No. 1. POPULATION.—Return showing the Population of New South Wales, and its Increase or Decrease at different periods between the years 1821 and 1871.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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decrease. |
decrease. |
|
decrease. |
decrease. |
|
decrease. |
decrease. |
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| 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 |
27.93 |
6.36 |
6.95 |
5.58 |
| 1871 |
503,981 |
275,551 |
228,430 |
153,121 |
77,063 |
76,058 |
43.64 |
38.82 |
49.91 |
4.36 |
3.88 |
4.99 |