CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., SUMMARY TABLES., No. 1., POPULATION.—Return showing the Population of New South Wales, and its Increase or Decrease, at different periods between the years 1821 and 1881.
| 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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|
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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 |
|
| 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 |