CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No.3., POPULATION.—Return showing the Population of the Colony of New South Wales at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 respectively, and the Increase of the same in the decennial period 1871-1881.
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