the south and the west boundary of that portion westerly and northerly to the south-east corner of portion 35 thence by the south boundary of that portion westerly and the west boundaries of that portion and portion 36 northerly to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by part of the north boundary of that portion easterly to its intersection with the southerly prolongation of the west boundary of portion 17 parish of Grenfell thence by that prolongation and that boundary bearing north to Werrie's Creek thence by that creek downwards to the south-west corner of portion 16 parish of Clift thence by the west and north boundaries of that portion northerly and easterly to its intersection with the southerly prolongation of the west boundaries of portions 47 37 36 34 and 81 parish of Clift thence by that prolongation bearing north and the west boundaries of those portions bearing north to the north-west corner of the latter portion thence by lines north 50 chains and west 64 chains and thence by a line north passing partly along the west boundary of portion 18 on Currabubula Creek parish of Piallaway Christian's 40 acres to the range dividing the counties of Parry and Buckland thence by that range north-westerly to Mount Moorawaba thence by a line north to the Tamworth and Carroll Road thence by that road south-westerly to the east boundary of portion 54 parish of Carroll thence by the east boundary of that portion portions 79 81 85 and 86 northerly to the Peel River thence by that river to the Namoi River thence by the Namoi River downwards to the south-west corner of portion 15 parish of Namoi county of Darling P. | Jno. McDonald, C.P.S. | Tamworth. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
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| 65 | Tamworth (Tamworth.) Contd. | O'Brien's conditional purchase thence by the west boundary of that portion northerly to its north-west corner thence by a line northerly to the south-east corner of portion 52 of that parish thence by the south and west boundaries of that portion westerly and northerly to its north-west corner thence by a line north-westerly to the south-east corner of portion 22 of that parish thence by the south boundaries of that portion and portion 10 westerly to the south-west corner of the latter portion thence by a line west to the east boundary of portion 21 parish of Gunnenbene county of Nandewar thence by the east boundaries of that portion and portion 29 northerly to its north-east corner thence by the boundary dividing the counties of Nandewar and Darling being a line northerly to the range dividing the waters of the Namoi and Manilla Rivers from those of the Talcumbah and Maule's Creek tributaries of the Namoi River and by that range northerly to the range dividing the Manilla and Gwydir Rivers on the north by the boundary dividing the counties of Darling and Murchison being the Nandewar Range easterly to the western extreme of the table-land of New England thence by the western extreme of the table-land southerly to where the Great Northern Railway crosses it thence by the centre of that railway-line westerly and southerly to the eastern boundary of the Tamworth population reserve thence by part of the eastern and southern boundaries of that reserve southerly and westerly to a point where the Great Northern Railway-line crosses it again by that railway-line westerly and southerly to the eastern boundary of the suburban lands of Currabubula thence by part of the east the north and the west boundaries of those lands northerly westerly and southerly to the Great Northern Railway-line aforesaid and thence by that railway-line westerly and southerly to Quirindi Creek at the point of commencement. | ||
| 65a | Tamworth (Nundle.) | Commencing on Quirindi Creek at a point where the Great Northern Railway crosses it bounded thence by the centre of that railway-line northerly to the western boundary of the suburban lands at Currabubula thence by part of the western the northern and part of the eastern boundaries of that town northerly easterly and southerly to the railway line aforesaid thence by that railway-line northerly to the south boundary of the population reserve at Tamworth thence by part of the south and east boundaries of that reserve easterly and northerly to the Great Northern Railway aforesaid thence again by that railway northerly to the western extreme of the table-land of New England thence by the western extreme of that table-land southerly to the Liverpool Range on the south by that line westerly to the head of Quirindi Creek thence by that creek downwards to the point of commencement. | Saml. Kermode (District Registrar.) | Nundle. |
| 66 | Teptefield | Embracing parts of the pastoral districts of New England and Clarence and bounded on the south-west Commencing at the confluence of the Glen or Beardy River with the Dumaresq River by the Glen or Beardy River upwards to its source at the spur of the Great Dividing Range forming the northern watershed of the Severn River thence by that range northerly to the Bolivia Range and thence by a line easterly crossing the Timbarra River near the junction of West Creek with that river to the Nymboi or Mitchell River on the east by that river downwards and the Clarence River upwards to the confluence of the Mookima Wybra Creek thence by the range between that creek and Hamilton's Ponds and Booth's Range northerly to the road leading to Fairfield thence by that road northerly to its crossing over Yellow Creek thence by a line northerly along the west boundary of portion number one hundred and seventy-seven parish of Timbarra county of Drake to the northern watershed of Plumbago Creek thence by that watershed westerly to a point due south from the south-west corner of portion thirteen on Emu Creek parish of Emu county of Buller thence by a line due north along the west boundary-line of that portion to the Clarence River and by that river upwards to its source at Mount Wilson in the range dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland and thence on the north and north-west by that range westerly and south-westerly to the Dumaresq River and by that river downwards to the point of commencement. | Jas. B. Graham, P.M. | Tenterfield. |
| 67 | Tumut | Embracing part of the Murrumbidgee pastoral district bounded on the west by a spur range which commences on the Murrumbidgee at the lower end of Jones's Flat and forms the boundary between Hillas's Yabtree and Gordon's Boramboola Run from a point where the south boundary of the parish of Mundarlo county of Wynyard meets it and bounded thence by that range until the spur branches which leads over Bargo Hill and terminates on the Tarcutta Creek about one mile below the Bago Hill Inn thence crossing the Tarcutta Creek and immediately ascending the spur range which joins the main range between the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers on the south by that range easterly to the Great Dividing Range and on the east by the Great Dividing Range northerly the range dividing the waters of the Tumut and the Goodradigbee Rivers the range dividing the waters of Adjungbilly Creek from those of the Goodradigbee River and Macpherson's Swamp to the south boundary of the parish of Childowla county of Buccleuch thence by the south and west boundaries of that parish the south boundary of the parish of Nanangroo the east and part of the south boundary of the parish of Goobarralong the east and south | Wm. Bridle, J.P. | Tumut. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Tumut—contd. | boundaries of the parish of Darbalara to the Tumut River by the Tumut River upwards to the south boundary of the parish of Tarrabandra county of Wynyard thence by the south boundary of that parish the south boundary of the parish of Willie Ploma the south and part of the west boundary of the parish of Bangus and the south boundary of the parish of Mundarlo to the point of commencement. | ||
| 68 | Wellington | Embracing the western portion of the county of Wellington the southern portion of the county of Bligh a portion formerly in the pastoral district of Bligh which is now within the Settled Districts and a portion of the pastoral district of Wellington and bounded on the north from Wialdra Creek near its confluence with the Cudgegong River by a road north-westerly from Guntawang to Cobbora to the range forming the western boundary of the county of Bligh by that range which partly divides the waters of the Talbragar and Macquarie Rivers south-westerly to within ten miles of the town of Wellington and by the boundary of the Settled Districts (being a curved line including all lands within ten miles from any point of the outwards limits of the said town) westerly to the Macquarie River thence by that river downwards to the Little River thence by that river upwards to Buckinbah Creek and by that creek upwards to Loombah Creek thence by that creek upwards to Googodery Creek thence by that creek upwards to the south-west corner of portion seven parish of Catombal county of Gordon thence by the south boundary of that portion bearing east to it's south-east corner thence by the east and part of the north boundary of that land the east boundary of portion three part of the south boundary of portion twelve and the east boundaries of portions twelve and eighteen northerly and easterly to the north-east corner of the latter portion thence by a line bearing east forming the south boundary of portion eighty parish of Cardington to its south-east corner thence by the east boundary of portion eighty north to its north-east corner thence by a line forming the south boundaries of portions eighty-one and eighty-seven east and the east boundary of the latter portion north to its north-east corner thence by a line north-easterly to the source of Two-mile Creek and by that creek downwards to the Bell River and by that river upwards to the confluence of Larras Lake on the south by Larras Lake to its head thence by a line to the head of Currugurra Creek by that creek to the Macquarie River thence by the Macquarie River downwards to the south-west corner of G. Suttor's eleven hundred and eighteen acres on Oakey Creek parish of Walters county of Wellington thence by the south boundary of that land the west and south boundaries of G. Suttor's six hundred and forty acres and by the east boundary of that land and a line bearing north to the range forming the south boundary of the parish of Canning thence by that range westerly to the east boundary of the parish of Wear thence by that boundary northerly to Gunnel Creek at its confluence with the Cudgegong River and by the Cudgegong River upwards to the point of commencement. | F. Marsh, P.M. | Wellington. |
| 69 | Wentworth | Bounded on the south by the Murray River upwards from the boundary dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and South Australia to the confluence of Taila Creek on the east by a line north-easterly to the south-western corner of Caringy Run by the west and north boundaries of that run northerly and easterly to the west boundary of Back Boomiaricool Run by that boundary northerly easterly and again northerly and the west boundaries of Outer Back Turlee Block B northerly to the south boundary of Outer Back Turlee Block C by the south boundary of that run westerly to its south-west corner thence by a line northerly dividing Outer Back Turlee Block C North Turlee Block A North Turlee and Golgalan Runs from Marma Buraguy Arumpo and Outer Back Bullanmong Runs to the south boundary of East Tarcoola Block A by that boundary easterly forming part of the north boundary of Golgalan Run aforesaid to the south-west corner of Garnpung Run thence by a line northerly dividing Garnpung Run aforesaid Panban and North Panban Runs form East Tarcoola Block A aforesaid and East Tarcoola and West Panban Blocks A and B Runs to the south-eastern corner of Camelot Run on the north by the south boundaries of Camelot and North Mythis Block C Runs westerly to the east boundary of East Barrara Divide Run thence by the east boundary of that run northerly and by the north boundaries of East Barrara Divide Run aforesaid and East Barrara and Barrara Runs westerly to the Darling River thence by that river downwards to the boundary dividing Yaltolka and Yartla Runs thence by the south boundaries of Yaltolka Outer Yaltolka Outer Cuthro and Nadbuck West Runs westerly to the south-west corner of the latter run and thence by a line bearing west to the boundary dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and South Australia and on the west by that boundary being the 141st meridian of east longitude southerly to the Murray River aforesaid. | W. L. Richardson P.M. | Wentworth. |
| 69a | Wentworth (Menindie). | Bounded on part of the south from the Darling River by the northern boundaries of Barrara East Barrara and East Barrara Divide Runs easterly to the north-eastern corner of the latter run thence by the east boundary of East Barrara Divide Run southerly to the north-west corner of North Mythis Block B Run thence by the north boundaries of that run North Mythis Block A West Panban Block B and North Panban Runs bearing east to the north-east corner of | S. Mackenzie | Menindie. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth (Menindie)—contd. | the latter run thence by the eastern boundary of that run bearing south about four miles thence by a line bearing east to the south-western corner of Kilfera Block C Run and by the south boundaries of that run and Kilfera Blocks B and A easterly to the south-western corner of North Clare 3 Run thence on the east by the boundary dividing North Clare 3 aforesaid Kilfera Blocks N M L K and Arlington Plains Block A from Kilfera Blocks A D F H J Runs and Arlington Plains Block B northerly to the south boundary of Manara Run thence by the south and part of the east boundary of that run easterly and northerly to the dividing boundary as marked by Mr. Licensed-Surveyor M'Cormack in 1865 for the pastoral districts of Albert and Darling at about twenty miles north-westerly from the marked one hundred and twelve broad-arrow north-eastern corner-post of the pastoral district of Darling thence by a line bearing north about fifteen and a half degrees west by compass about fifty-two and a half miles to the southern corner of Wongolaroo Run thence by the south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries of that run north-easterly and north-westerly to the back or south-eastern boundary of Onondoo run thence by the south-eastern boundaries of that run and Outer Merry Run north-easterly to the eastern corner of the latter run thence by the north-eastern or upper boundaries of Outer Merry and Merry Runs north-westerly to the Darling River at a box stump marked broad-arrow thence by that river upwards to the boundary dividing Anaralla and Walker's twenty-two camp Back Run Mount M'Pherson Mount M'Pherson Block A and Mount M'Pherson Block 1 and its continuation north-westerly to the southern boundary of Bathing Spring Run at three miles easterly from the south-western corner of that run thence by the southern and western boundaries of that run westerly and northerly and the western boundary of the East Piri Run northerly to its north-western corner and thence by the western boundary of Yetabangee Run northerly and north-easterly to the south-western corner of Tango Run South on Tungo Creek to Paroo River thence by the west boundaries of that run and Tungo North Run crossing Tungo Creek northerly about eleven miles to the north boundary of the latter run thence by that boundary easterly five miles by the east boundary of that run southerly to the north boundary of Mulla Woolka Run West on the Paroo River thence by that boundary to the back boundary of Warramutty West Run thence by the back or western boundaries of all the runs fronting on the western side of the Paroo River leaving those runs in the Bourke district northerly to the twenty-ninth parallel of south latitude being the boundary dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and Queensland on the north by that boundary westerly to the one hundred and forty-first meridian of east longitude being the boundary dividing the Colonies of New South Wales and South Australia on the west by that meridan southerly to a point bearing due west from the south-western corner of Nudbuck West Run thence on the remainder of the south by a line east to that corner, and by the south boundaries of that run Outer Cuthro Outer Yaltolka and Yaltolka Runs easterly to the Darling River and thence by that river upwards to the north boundary of Barrara Run aforesaid. | |||
| 70 | Wollombi | Embracing a southern portion of the county of Northumberland and a south-eastern portion of the county of Hunter Commencing on the range dividing the waters of Parson's Doyle's and Creig's Creeks from those of the Macdonald River at Howe's Mountain and bounded thence by that range westerly to the north-east corner of the parish of Medhurst thence by the east boundary of that parish and the east boundary of the parish of Myrtle southerly until it meets the north boundary of the parish of Gullongulong thence by that boundary easterly to the west boundary of the parish of Wareng thence by that boundary southerly to the Bulga Road by that road southerly to a spur branching at Wheelbarrow ridge near Parr's bush thence by that ridge easterly to the western extremity of the south boundary of the parish of Wonga and by that boundary easterly to the Hawkesbury River by the Hawkesbury River downwards to the sea and by the sea northerly to Reid's Mistake at the entrance of Lake Macquarie thence by part of the eastern the southern and part of the western shores of that lake to Dora Creek by Dora Creek to the range dividing the waters of Wollombi Brook from those of Lake Macquarie and by that range northerly the Brokenback Range westerly the spur forming the northern watershed of Culawine and Cedar Creeks and a spur range to the Wollombi Brook and thence by a spur range dividing the waters of Werong and Drew's Creeks to the range dividing the waters of Wollombi Brook and the Macdonald River thence by that range to Howe's Mountain aforesaid at the point of commencement to include the Islands of Lake Macquarie. | A. J. Kingsmill, C.P.S. | Brisbane Water. |
| 71 | Yass Plains | Embracing a southern portion of the county of King a north-western portion of the county of Murray and portions of the pastoral districts of Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Commencing at the confluence of Jeremiah Creek with the Murrumbidgee River and bounded thence on part of the west by a line to the spur of the range forming the eastern watershed of that creek and by that range until it joins the range between the Goodradigbee and Tumut Rivers and by that range to the point where the spur branches from it which terminates | Leopold Yates, P.M. C.P.S. | Yass. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Yass Plains—contd. | on the Goodradigbee exactly opposite the confluence of Flea Creek on the south by that spur to the Goodradigbee River thence by the leading range between Flea Creek and the waters falling into the Goodradigbee above that creek until that range joins the dividing range between the Goodradigbee and Cotter Rivers on the east by that range northerly until it reaches the sources of Cavan Mountain Creek thence by the dividing range between Cavan Mountain Creek and the Murrumbidgee until the spur range branches which terminates on the Murrumbidgee about half a mile below Yeumbera House (and which forms the boundary between the Cavan and Yeumbera Runs) by that spur to the Murrumbidgee and by the Murrumbidgee upwards to a point due west of One-tree Hill thence on the south by a direct line to that hill thence by a range northerly about three miles thence by a line north-easterly to the confluence of Gundaroo Creek with the Yass River and by that creek to its source at the foot of the Cullarin Range again on the east by that range and the Great Dividing Range to the south boundary of the parish of Crookwell county of King thence by that boundary and the southern watershed of the Crookwell River westerly and north-westerly to a point where the road from Binda to Boorowa crosses that watershed thence by that road north-easterly to the Crookwell River thence by that river to the Lachlan River thence again on the west by the Lachlan upwards to the confluence of Old Man Creek at Wallah Wallah thence by that creek to its head in the range dividing the waters of the Boorowa and Lachlan Rivers and thence by that range southerly again on the north by the southern watershed of Pudman's Creek and the range dividing the waters of Kiangaroo and Laing's Creeks to a point on the Boorowa River one mile below the north-west corner of N.R. Besnard's three hundred and twenty-six acres thence on the remainder of the west by the Boorowa River upwards to the confluence of Hassall's Creek thence by Hassall's Creek to its source in the range dividing the waters of the Yass River and the Jugiong Creek thence by that range southerly to the source of Illalong Creek thence by that creek downwards to its junction with Jugiong Creek thence by that creek downwards to its confluence with Bogalong Creek and by a spur range and the western watershed of Bogalong Creek Barber's Creek and Oak Creek to a point due north of the confluence of Oak Creek with the Murrumbidgee thence by a line south to that confluence and thence by the Murrumbidgee River upwards to the confluence of Jeremiah Creek aforesaid. | ||
| 72 | Young | Embracing part of the pastoral district of Lachlan counties of Harden Monteagle and Bland and bounded on the east from the southern source of Morongla Creek by the range forming the western watershed of the Boorowa River southerly to the range dividing the waters falling to the Lachlan River from those falling to the Murrumbidgee River and by that range westerly and the range forming the western watershed of Douglas Creek southerly to a point due east from the south-east corner of J. C. Wellman's three hundred and twenty acres on Barwang Creek thence by a line west to that corner and by the south boundary of that land and its westerly prolongation bearing westerly in all two and three quarter miles thence by a line bearing south to the north-east corner of S. K. Salting's portion one hundred and twelve parish of Cunningar and by the eastern boundaries of that portion portion one hundred and thirteen and S. K. Salting's portion one hundred and seventeen R. Whiskin's portion one hundred and eighteen and S. K. Salting's portion one hundred and nineteen and one hundred and thirty-eight bearing south in all five miles to the south-east corner of portion one hundred and thirty-eight aforesaid thence by the southern boundaries of portion one hundred and thirty-eight aforesaid and S. K. Salting's portions one hundred and thirty-seven and one hundred and thirty-six J. D. Macansh's portion one hundred and thirty-three S. K. Salting's portions one hundred and thirty-one and one hundred and thirty parish of Cunningar and S. K. Salting's portions one hundred and twenty-nine and one hundred and twenty-eight in the parish of Murrimboola and its westerly continuation to the eastern boundary of the reserve on account of population of the town of Murrimboola thence by that boundary and the south boundary of that reserve southerly and westerly to the road from Muttama via Beggan Beggan to Murrimboola and thence by that road southerly to the range dividing the waters of Jugiong and Kitticarrara Creek form Mutta Muttama Creek thence on the south by that range and the range dividing the waters of the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Rivers being the northern boundaries of the Gundagai and Murrumbidgee Electorates westerly to where the spur branches which forms the western watershed of Walladilly Creek thence by that watershed and the western watershed of Narraburra Creek northerly to the junction of the latter creek with Yeo Yeo Creek thence by the Morangarell and Burrangong Road easterly to where the north-western boundary of the Burrangong Gold Field as proclaimed on the 31st day of August 1865 crosses it at about two and three-quarter miles westerly from Thuddungra Lagoon thence by the north-western boundary of that gold-field being a line bearing north-east to the Burrangong Creek at P. O'Maley's old sheep station hut at about three-quarters of a mile above P. Walsh's 320 acres thence by the continuation of that line to the southern boundary of the Tyagong Gold-field as proclaimed twenty-second March eighteen hundred and sixty-seven | H. A. Smith, C.P.S. | Young. |
| No. | Name of Census District or Sub-district. | Boundaries of Districts or Sub-districts. | Name of Enumerator. | Enumerator's Address. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Young—contd. | thence by the southern boundary of that gold-field being the southern watershed of Tyagong Creek easterly to the range dividing the waters of that creek and Burrangong Creek from Crowther Creek thence by that range northerly to a tree marked broadarrow over MF conjoined over 34 bearing south 50 degrees east and distant fifty-nine chains from the south-east corner of G. Campbell's 160 acres at Lagoon Station thence again by the marked tree boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes easterly marked at intervals with broad-arrow MF conjoined 34 broad-arrow MF conjoined 33 broad-arrow MF conjoined 32 broad-arrow MF conjoined 31 broad-arrow MF conjoined 30 broad-arrow MF conjoined 29 to Crowther or Koorowatha Creek thence by that creek downwards to the confluence of Bang Bang Creek thence by that creek upwards to the boundary dividing portions 0 over 60 over 7 parish of Koorowatha on that creek thence by part of the north-western boundary of the suburban lands at Koorowatha as defined by notice in the Government Gazette of the 28th April 1863 folio 986 bearing north forty degrees east about twelve chains thence by the north-eastern boundary of those lands bearing east forty degrees south seventy-nine chains and thence by the south-eastern boundary of those lands bearing south forty degrees west about fifty-six and a-half chains to Bang Bang Creek at the south-western corner of portion 0 over 5 P. Maloney's fifty-six acres thence again by that creek upwards to its source in the range forming part of the boundary dividing the counties of Monteagle and Forbes near a gum-tree marked broad-arrow MF conjoined 23 thence by that range easterly to the southern source of Morongla Creek aforesaid at the point of commencement. |
| District or Sub-district. | Page. |
|---|---|
| Albury | LXXXV |
| Argyle | LXXXV |
| Balmain | LXXXV |
| Balranald | LXXXV |
| Balranald (Hay) | LXXXVI |
| Bathurst | LXXXVI |
| The Bogan | LXXXVI |
| Boorowa | LXXXVII |
| Bourke | LXXXVII |
| Bourke (Brewarina) | LXXXVIII |
| Braidwood | LXXXVIII |
| Camden | LXXXVIII |
| Camden (Campbelltown) | LXXXIX |
| Camden (Berrima) | LXXXIX |
| Camden (Picton) | LXXXIX |
| Canterbury (Concord) | LXXXIX |
| Canterbury (St. George) | LXXXIX |
| Carcoar | XC |
| Carcoar (Cowra) | XC |
| The Clarence | XC |
| Central Cumberland (Liverpool) | XCI |
| Central Cumberland (Ryde) | XCI |
| Durham (Dungog) | XCI |
| Durham (Clarence Town) | XCI |
| Durham (Patterson) | XCII |
| Eden | XCII |
| Eden (Bega) | XCII |
| Eden (Broulee) | XCII |
| Forbes | XCIII |
| The Glebe | XCIII |
| Glen Innes | XCIII |
| Gloucester (Raymond Terrace) | XCIII |
| Gloucester (Bullah Delah) | XCIII |
| Goulburn | XCIV |
| Grafton | XCIV |
| Grenfell | XCIV |
| Gundagai | XCV |
| Gunnedah | XCV |
| The Gwydir | XCVI |
| Hartley | XCVI |
| The Hastings and Manning | XCVI |
| The Hawkesbury | XCVII |
| The Hume | XCVII |
| The Hunter | XCVIII |
| The Upper Hunter (Cassilis) | XCVIII |
| The Upper Hunter (Murrurundi) | XCVIII |
| The Upper Hunter (Scone) | XCVIII |
| Illawarra | XCIX |
| Inverell | XCIX |
| Kiama | XCIX |
| The Macleay | XCIX |
| East Macquarie (Bathurst) | XCIX |
| East Macquarie (Sofala) | XCIX |
| West Macquarie | C |
| East Maitland | C |
| West Maitland | C |
| Molong | C |
| Monaro | CI |
| Morpeth | CI |
| Mudgee | CI |
| Mudgee (Rylstone) | CI |
| Mudgee (Tambaroora) | CII |
| The Murray (Deniliquin) | CII |
| The Murray (Moama) | CII |
| The Murrumbidgee | CII |
| The Namoi (Coonabarabran) | CIII |
| The Namoi (Narrabri) | CIII |
| The Namoi (Walgett) | CIII |
| The Nepean | CIII |
| Newcastle | CIV |
| New England | CIV |
| Newtown | CIV |
| Northumberland | CV |
| Orange | CV |
| Paddington | CV |
| Parramatta | CVI |
| Patrick's Plains | CVI |
| Queanbeyan | CVI |
| Redfern | CVII |
| The Richmond (Casino) | CVII |
| The Richmond (Tweed River) | CVII |
| Shoalhaven | CVII |
| St. Leonards | CVIII |
| East Sydney | CVIII |
| South Sydney | CVIII |
| West Sydney | CVIII |
| Tamworth | CVIII |
| Tamworth (Nundle) | CIX |
| Tenterfield | CIX |
| Tumut | CIX |
| Wellington | CX |
| Wentworth | CX |
| Wentworth (Menindie) | CX |
| Wollombi | CXI |
| Yass Plains | CXI |
| Young | CXII |
| Name. | District or Sub-district. |
|---|---|
| Abbott T. K., C.P.S. | Gunnedah. |
| Antill W. R. | Camden (Picton). |
| Armstrong W. W., C.P.S. | Mudgee (Rylstone). |
| Alnwick Thomas | Northumberland. |
| Bray Joshua, P.M. | The Richmond (Tweed River). |
| Brecke W. H. H., C.P.S. | The Hawkesbury. |
| Beuzeville James | Bathurst. |
| Beuzeville James | East Macquarie (Bathurst). |
| Beuzeville James | West Macquarie. |
| Bridle William, J.P. | Tumut. |
| Brodie George C., C.P.S. | Grenfell. |
| Burrows John | Newcastle. |
| Campbell M. M., C.P.S. | The Richmond. |
| Cardew W. C., C.P.S. | Inverell. |
| Casey John B., C.P.S. | The Macleay. |
| Clarke William, C.P.S. | Grafton. |
| Cleeve John K., C.P.S. | The Nepean. |
| Cobbin W. R. | The Glebe. |
| Creagh J. Albert, C.P.S. | The Hastings and Manning. |
| Crommelin J. C. W. | Albury. |
| Crommelin J.C.W. | The Hume. |
| Dulhunty R.G. | The Bogan. |
| Davis John, C.P.S. | Eden (Bega). |
| Delohery C., C.P.S. | East Maitland. |
| Delohery C., C.P.S. | West Maitland. |
| Dillon Hubert, C.P.S. | Camden (Campbelltown). |
| Donaldson L. S., C.P.S. | The Murray (Moama). |
| Edwards W. C. (deceased), succeeded by W. H. Perry | Forbes. |
| Edwards Fredk. W., P.M. | The Namoi. |
| Evans G. R., C.P.S. | The Upper Hunter. |
| Evans W. T., C.P.S. | Orange. |
| Evans C. H. | Molong. |
| Field Harold E. | Newtown. |
| Field Thomas | Redfern. |
| Gloag William | Gloucester (Raymond Terrace). |
| Graham J. B., P.M. | Tenterfield. |
| Harris W. Carver | Argyle. |
| Harris W. Carver | Goulburn. |
| Hayes Richd. B., C.P.S. | Eden. |
| Hooper W. H. | The Murray (Deniliquin). |
| Isaacs C.S., C.P.S. | Mudgee. |
| Jones Thomas | The Hunter. |
| Keating John | Morpeth. |
| Kermode Samuel | Tamworth (Nundle). |
| Kingsmill A. J., C.P.S. | Wollombi. |
| Layard Louis F., C.P.S. (resigned), succeeded by T. Ilbery | Bourke. |
| Long William | Central Cumberland (Liverpool). |
| Lovegrove William, C.P.S. | Shoalhaven. |
| Macarthur L. W. A., C.P.S. | Balranald (Hay). |
| Macarthur F. C., C.P.S. | The Gwydir. |
| Mackenzie S. | Wentworth (Menindie). |
| Marriott Edward, C.P.S. | New England. |
| Marsh F., C.P.S. | Wellington. |
| Martin John B., C.P.S. | Camden. |
| Martin W. J., C.P.S. | Glen Innes. |
| Matthews George | Canterbury (St. George). |
| Miller J.S. | The Namoi (Walgett). |
| Mitchell R. B., P.M., C.P.S. (resigned), succeeded by J. C. Bowden | Balranald. |
| Moser Thomas | St. Leonards. |
| Moss George | Paddington. |
| M'Dermott W.P. | Hartley. |
| M'Donald John, C.P.S. | Tamworth. |
| M'Naughton Samuel | The Clarence. |
| Newbury B. | Durham (Patterson). |
| Newbury W. O. | East Macquarie (Sofala). |
| Newman A. | Durham (Clarence Town). |
| Parker William | Balmain. |
| Pope George M., C.P.S. | Central Cumberland (Ryde). |
| Richardson W. L., P.M. | Wentworth. |
| Robertson W. F., C.P.S. | Braidwood. |
| Robinson F. T. | Patrick's Plains. |
| Rouse Edward | Murrumbidgee. |
| Rowling E. L. | Gloucester (Bullah Delah). |
| Russell F. B., P.M. | Queanbeyan. |
| Smith Archibald S. | Gundagai. |
| Smith Chas. F. | Illawarra. |
| Simpson W. B. | Carcoar (Cowra). |
| Smith C. G., C.P.S. | Durham (Dungog). |
| Smith Chas. E., P.M. | The Namoi (Narrabri). |
| Smith H.A., C.P.S. | Young. |
| Smithers G. H. F., C.P.S. | Monaro. |
| Somerville James | Kiama. |
| Thomas W. H., C.P.S. | Eden (Broulee). |
| Thompson James H. | The Upper Hunter (Cassilis). |
| Ward E.G. (Registrar-Gen'l.) | East Sydney. |
| Ward E.G. (Registrar-Gen'l.) | South Sydney. |
| Ward E.G. (Registar-Gen'l.) | West Sydney. |
| Warner W. Badcock | Carcoar. |
| Willard James S. | Mudgee (Tambaroora). |
| Wilshire F. R., P.M. | Camden (Berrima). |
| Wilshire J. T., C.P.S. | The Upper Hunter (Scone). |
| Wickham George, C.P.S. | Parramatta. |
| Wotton W. J. E., C.P.S. | Boorowa. |
| Yates Leopold, C.P.S. | Yass Plains. |
| Young Michael B. | Canterbury (Concord). |
| District or Sub-district. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| East Sydney | Wm. Finley | E. G. Ward, J.P., Registrar General. |
| Geo. G. Shaw. | ||
| Wm. Frost. | ||
| Geo. West. | ||
| Thos. Webb. | ||
| Alfred Brockstoyne. | ||
| Alfred Clarke. | ||
| Charles Manton. | ||
| Harry S. Bolt. | ||
| G. A. Hewitt. | ||
| T. G. Skrine. | ||
| Frank Bowerman. | ||
| J. C. M'Callum. | ||
| W. H. Taylor. | ||
| Geo. Hoskins. | ||
| James Pope. | ||
| Walter Coar. | ||
| Thomas Shone. | ||
| J. G. Sankey. | ||
| J. S. Hillier. | ||
| J. G. Humphrey. | ||
| South Sydney | David Mason. | E. G. Ward, J. P., Registrar General. |
| Wm. P. M'Girr. | ||
| Joseph T. Morris. | ||
| Wm. Anderson. | ||
| T. W. Willis. | ||
| Geo. Staples | ||
| South Sydney—continued. | Thos. Jesse. | |
| N. W. Montagu. | ||
| Richard O'Brien. | ||
| Chas. Elliott. | ||
| Maurice O'Connor. | ||
| Edward Holloway. | ||
| Walter Pierce. | ||
| Charles Wiseheart. | ||
| C. S. Jones. | ||
| J. E. Baylis. | ||
| David Williams. | ||
| Alfred Orchard. | ||
| West Sydney. | James Coleman. | E. G. Ward, J.P., Registrar General. |
| William Talbot | ||
| William M'Curtayne. | ||
| Cecil Peters. | ||
| W. B. Clarke. | ||
| Chas. Le Forest. | ||
| John Brearly. | ||
| Oliver H. Stokes. | ||
| W. H. Tindell. | ||
| Benjin. M'Dermott. | ||
| Henry Fairfax. | ||
| W. Mason. | ||
| J. M. Webb. | ||
| Henry Beed. | ||
| John J. Frost |
| District or Sub-district. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| West Sydney—contd. | J. C. Moylan. | |
| John Quinlan. | ||
| Henry M. Dennes. | ||
| M. J. Fuller. | ||
| Wm. M'Aleer. | ||
| John De B. Carr. | ||
| Balmain | Andrew Maguire. | Wm. Parker, District Registrar. |
| Llewellyn Williams. | ||
| William Hopkins. | ||
| John Manning. | ||
| Andrew Bogle. | ||
| Charles Stone. | ||
| Alfred Jones. | ||
| John Thomas Maxwell. | ||
| The Glebe | F. W. Jackson. | W. R. Cobbin, District Registrar. |
| Wm. C. Farren. | ||
| Robt. C. Laing. | ||
| J. Hales. | ||
| Henry Evans. | ||
| Newtown | Robert Hannon. | Harold E. Field. |
| Thomas Hills. | ||
| James Quinan. | ||
| James Thornton, Junr. | ||
| Edward Coleman. | ||
| James Conacher. | ||
| H. M. Blanch. | ||
| Paddington | Thomas Rooke. | George Moss. |
| James Robert Campbell. | ||
| William Barnett Smith. | ||
| William Henry St. Maur Webb. | ||
| Montefiore Moses Moss. | ||
| William Henry Monkhouse. | ||
| Charles Moss. | ||
| Redfern | E. G. Sayers. | Thomas Field. |
| N. C. Berry. | ||
| W. Grant. | ||
| Arthur Squire. | ||
| C. Manton. | ||
| T. Casey. | ||
| J. Daniels. | ||
| S. Thornthwaite. | ||
| S. Nettleton. | ||
| J. Newsham. | ||
| P. J. Shoppe. | ||
| S. B. Edwards. | ||
| Michael M'Dermott. | ||
| F. Hearn. | ||
| J. M'Neigh. | ||
| St. Leonards | William Alexander Stack. | Thomas Moser. |
| Henry J. Daniels. | ||
| B. Henry d'Avigdor. | ||
| Augustus Henry Murray. | ||
| Canterbury (Concord). | Frank Thornthwaite. | Michael B. Young, District Registrar. |
| James Allison. | ||
| James Kevin. | ||
| William Charles Grosvener. | ||
| Thomas William Gibbs. | ||
| Frederick Dundas. | ||
| Canterbury (St. George). | Thomas Tompson. | George Matthews. |
| Wm. J. Hamill. | ||
| Darcy Leigh. | ||
| Albury and The Hume. | George S. Dulley. | J.C.W. Crommelin. |
| John Mackenzie. | ||
| David Crabb. | ||
| James Day. | ||
| George Day. | ||
| Murdoch M'Donald. | ||
| James Ringwood. | ||
| Richard Zouch. | ||
| George Lipsett. | ||
| Charles W. Conley. | ||
| Samuel S. C. V. North. | ||
| William R. Conley. | ||
| Henry F. St. John Scurr. | ||
| Armour A. Boyle. | ||
| Charles Easterly. | ||
| Joseph Martin. | ||
| Alfred J. Martin. | ||
| George Piggin. | ||
| Argyle and Goulburn. | James Benzley. | W. Carver Harris. |
| J. L. Henderson. | ||
| R. J. Shirriff. | ||
| W. Mackenzie. | ||
| Thomas Brown. | ||
| F. O. Henderson. | ||
| E. A. Henderson. | ||
| Henry Morphy. | ||
| Thomas Russell. | ||
| A. Phelps. | ||
| John Strong. | ||
| Archibald Styles. | ||
| L. Hawkins. | ||
| G. Martyr. | ||
| B. A. Batty. | ||
| S. B. Henderson. | ||
| Charles Ah Chung. | ||
| Balranald | Richard Brice Souther. | R. B. Mitchell, Succeeded by J. C. Bowden. |
| Frederick Bullock. | ||
| Thomas Robinson. | ||
| Balranald (Hay) | W. Hamilton. | L. W. A. Macarthur, C.P.S. |
| W. Butterworth. | ||
| H. E. Thompson. | ||
| G. H. Radcliffe. | ||
| J. Jordan. | ||
| A. G. Begg. | ||
| W. J. Donohue. | ||
| M. Riley. | ||
| J. Porter. | ||
| H. Lowes. | ||
| J. Dillon. | ||
| B. Allison. | ||
| John Honey. | ||
| Bathurst | M. M. M'Carthy. | James Beuzeville, District Registrar. |
| John Thompson. | ||
| Henry Tuckwell. | ||
| L. P. Fraley. | ||
| J. W. Maish. | ||
| William Beacham. | ||
| The Bogan | Ernest W. Soane. | G. R. Dulhanty. |
| Hubert Dulhunty. | ||
| T. H. Purvis. | ||
| W. C. Tibbits. | ||
| F. C. Kyrrett. | ||
| A. Kuyrett. | ||
| J. C. Tibbits. | ||
| Henry Tristin Beresford. | ||
| J. Gillis. | ||
| James Facir. | ||
| W. G. Thompson. | ||
| D. A. Gillis. | ||
| Jas. Gillis. | ||
| Foster E. W. Ward.—Blanchford. | ||
| Boorowa | John Walsh. | W. J. E. Wotton, C.P.S. |
| George Couch. | ||
| Benjn. Morgan. | ||
| David Stuart. | ||
| Resolute Bell Gibbons. | ||
| Charles Wildarsh. | ||
| William Wotton. | ||
| Alex. M. Campbell. | ||
| A. Campbell. | ||
| Frank Wildash. | ||
| James Rose. | ||
| John Gardiner. | ||
| Joseph Martin. | ||
| Henry Hall. | ||
| Patrick Magennis. | ||
| Bourke | Edward Ward. | Louis F. Layard, succeeded by T. Ilbery. |
| Alfred Eccles. | ||
| Alfred Shaw. | ||
| William Byron. | ||
| Thomas Donohoe. | ||
| Adolph Warfell. | ||
| Thomas Woods. | ||
| Braidwood | John E. Rex. | W. F. Robertson, C.P.S |
| Patrick J. Galwa | ||
| John W. Bunn. | ||
| William A. Kershaw | ||
| Thomas J. Aldcorn. |
| District or Sub-district. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| Braidwood—cont. | Thomas Atkinson. | |
| John Wallace. | ||
| William A. M'Dorogh. | ||
| John G. Merest. | ||
| Thomas Ah Lee. | ||
| Thomas Lee Chin. | ||
| Camden | Ernest Lowe. | John B. Martin, C.P.S. |
| David Nott. | ||
| Charles Cross. | ||
| Camden (Campbelltown). | Charles Ernest Matthews. | Hubert Dillon, C.P.S. |
| Thomas Wilshire Elliot. | ||
| Thomas Jenner Winton. | ||
| Camden (Berrima) | Richard Waddy Cordeaux. | F. R. Wilshire, P.M. |
| David Moffit. | ||
| Joseph Wallace. | ||
| Charles Salter Payne. | ||
| Charles John Nicholson. | ||
| Edward Hamilton Badgery. | ||
| Julius Ruben. | ||
| Henry Morrice. | ||
| Brisbane Challis Wilshire. | ||
| Camden (Picton) | William B. Bell. | W. R. Antill. |
| William A. Campbell. | ||
| William B. Campbell. | ||
| Charles Thompson. | ||
| Carcoar | William Henry Madew. | W. Badcock Warner. |
| Joseph Walker West. | ||
| John William Fox. | ||
| Edwin Cock. | ||
| Robert Pollock M'Kelly. | ||
| Stephney Alured Clarke. | ||
| Alexander Ewin. | ||
| James Stammers. | ||
| Frederick William M'Fadden | ||
| Carcoar (Cowra) | John Thomas West. | W. B. Simpson. |
| Joseph Ebenezer Taylor. | ||
| John Chapman. | ||
| Harry Mawby. | ||
| Edward Fitzgerald. | ||
| The Clarence | Donaldson Kinnear. | Saml. M'Naughton. |
| James Madgwick. | ||
| Alexander Campbell. | ||
| C. N. Child. | ||
| Neil M'Innis. | ||
| George Jones. | ||
| William James Peek. | ||
| Central Cumberland (Liverpool). | James Knox. | Wm. Long. |
| Francis Atkin Kenyon | ||
| John Wilson. | ||
| Clarence Browne. | ||
| Ernest Logan. | ||
| James Doyle Browne. | ||
| Henry Wheeler. | ||
| Saul Solomon. | ||
| Julius Madsen. | ||
| Centra Cumberland (Ryde). | Robert Vining Gale. | Geo. M. Pope, C.P.S. |
| Henry Sims. | ||
| William Spinway. | ||
| Philip R. Young. | ||
| James Gordon. | ||
| Patrick Hayes. | ||
| William Coulter. | ||
| Durham (Clarence Town). | Frederick John Newman. | A. Newman. |
| Robert A. Mailer. | ||
| John Clode. | ||
| Durham Dungog | John E. Robertson. | C. G. Smith, C.P.S. |
| Thomas Hanna. | ||
| W. A. Smith. | ||
| Thomas Irwin. | ||
| Durham (Paterson). | Moses Smith. | B. Newbury. |
| James Oldfields. | ||
| Herbert Doust. | ||
| Eden | Arthur Clarke. | Richard B. Hayes, C.P.S. |
| Tyrone White. | ||
| Samuel Martin | ||
| Eden (Bega) | Samuel Brown. | John Davis, C.P.S. |
| John Alfred Davis. | ||
| Patrick Mooney. | ||
| William Thomas Rumney. | ||
| William Davis. | ||
| Alfred Black. | ||
| Clement John Walsh Styles. | ||
| John Sharp. | ||
| Eden (Broulee) | John Thomas Hobbes. | W. H. Thomas, C.P.S. |
| John Thomas Hobbes, junr. | ||
| John Shothie. | ||
| George Boot. | ||
| Henry William Barlow. | ||
| John Buckley. | ||
| Alfred Ling. | ||
| Bernard Joseph Buckley. | ||
| Michael Bell. | ||
| Forbes | John Woodliffe Girdham. | W. C. Edwards, succeeded by W. H. Perry. |
| W. S. Hudson. | ||
| Thomas Harper. | ||
| Louis Albrecht. | ||
| C. S. Jackson. | ||
| L. R. H. G. Lane. | ||
| C. H. Battye. | ||
| Glen Innes. | John Martin. | W. J. Martin, C.P.S. |
| Donald Macdonald. | ||
| Richard Coulston. | ||
| F. A. Rossiter. | ||
| J. P. Stuart. | ||
| W. F. Poole. | ||
| P. Power. | ||
| G. S. Peel. | ||
| John Potter. | ||
| Andrew Heydon. | ||
| James Burn. | ||
| John M'Innes. | ||
| Edward Sargeant. | ||
| Sam. Hong. | ||
| James Hook. | ||
| Gloucester (Bullah Delah). | Charles Dee. | E. L. Rowling. |
| Thomas Laman, junr. | ||
| John Donaldson. | ||
| Edward Charles Nicholls. | ||
| Thomas Nicholls. | ||
| William Alma Smith. | ||
| Phillip Isaac Longworthy. | ||
| Gloucester (Raymond Terrace). | George Gale Street. | William Gloag. |
| John Cherrie. | ||
| Robert M'Kenzie. | ||
| Grafton | Thomas Bowden. | William Clarke, C.P.S. |
| Thomas Dellow. | ||
| Michael Tierney. | ||
| Roderick Marcus M'Donald. | ||
| Frederick Clifford. | ||
| John Hill. | ||
| William Alexander Irwin. | ||
| Duncan Weir Munro. | ||
| Thomas Martin. | ||
| Albert Goodyear. | ||
| George Kelly. | ||
| Grenfell | William Henry Hazelton. | George G. Brodie C.P.S. |
| Thomas Macfarland. | ||
| Terence Macfarland. | ||
| William Maloney. | ||
| Thomas Gollan. | ||
| Jeffrey M. Dodd. | ||
| Robert E. Logan. | ||
| David Reid. | ||
| John Ronald. | ||
| Richard Henry Goodridge. | ||
| Gundagai | William Joseph Crowe. | Archibald S. Smith. |
| John Isaac. | ||
| David Winton. | ||
| Frank Norton. | ||
| Edward Green Adams. | ||
| Gunnedah | John Day. | T. K. Abbott, C.P.S. |
| George Humphries. | ||
| James Rixon. | ||
| John O'Rourke. | ||
| C. Prentice. | ||
| James F. Williams. | ||
| Christopher Geddes. | ||
| O. Bennett. | ||
| F. Rixon. |
| District or Sub-District. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| The Gwydir | Robert Balfour Munro. | F.C. Macarthur, C.P.S. |
| George Oliver Shaw. | ||
| E.A. Traynor. | ||
| R.M. Morey. | ||
| Charles S. Mills. | ||
| A.W. Mallon. | ||
| H. Gainey. | ||
| Joseph Cameron. | ||
| Hartley | Patrick Finn. | W.P. Maedermott, District Registrar. |
| James Wilson. | ||
| Wm. P. Macdermott, jun. | ||
| Alaric Anderson. | ||
| Maurice Lynch. | ||
| Hassan Mylecharane. | ||
| R.L. Ieely Rowling. | ||
| Henry Mortlock. | ||
| The Hastings and Manning. | William Robert M'Coy. | J. Albert Creagh, C.P.S. |
| Joseph Fitzgerald. | ||
| George Ocles. | ||
| David John Lobban. | ||
| John Allan. | ||
| John Hill. | ||
| Henry Wynter Flett. | ||
| George Murdoch. | ||
| John F. Hall. | ||
| Joseph Fagan. | ||
| James Lyon. | ||
| John Doyle. | ||
| James Johnston. | ||
| The Hawkesbury. | Thomas Anderson. | W.H.H. Beeke, C.P.S. |
| William Bell. | ||
| James Wm. Coberoft. | ||
| Edward Day. | ||
| John Dunstan. | ||
| Stephen John Dunstan. | ||
| Dominie Gerald Gallagher. | ||
| John Holden, jun. | ||
| William Thomas Price. | ||
| James Thomas Rowthorn. r. | ||
| John Thomas Smith. | ||
| Matthew Adam Walker. | ||
| The Hunter | Thomas Jones. | Thomas Jones. |
| Melville W. Hungerford. | ||
| Patrick Fleming. | ||
| George Peck. | ||
| The Upper Hunter (Murrurundi.) | George Frederick Inder. | G. R. Evans, C.P.S. |
| Bernard Haydon. | ||
| Thomas Abbott. | ||
| Thomas Goodyear. | ||
| Thomas H. Kendall. | ||
| The Upper Hunter (Cassilis.) | William Miller. | Jas. H. Thompson. |
| John Miller. | ||
| Edward Joseph Collier. | ||
| Meredith Parkes. | ||
| Edward Scully, | ||
| Thomas Marks. | ||
| The Upper Hunter (Scone.) | Thomas Moody. | J.T. Wilshire, C.P.S. |
| James Coady. | ||
| James Barling. | ||
| James Dodds. | ||
| Frederick William Morriss. | ||
| Charles Hobart Cox. | ||
| Henry S. Hawkins. | ||
| Walter Alexander M'Dougall. | ||
| James T. Arndell. | ||
| Richard John Dawes. | ||
| Illawarra | Henry Thomas Hicks. | Chas F. Smith. |
| William Fry. | ||
| Henry Stumbles. | ||
| Michael Shannon. | ||
| Thomas Francis Lindsay. | ||
| George Brown. | ||
| William Osborne. | ||
| Inverell | Thomas Borthwick. | W.C. Cardew, C.P.S. |
| William White. | ||
| Alexander Kerr. | ||
| Eugene Cunningham. | ||
| John Nicholls. | ||
| Festus John Farnsworth | ||
| Jemmy Ah Lee | ||
| Kiama | F. S. Hall. | James Somerville. |
| J. R. Somerville. | ||
| W. Black. | ||
| J. M. Somerville. | ||
| A. A. Somerville. | ||
| The Macleay | John M'Maugh. | John B. Casey, C.P.S. |
| Adolphus Brompton Cheers. | ||
| William Robertson. | ||
| Hugh M'Maugh. | ||
| William Grey Ducat. | ||
| James Stewart Ducat. | ||
| George Henry Chapman. | ||
| William M'Lean, jun. | ||
| William M'Lean, sen. | ||
| Charles Maunsell. | ||
| George Henderson. | ||
| Lauchlin Francis M'Dougall. | ||
| Aaron Crossman. | ||
| Thos. Wills. | ||
| Henry C. Wilson. | ||
| East Macquarie (Bathurst) | James Wright. | James Benzeville, District Registrar. |
| T.A. Cummings. | ||
| John M'Kinnon. | ||
| Matthew Murray. | ||
| W. C. Knight. | ||
| G. F. Pickering. | ||
| J. B. Kien. | ||
| Ah Kick. | ||
| East Macquarie (Sofala) | James Fitzherbert. | W.O. Newbury, assistant District Registrar. |
| M'Williams. | ||
| E. Peter M'Kinnon. | ||
| Hamilton J. Ray. | ||
| John Bond. | ||
| Andrew Halpin. | ||
| Ah Gee. | ||
| West Macquarie | George Saville. | James Beuzeville, District Registrar. |
| John Stanley. | ||
| J. H. Berney. | ||
| Robert Williams. | ||
| Albert Perdue Loden. | ||
| Robert Knott. | ||
| Herbert Hamilton Oakes. | ||
| East Maitland | John Hogan. | C. Delohery, C.P.S. |
| William Payn Lewis. | ||
| Charles Atkinson. | ||
| William B. Barnes. | ||
| Daniel Charles Carter. | ||
| West Maitland | James Knight Osborne | C. Delohery, C.P.S. |
| William Arthur Hughes, Ernest Leslie Maitland. | ||
| Molong | Frederick Shield. | C. H. Evans. |
| William Campbell Mockett. | ||
| Lewis Jewell. | ||
| Peter Grimley. | ||
| John Benson. | ||
| Joseph Jeffries Morris. | ||
| Frederick Hembrough. | ||
| Frederick Morris. | ||
| Henry Winfred Coomber. | ||
| Monaro | Ezra Paul Margoschis. | G. H. F. Smithers, C.P.S. |
| John Ignatius O'Brien. | ||
| Patrick Dillon. | ||
| Thomas Scott. | ||
| Felix Parkinson White. | ||
| George Younge Mould. | ||
| Samuel Mackay. | ||
| Arthur Cadogan Llewellyn. | ||
| Charles Hudson. | ||
| Robert Birch. | ||
| Edward Frederick Drimth. | ||
| Henry Charles Merritt. | ||
| Andrew Sturgeon. | ||
| Henry Niblock. | ||
| Joseph Matthews Gleeson | ||
| William Edward Kyte. | ||
| Alfred Edward Jerome Given | ||
| Charles George Kite. | ||
| John Edward Wright. |
| District or Sub-District. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| Morpeth | Thomas O'Dell. | John Keating. |
| Henry Sparks. | ||
| William Keating. | ||
| Henry Shipton Carpenter. | ||
| Frederick Stuart. | ||
| John Myles Jones. | ||
| Mudgee | Ebenezer Lovejoy. | F.S. Isaacs, C.P.S. |
| Henry E. A. Wells. | ||
| William Grant. | ||
| George J. Carter. | ||
| George Walker. | ||
| Horatio Thurston. | ||
| Joseph H. Cox. | ||
| T. H. Price. | ||
| A. G. Taylor. | ||
| John Barry. | ||
| Stephen E. Tuckerman. | ||
| Ah Cooey. | ||
| Mudgee (Rylstone). | Joseph Taylor. | W.W. Armstrong, C.P.S. |
| Charles A. Tailby. | ||
| John Lloyd. | ||
| John M'Alister. | ||
| Mudgee (Tambaroora) | William Cullen. | Jas. H. Willard. |
| John Renshall. | ||
| William Willard. | ||
| Thomas Paten. | ||
| Henry Willard. | ||
| Tong Gee. | ||
| Ah Too. | ||
| The Murray (Deniliquin). | Benjamin Lister. | W. H. Hooper. |
| Neil M'Kenzie. | ||
| Thomas Broughton Carne, jun. | ||
| Andrew Robertson. | ||
| Erasmus Robert Wren. | ||
| Henry William M'Culloch. | ||
| The Murray (Moama). | Fyfe Duff Watt. | L. S. Donaldson, C.P.S. |
| George Howe. | ||
| William M'Connell. | ||
| Charles Hunt. | ||
| Thomas Thompson. | ||
| James Laing, jun. | ||
| Thomas Brown. | ||
| Joseph Rogerson. | ||
| Patrick Keily. | ||
| The Murrambidgee. | W. Stinson. | Ed. Rouse. |
| J. W. Roach. | ||
| John C. Macalister. | ||
| J. Mackay. | ||
| C. Rich. | ||
| F. Lintott. | ||
| Morphy. | ||
| C. H. Daniels. | ||
| G. Donoghoe. | ||
| D. Fergusson. | ||
| Wm. Larkin. | ||
| A. Napthali. | ||
| J. Crook. | ||
| R. H. Roberts. | ||
| M. Fennell. | ||
| J. Angel. | ||
| J. Manton. | ||
| John Gordon. | ||
| J. Wilson. | ||
| G. Brooks. | ||
| Simon San Ling. | ||
| Sam Tung. | ||
| The Namo (Coonabarabran) | Grace Civing. | Fred. W. Edwards, P.M. |
| Kenneth Murchison. | ||
| James M'Neale. | ||
| James Kirkpatrick. | ||
| Wilfred Wilmott. | ||
| The Namoi (Narrabri). | John J. Craig. | Chas. E. Smith, P.M. |
| William J. Coleman. | ||
| Thomas Carr. | ||
| Denis Roche. | ||
| William J. Foxe. | ||
| George H. Thorley. | ||
| The Namoi Walgett). | John Hoath. | J. S. Miller. |
| James Reid Millar. | ||
| Alfred David Millar. | ||
| John M'Namara. | ||
| W. H. Barnett. | ||
| Keith E. C. Hallowes. | ||
| John Brown. | ||
| Angus M'Innes. | ||
| Charles Edward Millar. | ||
| George Blake. | ||
| The Nepean | John Price. | John K. Cleeve, C.P.S. |
| George Henry Dempsey. | ||
| John Ryan. | ||
| Robert Stuart. | ||
| William Neale. | ||
| Alfred Collets. | ||
| James T. York. | ||
| Newcastle | Richard Hudson. | John Burrowes. |
| Thomas W. Hogue. | ||
| William Tribe. | ||
| Walter S. Collins. | ||
| Frank L. Burrowes. | ||
| Charles T. Cooke. | ||
| Andrew Hogg. | ||
| George White. | ||
| Thomas Burrage. | ||
| Charles T. Grant. | ||
| New England | John B. Fitzgerald. | Edward Marriott, C.P.S. |
| A. J. Cavanagh. | ||
| G. A. Buckland. | ||
| William Taggart. | ||
| Robert Perrott. | ||
| Osgood H. Carter. | ||
| A. M'Donald. | ||
| Edward Brazier. | ||
| Fred. M. C. Forster. | ||
| Charles W. Perry. | ||
| David Turner Pearson. | ||
| Mervyn Crawford. | ||
| Saml. Farrell, jun. | ||
| Saml. Watts. | ||
| W. M. Stevenson. | ||
| William Doran. | ||
| William Dawson. | ||
| T. Danvers Leece. | ||
| J. M. Hill. | ||
| E. G. Clerk. | ||
| John Toole. | ||
| Ah Lin. | ||
| Northumberland. | Richard Hickey. | Thomas Alnwick. |
| David Watson. | ||
| Samuel Greenland. | ||
| Mathew Thornton. | ||
| Edward Robinson. | ||
| George Anderson. | ||
| Daniel Reece. | ||
| Joseph Dobinson. | ||
| Thomas Leonard. | ||
| Francis Craig. | ||
| Henry Hurman. | ||
| John Bedford. | ||
| William Thornton. | ||
| Robert Thornton. | ||
| Orange | W. R. Davies. | Wm. T. Evans, C.P.S. |
| John Muddleton. | ||
| Arthur H. Lack. | ||
| Thomas Faram. | ||
| Michael Ryan. | ||
| Harley G. Evans. | ||
| Henry Pembert. | ||
| Edward Lakeman. | ||
| Thomas Deighton. | ||
| Thomas Singleton. | ||
| William J. Hosie. | ||
| Henry Watson. | ||
| John M. Patterson. | ||
| Wm. May. | ||
| John Nicholls. | ||
| Richard Spencer. | ||
| James Bothick. | ||
| John Conybeer. | ||
| H. H. Chippendale. | ||
| Raymond Evans. | ||
| Charley Ah Ting. |
| District or Sub-District. | Collectors. | Enumerators. |
|---|---|---|
| Parramatta | Frederick M. Overton. | George Wickham, C.P.S. |
| Arthur H. Hayes. | ||
| Thomas A. Fergusson. | ||
| Alfred G. Golledge. | ||
| Patrick's Plains | Richard Dawes. | E. J. Robinson. |
| Arthur Caswell Robinson. | ||
| Joseph Alexander Key. | ||
| Harry Pinchin. | ||
| George Alexander Baker. | ||
| John Henry Alcorn. | ||
| William Blackburn. | ||
| Frederick James Robinson. | ||
| William Wells Robinson. | ||
| Queanbeyan | Alfred Dulhunty. | F. B. Russell, P.M. |
| Pemberton Campbell Palmer. | ||
| George Dudley. | ||
| Michael Reilly. | ||
| Walter Dyce. | ||
| Joseph Henry Hickman. | ||
| Perey Clifford Hodgkinson. | ||
| William Bradshaw Smith. | ||
| Henry Edmund Palmer. | ||
| John Ford. | ||
| The Richmond | Alexander M'Cracken. | M. M. Campbell, C.P.S. |
| Michael H. Fitzhenry. | ||
| Thomas Borton. | ||
| Alexander S. Meares. | ||
| William Hart. | ||
| Wallen Thomas Hobbs. | ||
| Thomas C. Bagot | ||
| The Richmond (Tweed River.) | Fritz Johnson. | Joshua Bray, P.M. |
| James Rowland. | ||
| John J. M. Marks. | ||
| Walter A. Black. | ||
| Shoalhaven | Henry Matthews Taylor. | Wm. Lovegrove, C.P.S. |
| Robert T. Thorburn. | ||
| Thomas Irvine. | ||
| Christopher Murray. | ||
| John Hewitt. | ||
| Bernard Brown. | ||
| Isaac Thorburn. | ||
| George Underwood Alley. | ||
| William Bryce. | ||
| Christopher Henry Greenwood. | ||
| John Jewell Rutter. | ||
| Tamworth | Ralph Bamford. | John M'Donald, C.P.S. |
| Hanley Bennett. | ||
| Stephen Veness. | ||
| John L. Proctor. | ||
| James Dwyer. | ||
| Robert Stanton. | ||
| Thomas Weatherall. | ||
| Daniel Edward Veness. | ||
| Tamworth (Nundle) | William F. Lindsay. | Samuel Kermile. |
| John Stanton. | ||
| H. Ladbury. | ||
| John Kermode. | ||
| James Hyde. | ||
| Sang Suey Lowing. | ||
| Tenterfield | David G. Smith. | J. B. Graham, P.M. |
| Patrick Curran. | ||
| Edward C. Bathurst. | ||
| John Toobey. | ||
| Tenterfield—continued. | William Henry Fisher. | |
| Marcus Dulhunty. | ||
| Thomas Kemp. | ||
| John Tyrrell. | ||
| Tumut | Ebenezer Erskine Rutherford. | Wm. Bridle, J.P. |
| Edward O. Mara. | ||
| William Edward Wilkinson. | ||
| John Ah Youk. | ||
| Ah Ti. | ||
| Wellington | Matthew J. Ryan. | F. Marsh, C.P.S. |
| John Trafford. | ||
| Wm. Madden. | ||
| Leo N. Hyeronimus. | ||
| Christopher W. Chiplin. | ||
| John W. H. Chiplin. | ||
| Robert A. Stace. | ||
| Thomas H. Wilton. | ||
| Wentworth | Albert Bateer. | W. L. Richardson, P.M. |
| Montagu Henry Herbert. | ||
| Arehibald C. Lockhart. | ||
| Charles William Porter. | ||
| Donald Ross. | ||
| James Bolton. | ||
| William Thornton Read. | ||
| Wentworth (Menindie.) | Edward Druman. | Mackenzie. |
| James B. Cameron. | ||
| Charles Marshall. | ||
| Edward Toon. | ||
| Charles Maiden. | ||
| J.M'Kinnon. | ||
| —Thomson. | ||
| Wollombi | Thomas C. Batley, jun. | A. J. Kingsmill. |
| William Dudley Nunn. | ||
| Charles C. Fagan. | ||
| John Worley. | ||
| Alfred Elliott. | ||
| Edwin Hinchliffe. | ||
| Thomas J. Townsend. | ||
| Moses Jones. | ||
| Yass Plains | John Harper. | Leopold Yates, C.P.S. |
| J. Grogan. | ||
| Richard Sheriff. | ||
| Thomas Walsh. | ||
| R. L. Hall. | ||
| Charles Jenkins. | ||
| Oliver Poplin. | ||
| John Bailding. | ||
| Young | Joseph Powell. | H. A. Smith, C.P. |
| Richard Eastley. | ||
| S. J. Space. | ||
| Alfred T. Colles. | ||
| Herbert C. Croaker. | ||
| J. T. Graham. | ||
| Patrick Martin. | ||
| James Drum. | ||
| John Dean. | ||
| Robert William Chamberlain | ||
| Thomas Dean. | ||
| Conrad Shumph. | ||
| Joseph Jacobs. | ||
| Charles Sim. | ||
| W. G. C. Ryves. | ||
| John B. Ranfer. | ||
| William Sang Choi. |
Showing the increase in the two Decennial Periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
Showing at various Ages the Population URBAN and RURAL Shipping not included.
Showing the increase URBAN and RURAL in the two Decennial Periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
Showing at various Ages the increase in the two Decennial Periods 1861-71 and 1871-81
Showing Increase in Sydney, Suburbs and County Districts in the Periods 1861-71 and 1871-81.
Metropolitan Suburban Municipalities showing their growth in the Decennial Period 1871-1881.
Provincial Municipalities,—showing their growth in the Decennial Period 1871-1881.
Showing the number of Persons at different ages, who could Read and Write, Read only or were unable to Read or Write
Showing the number of Persons who could Read and Write, Read only or were unable to Read or Write in 1871, and the Increase or Decrease in the Decennial Period 1871-81
Showing at different ages the numbers of single, married and widowed persons
Australian born, other British subjects, and Foreigners.
Australian-born Population 511,910
British Subjects not Australian-born
BIRTHPLACES.
Showing the increase in the number of Protestants, Roman Catholics &c. in the Decennial period 1871-1881.
Protestant Population 516,512.
Roman Catholic and other persuasions (not Protestant)
OCCUPATIONS
CLASS I. Learned Professions &c. II. Government Service III. Commercial IV.Personal Offices VIII. Skilled Workers IX. Unskilled Labour X. Seafaring XI. In Asylums and Gaols XII. Miscellaneous XIII.Not stated XIV. Unemployed
Class V. Domestic &c.
Class VI Persons engaged on the Land Class VII Persons engaged on Mining