ABSTRACT OF CENSUS RETURNS, MARCH, 1846.
Number of Return.	District.	Number of each age.														Married or Single.				Totals.			Religion.								Occupation.																													Houses.
		Males.							Females.							Males.		Females.		Totals.			Religion.								Occupation.																													Houses.
		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.	Church of England.	Church of Scotland.	Lutheran Church.	Wesleyan Methodists.	Other Protestant Dissenters.	Roman Catholics.	Jews.	Mahomedans, or Pagans.	Land proprietors, Merchants, bankers and stockholders.	Clerks and overseers to the above.	Professional persons.	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Manufacturers, brewers, millers	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Shopkeepers and other retail dealers	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Mechanics, and artificers, viz.—Brickmakers.	Bricklayers.	Smiths.	Carpenters and joiners.	Masons.	Shoemakers.	Cabinetmakers.	Plasterers.	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, farm servants, and persons employed in agriculture.	Mariners and fishermen.	Domestic servants.	Laborers not included in the above definitions.	All other persons not included in the above.	Stone or brick.	Wood.	Other materials or tents.	Total.
1	Milner Special Survey, &c.	58	103	89	75	320	52	4	44	101	86	36	183	41	2	211	490	202	291	701	493	1,194	391	71	456	22	174	75	1	4	110	10	5	4	7	1	6	5	4	2	17	17	4	8		4			1		6	117	23	1	136		44	46	616	30	43	110	183
2	North of Gawler Town	13	21	15	27	260	12		16	23	8	10	52	1		56	292	54	56	348	110	458	286	35	4	62	15	54		2	17	9					1	1			2	6	1	4		2				47	11	138	4	1	8		10	48	148	33	19	4	56
3	Wakefield and Hutt Rivers	11	29	27	26	526	11	1	20	29	10	11	60	1		122	509	59	72	631	131	762	463	72	16	108	15	78	1	9	35	10	2		2	2	1	4	3		9	13	11	5						80	20	208	24	22	12		17	112	170	10	40	5	55
4	Moorunde		1	1	5	47	3	1	1	1	1		5			7	51	4	4	58	8	66	60	4				2			15																				2	7	5				11	1	25	9	2	4	15
5	Wellington		3	8	13	66	3			2	1	2	7			10	83	7	5	93	12	105	60	28	1	2	3	9	2		10	5					5									1					2	51	18				7	3	3		19	8	27
6	Mount Crawford	23	53	42	34	158	9	1	25	50	35	16	76	7	1	83	237	78	132	320	216	530	251	59	3	53	119	45			15	3			2		1					6	5	2				1			2	55	13		107		3	4	311	19	71	12	102
7	Little Para River	39	105	80	44	184	9	1	42	80	66	27	146	7	1	146	316	145	224	462	369	831	592	176		77	97	89			10		1							3	4	12	2	2		1				3	6	24	30	1	136		18	31	547	41	68	50	159
8	Port Adelaide	94	189	113	55	341	21	3	67	180	109	54	284	18	1	292	524	290	423	816	713	1,529	946	104	2	122	284	70		1	12	4	6		8	4	26	7	35	2	11	20	4	13		6		4	7	6	3			17	55	48	33	73	1,125	160	84	76	320
9	North Adelaide	104	209	126	62	346	70	12	103	203	126	82	342	48	10	355	574	372	542	929	914	1,843	822	55	226	249	365	99		27	25	10	13	4	11	1	24	9	1	12	8	24	3	19		3		2		1	6	4	9	3	144		68	68	1,371	186	36	179	401
10	South Adelaide	230	534	369	221	1,398	130	20	245	534	380	325	1,096	83	5	980	1,922	1,043	1,625	2,902	2,668	5,570	3,185	295	94	648	817	480	48	3	41	27	47	18	32	28	260	132	6	36	61	170	30	107	24	19	16	38	8	20	20	20	20	52	60	16	306	98	3,858	679	195	272	1,146
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13	South-west of Adelaide	90	189	183	79	363	59	2	91	215	137	81	324	41	3	324	641	327	565	965	892	1,857	1,102	123	39	258	215	117	3		81	9	6	1	7	9	3	1	7	16	11	19	6	26				7	1	6	5	3	1	5	239	7	70	40	1,271	164	42	151	357
14	South-east of Adelaide	66	154	108	54	260	42	4	49	120	106	60	219	27	3	237	451	233	351	688	584	1,272	764	121	35	93	209	50			48	3	13	6			3	1	7	3	4	9	5	11		1	2	2		13	20	4	1		140	2	45	33	896	121	73	57	251
15	East and north-east of Adelaide	53	117	88	38	206	23	1	41	101	67	40	173	19	2	177	349	173	270	526	443	969	620	110	6	70	92	71			62	2		1	2		2				4	6	4	2						17	54	2	6	1	72	2	17	15	698	53	76	49	178
16	Sturt and Onkaparinga Rivers	22	45	31	23	81	10		17	37	36	18	61	7		64	148	67	109	212	176	388	277	11		61	32	7			55										1	5	1								6		2	2	24		4	2	286	15	41	16	72
17	O'Halloran Hill, &c.	48	62	51	26	176	26	3	33	77	49	27	120	14		124	268	122	198	392	320	712	386	40	32	78	78	98			6	2	3		3		2		2	3	4	13	4	3						1		6	2		134	1	56	19	394	44	53	35	132
18	South of Onkaparinga	35	55	52	41	129	21	1	24	56	41	29	82	15	1	95	239	89	159	334	248	582	304	65	2	138	40	33			188		1						3	3	4	8	1							13	15	16		7	14		11	15	283	24	30	38	92
19	Sources of Onkaparinga	61	134	103	118	282	65	17	64	130	109	86	205	60	18	254	526	275	397	780	672	1,452	512	176	561	97	35	68			204	2	5		4		1		1	1	3	14	4	12				7	1	3	12	27			6		18	58	1,069	57	176	35	268
20	Meadows Special Survey	20	57	41	39	127	16	1	25	52	41	41	76	7	1	85	216	85	158	301	243	544	249	105		44	125	20		1	23	1					1		4		5	8	1	4		1			1		3	13	16		125		29		309	21	50	18	89
21	Finniss and Angas Special Surveys	20	29	31	49	166	12	1	17	41	25	11	68	5		94	214	67	100	308	167	475	203	148	9	35	42	37		1	42	5		1							2	2		2						58		55	10		43		18	13	224	19	28	32	79
22	Encounter Bay, &c.	13	18	24	6	92	4	1	8	25	13	13	45	2	1	43	115	43	64	158	107	265	127	17	17	19	70	13	1	1	16		4		3				4	1	1	4	3	2			1				2	24	5	1	22	8	2	2	160	14	25	18	57
23	Port Lincoln	5	9	1	5	59	6		5	10	6	5	18	3		22	63	21	26	85	47	132	81	6			31	13		1	12	1	1		1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1				1			1	17	3		5	1	3	8	70	12	13	4	29
24	Kangaroo Island																					70
25	North of Rivoli Bay	2	2	4	7	208	7		2	4	3	3	9			11	219	8	13	230	21	251	127	56		2	2	51	2		29	14	1									1		2							22	122	4	21			12		12	28	2	30
26	South of Rivoli Bay	3	2	3	18	216	6		2	5			7	1		14	234	8	7	248	15	263	140	46	16	2	9	48		2	11	20	1				1					2									17	141	9		1		4	27	29	1	14	7	22
27	Yankalilla, &c.	7	13	10	14	40	7		5	12	3	3	22	2		25	66	23	24	91	47	138	85	29		5	11	8			15	3											2							1	1	25	4		4		2	8	73	1	22	5	28
28	Cape Jervis	2	10	6	9	60	5		7	13	2	1	16	1		16	76	16	24	92	40	132	101	6	2	1	8	14			16	2										1									4	46	6		5		10	2	45	2	24	2	28
	Totals	1,019	2,143	1,606	1,088	6,111	629	74	953	2,101	1,460	981	3,696	410	49	3,847	8,823	3,811	5,839	12,670	9,650	22,390	11,961	1,958	1,524	2,246	2,888	1,649	58	25	1,152	162	109	35	82	46	338	160	77	83	152	362	92	225	24	38	19	62	19	269	240	1,120	215	134	1,492	85	818	726	13,993	1,715	1,272	1,189	4,176

On the last occasion of taking the Census, the members of the Lutheran Church were returned under the head of Dissentors, and their being classified separately in this Return, accounts for the apparent decrease in the number of persons styled Protestant Dissenters.

ABSTRACT OF CENSUS RETURNS, MARCH, 1846., Colonial Secretary's Office, Adelaide, April 21, 1846., A FEW trifling errors having been discoverd in the Abstract of Census Returns, published in last Week's Gazette, His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to direct its re-publication, in the present amended form., A. M. MUNDY, Colonial Secretary.
Number of Return.	District.	Number of each age.														Married or Single.				Totals.			Religion.								Occupation.																													Houses.
		Males.							Females.							Males.		Females.		Totals.			Religion.								Occupation.																													Houses.
		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.	Church of England.	Church of Scotland.	Lutheran Church.	Wesleyan Methodists.	Other Protestant Dissenters.	Roman Catholics	Jews.	Mahomedans, or Pagans.	Land proprietors, Merchants, bankers and stockholders.	Clerks and overseers to the above.	Professional persons.	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Manufacturers, brewers, millers	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Shopkeepers and other retail dealers.	Clerks and assistants to the above.	Mechanics, and artificers, viz.—Brickmakers.	Bricklayers.	Smiths.	Carpenters and joiners.	Masons.	Shoemakers.	Cabinetmakers.	Plasterers.	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, farm servants, and persons employed in agriculture.	Mariners and fishermen.	Domestic servants.	Laborers not included in the above definitions.	All other persons not included in the above.	Stone or brick.	Wood.	Other materials or tents.	Total.
1	Milner Special Survey, &c.	58	103	89	75	320	52	4	44	101	86	36	183	41	2	211	490	202	291	706	493	1,194	391	71	456	22	174	75	1	4	110	10	5	4	7	1	6	5	4	2	17	17	4	8		4			1		6	117	23	1	136		44	46	616	30	43	110	183
2	North of Gawler Town	13	21	15	27	260	12		16	23	8	10	52	1		56	292	54	56	348	110	458	286	35	4	62	15	54		2	17	9					1	1			2	6	1	4		2				47	11	138	4	1	8		10	48	148	33	19	4	56
3	Wakefield and Hutt Rivers	11	29	27	26	526	11	1	20	29	10	11	60	1		122	509	59	72	631	131	762	463	72	16	108	15	78	1	9	35	10	2		2	2	1	4	3		9	13	11	5						80	20	208	24	22	12		17	112	170	10	40	5	55
4	Moorunde		1	1	5	47	3	1	1	1	1		5			7	51	4	4	58	8	66	60	4				2			15																				2	7	5				11	1	25	9	2	4	15
5	Wellington		3	8	13	66	3			2	1	2	7			10	83	7	5	93	12	105	60	28	1	2	3	9	2		10	5					5									1					2	51	18				7	3	3		19	8	27
6	Mount Crawford	23	53	42	34	158	9	1	25	50	35	16	76	7	1	83	237	78	132	320	210	530	251	59	3	53	119	45			15	3			2		1					6	5	2				1			2	55	13		107		3	4	311	19	71	12	102
7	Little Para River	39	105	80	44	184	9	1	42	80	66	27	146	7	1	146	316	145	224	462	369	831	392	176		77	97	89			10		1							3	4	12	2	2		1				3	6	24	30	1	136		18	31	547	41	68	50	159
8	Port Adelaide	94	189	113	55	341	21	3	67	180	109	54	284	18	1	292	524	290	423	816	713	1,529	946	104	2	122	284	70		1	12	4	6		8	4	26	7	35	2	11	20	4	13		6		4	7	6	3			17	55	48	33	73	1,125	160	84	76	320
9	North Adelaide	104	209	126	62	346	70	12	103	203	126	82	342	48	10	355	574	372	542	929	914	1,843	822	55	226	249	365	99		27	25	10	13	4	11	1	24	9	1	12	8	24	3	19		3		2		1	6	4	9	3	144		68	68	1,371	186	36	179	401
10	South Adelaide	230	534	369	221	1,398	130	20	245	534	380	325	1,096	83	5	980	1,922	1,043	1,625	2,902	2,668	5,570	3,185	295	94	648	817	480	48	3	41	27	47	18	32	28	260	132	6	36	61	170	3	107	24	19	16	38	8	20	20	20	20	52	60	16	306	98	3,858	679	195	272	1,146
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13	South-west of Adelaide	90	189	183	79	363	59	2	91	215	137	81	324	41	3	324	641	327	565	965	892	1,857	1,102	123	39	258	215	117	3		81	9	6	1	7	9	3	1	7	16	11	19	6	26				7	1	6	5	3	1	5	239	7	70	40	1,271	164	42	151	357
14	South-east of Adelaide	66	154	108	54	260	42	4	49	120	106	60	219	27	3	237	451	233	351	688	584	1,272	764	121	35	93	209	50			48	3	13	6			3	1	7	3	4	9	5	11		1	2	2		13	20	4	1		140	2	45	33	896	121	73	57	251
15	East and north-east of Adelaide	53	117	88	38	206	23	1	41	101	67	40	173	19	2	177	349	173	270	526	443	969	620	110	6	70	92	71			62	2		1	2		2				4	6	4	2						17	54	2	6	1	72	2	17	15	698	53	76	49	178
16	Sturt and Onkaparinga Rivers	22	45	31	23	81	10		17	37	36	18	61	7		64	148	67	109	212	176	388	277	11		61	32	7			55										1	5	1								6		2	2	24		4	2	286	15	41	16	72
17	O'Halloran Hill, &c.	48	62	51	26	176	26	3	33	77	49	27	120	14		124	268	122	198	392	320	712	386	40	32	78	78	98			60	2	3		3		2		2	3	4	13	4	3						1		6	2		134	1	56	19	394	44	53	35	132
18	South of Onkaparinga	35	55	52	41	129	21	1	24	56	41	29	82	15	1	95	239	89	159	334	248	582	304	65	2	138	40	33			188		1						3	3	4	8	1							13	15	16		7	14		11	15	283	24	30	38	92
19	Sources of Onkaparinga	61	134	103	118	282	65	17	64	130	109	86	205	60	18	254	526	275	397	786	672	1,452	512	176	561	97	35	68			204	2	5		4		1		1	1	3	14	4	12				7	1	3	12	27			6		18	58	1,069	57	176	35	268
20	Meadows Special Survey	20	57	41	39	127	16	1	25	52	41	41	76	7	1	85	216	85	158	301	243	544	249	105		44	125	20		1	23	1					1		4		5	8	1	4		1			1		3	13	16		125		29		309	21	50	18	89
21	Finniss and Angas Special Surveys	20	29	31	49	166	12	1	17	41	25	11	68	5		94	214	67	100	308	167	475	203	148	9	35	42	37		1	42	5		1							2	2		2						58		55	10		43		18	13	224	19	28	32	79
22	Encounter Bay, &c.	13	18	24	6	92	4	1	8	25	13	13	45	2	1	43	115	43	64	158	107	265	127	17	17	19	70	13	1	1	16		4		3				4	1	1	4	3	2			1				2	24	5	1	22	8	2	2	160	14	25	18	57
23	Port Lincoln	5	9	1	5	59	6		5	10	6	5	18	3		22	63	21	26	85	47	132	81	6			31	13		1	12	1	1		1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1				1			1	17	3		5	1	3	8	70	12	13	4	29
24	Kangaroo Island																					70
25	North of Rivoli Bay	2	2	4	7	208	7		2	4	3	3	9			11	219	8	13	230	21	251	138	56		2	2	51	2		29	14	1									1		2							22	122	4	21			12		12		28	2	30
26	South of Rivoli Bay	3	2	3	18	216	6		2	5			7	1		14	234	8	7	248	15	263	140	46	16	2	9	48		2	11	20	1				1					2									17	141	9		1		4	27	29	1	14	7	22
27	Yankalilla, &c.	7	13	10	14	40	7		5	12	3	3	22	2		25	66	23	24	91	47	138	85	29		5	11	8			15	3											2							1	1	25	4		4		2	8	73	1	22	5	28
28	Cape Jervis	2	10	6	9	6	5		7	13	2	1	16	1		16	76	16	24	92	40	132	101	6	2	1	8	14			16	2										1									4	46	6		5		10	2	45	2	24	2	28
	Total.ls— March, 1846	1,019	2,143	1,606	1,088	6,111	629	74	953	2,101	1,460	98	3,696	410	49	3,847	8,823	3,811	5,839	12,670	9,650	22,390	11,945	1,958	1,524	2,246	2,888	1,649	58	52	1,152	162	109	35	82	46	338	160	77	83	152	362	92	225	24	38	19	62	19	269	240	1,120	215	134	1,492	85	818	726	13,993	1,715	1,272	1,189	4,176

On the last occasion of taking the Census, the members of the Lutheran Church were returned under the head of Dissenters, and their being classified separately in this Return, accounts for the apparent decrease in the number of persons styled Protestant Dissenters.

A. M. MUNDY, Colonial Secretary.