SOUTH AUSTRALIA., CENSUS RETURNS.

Laid on the Table by order of His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief.

ABSTRACT of the CENSUS RETURNS of the PROVINCE of SOUTH AUSTRALIA, taken on the 31st of MARCH, 1855, in terms of the ACT of COUNCIL, No. 13, 1854.
No. of District.Number of each age.Married or single.Totals.Occupation.Houses.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
Under two years of age.Two and under seven.Seven and under fourteen.Fourteen and under twenty-one.Twenty-one and under forty-five.Forty-five and under sixty.Sixty and upwards.Under two years of age.Two and under seven.Seven and under fourteen.Fourteen and under twenty-one.Twenty-one and under forty-five.Forty-five and under sixty.Sixty and upwards.Married.Single.Married.Single.Males.Females.General Total.Farmers.Agricultural Laborers.Merchants.Stockholders.Medical Men.Lawyers.Ministers of Religion.Surveyors.Engineers.Other Professional Persons.Clerks.Brewers.Millers.Publicans and Licensed Victuallers.Shopkeepers and other Retail Dealers.Mechanics and Artificers, viz.— Master Builders.Brickmakers.Bricklayers.Smiths.Carpenters.Masons.Plasterers.Shoemakers.Cabinetmakers.Saddlers and Harness Makers.Tailors.Tanners.Miners.Sawyers and Splitters.Shepherds and others in charge of Sheep.Stockmen and others in charge of Cattle.Carriers and their Assistants.Gardeners.Mariners and Fishermen.Domestic Servants.All other persons not included in the above.Stone or Brick.Wood.Other materials, or Tents.Total.
1. City of Adelaide—Hindmarsh Ward—Population of City,18,2591312753222271,035190371612802904101,049139337161,5017731,5892,2172,3624,579361234812104312346744271501917427064494113341312533261143973,2858445617917
2. City of Adelaide—Gawler Ward—Population of City,18,2591692883622731,193204291463393364431,069134248701,6489691,5222,5182,4915,0092126014694449286038451629184510015862222032952347393963,5498884128957
3. City of Adelaide—Grey Ward—Population of City,18,2591634083852321,019188192214344513791,130194341,0111,4031,0341,8092,4142,8435,2571411216256791355679123014784222153996919464816185211776592372133,9001,04991441,184
4. City of Adelaide—Robe Ward—Population of City,18,25911825128917756814231109256282290750121306099677151,1231,5761,8383,414811225156521575627102318122073312129961411051211122392,5716394729715
5. Town of Kensington and Norwood—West Norwood Ward2,553378379422193074690936523635111953022283484975761,0732432211211521511271217107132261236102318252261113250
6. Town of Kensington and Norwood——East Norwood Ward2,553225257331092462147424912823611119213018630331661942314211131212814520616231117219459113715135
7. Town of Kensington and Norwood—Kensington Ward2,5533069683413630626731006918130914223116632237348886153310251119212193323711021233514567917431178
8. District of West Torrens471351617726677225212019114731749112914943105777858871,67261134541211165347125591443916125121941061,211235885328
9. District of Hindmarsh13129431318662415127145303337254707114166741,0527541,1221,7261,8763,602882536231216861161537362142438281527628154713402041512,68556541206812
10. District of East Torrens14428433318167117539140277312270704146296541,1736961,1821,8271,8783,705162267226334172207101594834132335121275331311022252,56833825893739
11. Western half of the District of Onkaparinga41114110572575718541161008319153112214332233856546081,26215166114321541510121421114233828112179084914157217
11A. Eastern half of the District of Onkaparinga5412813271269491664110967423540142594602693647196331,35215796124421321516111111681289914813921258
12. Southern half of the District of Yatala65181212120381101327819520416136090294036894326851,0921,1172,20913416612614314621142511241116811221115272901,63629719126442
12A. Northern half of the District of Yatala461171119027964448911201012103552065052133977116101,321159122311221413919334161313932341010280010412106222
13. Western half of the District of Highercombe2769787715147434666654125304146307148231453379832104114111112144331524562637313119
13A. Eastern half of the District of Highercombe294462431223211446474310025120213123152333275608539411438326512725393492050119
14. Northern half of the District of Para Wirra523281840102112526133583349236851261212473123111118191701519438
14A. Southern half of the District of Para Wirra1447423275164836453065947515574123230197427565312122144241428116381771
15. Portion of the District of Talunga north of the River Torrens36656240119289195541451001471162431211603592816408454123611131112138431137923115
15A. Portion of the District of Talunga south of the River Torrens4595106812335213499977661753741924332023056255071,1321361211111353861153131111188015111338202
16. District of Mount Crawford203033228517516362333631136314968117212185397464171214126222126123401376
17. District of Barrossa West7915214310636573127315914811631045113176133395239308621,792134991131753231053822621381431613222101212651,28716017525360
18. District of Barossa East259174551572614487066481222381482941502354123858271422753224753132311175992816109153
19. District of Munno Para West621431571363117020781551581152664682746252815458998261,72528713713225111118972122391,2046465179308
20. District of Munno Para East305768551522373268564912119112426812222439234673895129311213115612346438702626122
21. District of Mudla Wirra204654511512433372574099271132217126203349329678787711121111234211523117464378411132
22. District of Angaston52109109792557616491251097920656162254712384026966401,33617464231344348102121514712136861539259618133252
23. District of Clare36758269212375469191621793341893272023045165061,02286834212216137121991254211011638566757412811243
24. District of Upper Wakefield447866611763673660556611928114132714821746836583311650512223410751629315213575618515161
25. District of Mitcham1062492581695261403293209268220559121165109705459411,4801,4862,966181156222154263818131018247142316212581723105821742,149352107135594
26. District of Brighton501131567126150155712416013629854132414752525907168421,55892105931621217811121867142316481271,129167971247
27. District of Echunga3077826426923838718745163354203350177266553443996861011115125172810235273151138341599327796205
28. District of Clarendon4111011776237471256102109761934052374032263556405811,22112513313412101139419532915358545958103220
29. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker734312869142173426295212657128651111851763615740153113211223512272564
29A. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker441008667202436549584872013071973512053535485581,106737516143512310233111262922425613507998210624212
30A. Western half of the District of Nairne4939323318182099281846441122526715
30. Eastern half of the District of Nairne5714311878247481562133125892174162284782354387066731,37998873111112134101111359123363331441,0311176273252
31. District of Morphett Vale43131138732665510371021481062534162294872264677166931,409139462312775623664391111711,14611038110258
32. District of Kondoparinga265458451303042353614388182102245105183347288635936911112511122124438912101
33. District of Macclesfield296656421343143277484811528412823413421836235271484342211354147371114219528201032130
34. District of Strathalbyn48658058252267449878701831851803561903065364961,0321318612122232422710625114943287127511817210
35. District of Willunga9721621716848096197921421017441972134188754297521,2931,1812,474258227257122310712761222139212115213711,77117777195449
36. Northern portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Myponga (Hundred of Myponga)183724118013215312917564561295993185152337492721113561242357262962
36A. Middle portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Encounter Bay (Hundred of Yankalilla)41987174229374537276631682451893651852765544611,015137854132212582101122631710298380192
36B. Southern portion of the Districts of Yankalilla and Encounter Bay (Hundred of Waitpinga)24147111246241641120153533111261517
37. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Encounter Bay)183247371051831327273868123801808710126018844858601128121241154103171525227371377
37A. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Goolwa)42888557302265427367451912021854201842566054401,04583862212151413210103161865242841121347165933126218
37B. Portion of the District of Encounter Bay (Hundred of Nkangkita)1033251351114133021144061441034580147125272411341112334519414171546
38. District of Bremer3041343511418627495930859393185921702782625407744111111133112311415378283341102
39. District of Port Adelaide1502622501508191353112123024325675882206631,1347101,0001,7971,7103,5079172236114910507252315611239021124815291421651722,59824744541733
40. District embracing the whole of the County of Gawler, exclusive of the Hundreds of Mudla Wirra and Port Gawler133426218211113251824544259129608018814032816196321233448132171049564
41. District embracing the whole of the County of Light, exclusive of the District of Angaston, and a portion of the District of Mount Crawford2004314163131,08725941214446395327827175369491,7989541,4662,7472,4205,1676402183135811123161430112023172657291268471351983,785402305245952
42. County of Sturt, exclusive of District of Nairne2048464317120723473837101101105250103154355257612348161122352351033014613314338031817119
43. County of Russell5114125164676102232370252993541476157214815147572734
44. District comprising the whole of the County of Eyre and the northern bank of the Murray from the Great Bend to the eastern boundary of the Province29413251132332194135368415391229931403202335334953291112322123125812218329258410119
45. District comprising the whole of the County of Stanley, exclusive of the Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield162227261241410152923166985851547887239165404151410222710844142222074498
46. District comprising the whole of the County of Burra9919219317370287810819916316250661105339215526571,4541,2092,6631994345111210213381121151314112532946885234322581,80944810730585
47. District of County of Flinders18232725140256123214246092681966390264153417142115111721226111581314325228394814101
48. District of County of Frome2512868191413132431652944967316913251111211112311317229345351
49. District of County of Grey3757806627447736545853150203152416155219568374942174031111113513121522110617154172482416319186
50. District of County of Robe132739381652992027233295132992219811432021253245421831116335562258109126826826808114
51. All that country between the boundary of the Province on the east ; the River Murray on the north and west, to the northern boundary of the County of Russell ; the eastern boundary of the County of Russell ; the sea-coast ; and by the northern boundary of the County of Robe101620311232051021302458135916661952251563811022411609754213463673
52. Comprising Kangaroo Island and Yorke's Peninsula, with that portion north lying westward of the County of Stanley, and on the production northwards of its western boundary to the southern boundary of the County of Frome5141229186214451814384242229384727185356388122221170161813215631492
53. All that country north of the County of Frome, and the northern boundary of the last-mentioned District3891913193514147301321503239182712531412121122111032016437354360
54. All that country north of the Counties of Flinders and Frome
Totals3,0816,6896,9844,90317,8553,4967123,2306,6826,7986,02415,5912,62052415,03828,68215,79525,67443,72041,46985,1895,3215,10526923710861976410842844766160353969247171153532986447108552181104181718403681,1182203913933384,12659,8699,1014,7093,08716,897

The estimated population, based on the last Census Returns (taken January 1st, 1851), and upon official returns of births and deaths, arrivals and departures by sea and land, &c., since that date, amounts to 95,725, being 10,436 more than the number arrived at by the present Census. To account for this discrepancy, it is necessary to state, that it has been ascertained that during the years 1851, 1852, 1853, and 1854, especially during 1852 and 1853, a much larger number of persons left the Province by sea, than are shown in the Customs Returns of Emigration ; in some instances to the extent of 50 per cent in excess. Assuming that, on an average, the actual emigration by sea has been 25 per cent in exces of that officially reported, it wil appear that, instead of 39,615 having left the Colony during those years, the real number must have been about 49,519. The estimated population those corrected would be about 85,821, leaving only 632 to be accounted for, which may be fairly added to the Census, for omissions, persons travelling, &c., and for District 64, the returns for which have not yet been received.

Total Males43,726
Total Females41,469
Add for District 54 (returns not received)400
Omissions, persons travelling232
Total population of South Australia on March 31, 185585,821
Return of number of Persons belonging to the various Religious Denominations in South Australia, on 31st of March, 1855.
No. of District.Church of England.Church of Scotland.Roman Catholics.Wesleyan Methodists.Congregationalists (including Independents and Baptists).The Presbyterian Free Church.Other Presbyterians.Other Denominations.Lutherans.Society of Friends.Jews.Religion not specified.Mahomedans and Pagans.Returned as of no Religion.Total.
1. City of Adelaide—Hindmarsh Ward1,434249425541271120234682668497104114,579
2. City of Adelaide—Gawler Ward2,1202581,0604102387121237238150388255,009
3. City of Adelaide—Grey Ward2,123156515678419721251228138693375,257
4. City of Adelaide—Robe Ward1,5441032506022571052821291312113313,414
5. Town of Kensington and Norwood—West Norwood Ward4965149128104311141251134291,073
6. Town of Kensington and Norwood—East Norwood Ward2392961511266539619
7. Town of Kensington and Norwood—Kensington Ward420202766136581033688231861
8. District of West Torrens899671242001636511111145311,672
9. District of Hindmarsh1,5941761766542955283522816261353,602
10. District of East Torrens1,593167186523315164964716833713,705
11. Western half of the District of Onkaparinga35733336721121015054013711,262
11A. Eastern half of the District of Onkaparinga3781548515071564426731,352
12. Southern half of the District of Yatala8761081194641703333564762,209
12A. Northern half of the District of Yatala576643131194710121171245421,321
13A. Eastern half of the District of Highercombe19981417844810754662608
13. Western half of the District of Highercombe302445615125156214235832
14. Northern half of the District of Para Wirra778616131615213247
14A. Southern half of the District of Para Wirra12250712411383427
15. Portion of the District of Talunga north of the River Torrens21070924246531612640
15A. Portion of the District of Talunga south of the River Torrens41240629916287624051271,132
16. District of Mount Crawford9642411111314629153397
17. District of Barossa West685642381441766419329722441,792
18. District of Barossa East144102392222524361827
19. District of Munno Para West72248326166964452354223811,725
20. District of Munno Para East264476910776153125122738
21. District of Mudla Wirra2893687675740365835678
22. District of Angaston175522388137284679961,336
23. District of Clare4381011881308523412321,022
24. District of Upper Wakefield433416911512210045511833
25. District of Mitcham1,3681262534532252131267651314312,966
26. District of Brighton6859216923314483756275661,558
27. District of Echunga419656084427652109323996
28. District of Clarendon3943257278105132379961,221
29. Southern half of the District of Mount Barker13837161175211620361
29A. Northern half of the District of Mount Barker488103982522367821252911,106
30. Western half of the District of Nairne3128117130121228242263181291,379
30A. Eastern half of the District of Nairne111871046
31. District of Morphett Vale55441201776012712115241981,409
32. District of Kondoparinga237446912723341255133635
33. District of Macclesfield330409618633685343714
34. District of Strathalbyn31176691564116952531771,032
35. District of Willunga1,08212523757316534918411632,474
36. Hundred of Myponga1714226201520229111337
36A. Hundred of Yankalilla540767219675425811,015
36B. Hundred of Waitpinga19215835
37. Hundred of Encounter Bay220161831677115113635448
37A. Hundred of Goolwa559927110288545172641,045
37B. Hundred of Nkangkita1392311373088412272
38. District of Bremer2311032168215726211540
39. District of Port Adelaide1,7392632442743082430227540347513,507
40. County of Gawler, exclusive of Hundreds of Mudla Wirra and Port Gawler194396820331328
41. County of Light, exclusive of Districts of Angaston, &c.1,33620688062485222721,72346815,167
42. County of Sturt, exclusive of District of Nairne270105419911734414612
43. County of Russell6536111517111147
44. County of Eyre, and the northern bank of the Murray, &c.22656712391212243513553
45. County of Stanley, exclusive of Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield16285100342521031404
46. County of Burra1,0365610079512535390157662182,663
47. County of Flinders262382115241365258417
48. County of Frome11921721127169
49. County of Grey28130221712936107113942
50. County of Robe25013151564381919532
51. Country, between the boundary of the Province, &c. east16415253219381
52. Kangaroo Island, Yorke's Peninsula, &c.15537281352077516356
53. County north of the County of Frome1285635314215253
54.* County north of the Counties of Flinders and Frome
Totals33,8125,2648,33511,1785,3551,5423147,1186,1511864055,2951597585,189
[* The Returns from this District have not been furnished in time.]

N.B.—The above information was voluntarily supplied at the request of the Government.