CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 6., POPULATION.—Return of Towns and Villages the Populations of which have decreased during the decennial period 1871-1881.

Electorate or Registry District.	Town or Village.	Population.
		Census of 1871.			Census of 1881.			Decrease.
		Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
Argyle	Collector	169	85	84	97	47	50	72	38	34
Braidwood	Braidwood	1,197	622	575	1,066	491	575	131	131
Burrowa	Binalong	189	100	89	179	91	88	10	9	1
Camden	Berrima	475	266	209	444	*261	183	31	5	26
	Camden	604	294	310	505	250	255	99	44	55
Carcoar	Trunkey	681	430	251	500	254	246	181	176	5
Eden	Panbula	293	136	157	128	66	62	165	70	95
Grenfell	Grenfell	1,657	920	737	1,575	824	751	82	96	14
										Increase
Gundagai	Gundagai North	785	433	352	554	272	282	231	161	70
	Jugiong	247	150	97	119	58	61	128	92	36
Hartley	Rydal	310	186	124	162	95	67	148	91	57
The Hawkesbury	Wilberforce	375	185	190	356	181	175	19	4	15
The Hunter	Branxton	254	131	123	87	43	44	167	88	79
	Lochinvar	320	148	172	85	41	44	235	107	128
The Upper Hunter	Aberdeen	185	86	99	125	63	62	60	23	37
	Cassilis	141	78	63	99	52	47	42	26	16
	Muswellbrook	1,445	761	684	1,074	555	519	371	206	165
	St. Aubin	118	54	64				118	54	64
	Wingen	128	67	61	103	51	52	25	16	9
East Macquarie	Meadow Flat	160	91	69	29	15	14	131	76	55
	Peel	155	84	71	114	51	63	41	33	8
	Sofala	644	370	274	622	405	217	22	35	57
									Increase.
West Macquarie	Apsley	165	87	78	124	67	57	41	20	21
East Maitland	Mulbring	122	62	60	88	40	48	34	22	12
Monaro	Nimmitabel	122	61	61	91	50	41	31	11	20
Morpeth	Hexham	143	82	61	76	35	41	67	47	20
	Largs	172	83	89	161	80	81	11	3	8
Mudgee	Hargraves	231	149	82	221	129	92	10	20	10
										Increase.
	Tambaroora	409	253	156	337	189	148	72	64	8
Orange	Guyong	262	137	125	24	11	13	238	126	112
Patrick's Plains	Darlington	153	70	83	105	53	52	48	17	31
Queanbeyan	Gundaroo	108	58	50	90	46	44	18	12	6
Shoalhaven	Terrara	218	119	99				218	119	99
	Ulladulla	129	71	58	124	64	60	5	7	2
										Increase.
Tumut	Adelong	864	496	368	753	389	364	111	107	4
Wollombi	Wollombi	222	101	121	211	108	103	11	7	18
									Increase.
Yass Plains	O'Connell Town	117	59	58				117	59	58