CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 14., POPULATION.—Return showing the Population of the Towns numbering over 1,000 Persons, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the Increase of Decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881.
| Towns. |
Population. |
Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1861-1871. |
Increase or Decrease in the decennial period 1871-1881. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Centesimal Annual Average. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Centesimal Annual Average. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Sydney (town proper) |
56,394 |
27,285 |
29,109 |
74,423 |
36,149 |
38,274 |
99,857 |
51,129 |
48,728 |
18,029 |
8,864 |
9,165 |
31.97 |
32.49 |
31.48 |
3.20 |
3.25 |
3.15 |
25,434 |
14,980 |
10,454 |
34.17 |
41.43 |
27.31 |
3.42 |
4.14 |
2.73 |
| Albury |
981 |
531 |
450 |
1,906 |
996 |
910 |
4,040 |
2,157 |
1,883 |
925 |
465 |
460 |
94.28 |
87.57 |
102.22 |
9.43 |
8.76 |
10.22 |
2,131 |
1,161 |
973 |
111.96 |
106.56 |
106.92 |
11.20 |
11.66 |
10.70 |
| Hay |
|
|
|
664 |
388 |
276 |
2,073 |
1,218 |
855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,409 |
830 |
579 |
212.19 |
213.91 |
209.78 |
21.22 |
21.39 |
21.00 |
| Bathurst |
4,042 |
2,127 |
1,915 |
5,030 |
2,611 |
2,419 |
7,221 |
3,657 |
3,564 |
988 |
484 |
504 |
24.44 |
22.75 |
26.32 |
2.44 |
2.27 |
2.63 |
2,191 |
1,046 |
1,145 |
43.55 |
40.06 |
47.33 |
4.36 |
4.00 |
4.73 |
| Dubbo |
|
|
|
836 |
458 |
378 |
3,199 |
1,817 |
1,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,363 |
1,359 |
1,004 |
282.65 |
296.72 |
265.60 |
28.26 |
29.67 |
26.56 |
| Bourke |
|
|
|
318 |
204 |
114 |
1,138 |
718 |
420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
820 |
514 |
306 |
257.86 |
251.96 |
268.42 |
25.79 |
25.20 |
26.84 |
| Liverpool |
1,053 |
699 |
354 |
1,338 |
957 |
381 |
1,766 |
1,265 |
501 |
285 |
258 |
27 |
27.06 |
36.90 |
7.62 |
2.70 |
3.69 |
0.76 |
428 |
308 |
124 |
31.98 |
32.18 |
32.54 |
3.20 |
3.22 |
3.25 |
| Bega |
|
|
|
516 |
258 |
258 |
1,634 |
867 |
767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,118 |
609 |
509 |
216.66 |
236.04 |
197.28 |
21.66 |
23.60 |
19.73 |
| Forbes |
|
|
|
710 |
376 |
334 |
2,191 |
1,168 |
1,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,481 |
792 |
689 |
208.59 |
210.63 |
206.28 |
20.86 |
21.06 |
20.63 |
| Glen Innes |
|
|
|
343 |
204 |
139 |
1,327 |
761 |
566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
984 |
557 |
427 |
286.88 |
273.03 |
307.20 |
28.69 |
27.30 |
30.72 |
| Goulburn |
3,241 |
1,686 |
1,555 |
4,453 |
2,247 |
2,206 |
5,881 |
3,071 |
2,810 |
1,212 |
561 |
651 |
37.39 |
33.27 |
41.86 |
3.74 |
3.33 |
4.19 |
1,428 |
821 |
604 |
32.06 |
36.53 |
27.37 |
3.21 |
3.65 |
2.74 |
| Grafton |
1,441 |
746 |
695 |
2,250 |
1,135 |
1,115 |
3,891 |
1,985 |
1,906 |
809 |
389 |
420 |
56.14 |
52.14 |
60.43 |
5.61 |
5.21 |
6.04 |
1,641 |
850 |
791 |
72.93 |
74.89 |
70.94 |
7.29 |
7.49 |
7.09 |
| Gunnedah |
|
|
|
459 |
240 |
219 |
1,331 |
705 |
626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
872 |
465 |
407 |
189.97 |
193.75 |
185.84 |
19.00 |
19.37 |
18.58 |
| Richmond |
943 |
461 |
482 |
1,065 |
508 |
557 |
1,239 |
593 |
646 |
122 |
47 |
75 |
12.94 |
10.19 |
15.56 |
1.29 |
1.02 |
1.56 |
174 |
85 |
89 |
16.34 |
16.73 |
15.97 |
1.63 |
1.67 |
1.60 |
| Windsor |
1,900 |
908 |
992 |
1,732 |
837 |
895 |
1,990 |
956 |
1,034 |
168 |
71 |
97 |
8.84 |
7.81 |
9.78 |
0.88 |
0.78 |
0.98 |
258 |
119 |
139 |
14.89 |
14.22 |
15.53 |
1.49 |
1.42 |
1.55 |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
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| Wollongong |
1,397 |
706 |
691 |
1,297 |
641 |
656 |
1,635 |
782 |
853 |
100 |
65 |
35 |
7.16 |
9.20 |
5.06 |
0.72 |
0.92 |
0.51 |
338 |
141 |
197 |
26.06 |
21.99 |
30.03 |
2.60 |
2.20 |
3.00 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
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|
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| Inverell |
|
|
|
509 |
269 |
240 |
1,212 |
629 |
583 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
703 |
360 |
343 |
138.11 |
132.82 |
142.91 |
13.81 |
13.28 |
14.29 |
| Kiama |
|
|
|
783 |
384 |
399 |
1,161 |
605 |
556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
378 |
221 |
157 |
48.27 |
57.55 |
39.34 |
4.83 |
5.75 |
3.93 |
| East Maitland |
1,834 |
950 |
884 |
1,675 |
856 |
819 |
2,004 |
1,008 |
996 |
159 |
94 |
65 |
8.66 |
9.89 |
7.35 |
0.87 |
0.99 |
0.74 |
329 |
152 |
177 |
19.64 |
17.75 |
21.60 |
1.96 |
1.78 |
2.16 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
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|
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| West Maitland |
5,694 |
2,841 |
2,853 |
5,079 |
2,417 |
2,662 |
5,300 |
2,609 |
2,691 |
615 |
424 |
191 |
10.80 |
14.92 |
6.69 |
1.08 |
1.49 |
0.67 |
221 |
192 |
29 |
4.35 |
7.94 |
1.08 |
1.43 |
0.79 |
0.11 |
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|
|
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decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
decrease |
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| Bombala |
|
|
|
565 |
301 |
264 |
1,000 |
510 |
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
209 |
226 |
76.99 |
69.43 |
85.60 |
7.70 |
6.94 |
8.56 |
| Cooma |
|
|
|
492 |
287 |
205 |
1,042 |
571 |
471 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
550 |
284 |
266 |
111.78 |
98.95 |
129.75 |
11.18 |
9.90 |
12.97 |
| Morpeth |
1,175 |
588 |
587 |
1,236 |
591 |
645 |
1,372 |
676 |
696 |
61 |
3 |
58 |
5.19 |
0.51 |
9.88 |
0.52 |
0.05 |
0.99 |
136 |
85 |
51 |
11.00 |
14.38 |
7.90 |
1.10 |
1.44 |
0.79 |
| Mudgee |
1,507 |
793 |
714 |
1,786 |
930 |
856 |
2,492 |
1,222 |
1,270 |
279 |
137 |
142 |
18.51 |
17.26 |
19.88 |
1.85 |
1.72 |
1.99 |
706 |
292 |
414 |
39.53 |
31.39 |
48.36 |
3.95 |
3.14 |
4.84 |
| Hill End |
|
|
|
716 |
448 |
268 |
1,223 |
487 |
536 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
507 |
139 |
368 |
70.81 |
31.02 |
137.31 |
7.08 |
3.10 |
13.73 |
| Deniliquin |
632 |
409 |
223 |
1,118 |
665 |
453 |
2,506 |
1,341 |
1,165 |
486 |
256 |
230 |
76.89 |
62.59 |
103.14 |
7.69 |
6.26 |
10.31 |
1,388 |
676 |
712 |
124.15 |
101.65 |
157.17 |
12.41 |
10.16 |
15.71 |
| Moama |
|
|
|
281 |
130 |
151 |
1,204 |
634 |
570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
923 |
504 |
419 |
328.47 |
387.69 |
277.48 |
32.85 |
38.77 |
27.75 |
| Narranders |
|
|
|
142 |
82 |
60 |
1,142 |
740 |
402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
658 |
342 |
704.22 |
802.44 |
570.00 |
70.42 |
80.24 |
57.00 |