CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—POPULATION., TABLE I.—The Population of New South Wales at each Census from 1821 to 1901, also the numerical and centesimal increases during the period between each Census, and the annual rate of increase.
| DATE OF CENSUS. |
POPULATION. |
INCREASE SINCE PREVIOUS CENSUS. |
Annual Rate of Increase per cent. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| 1821—26th October |
21,541 |
8,121 |
29,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1828— November |
27,611 |
8,987 |
36,598 |
6,070 |
866 |
6,936 |
28.18 |
10.66 |
23.38 |
3.00 |
| 1833—2nd September |
44,644 |
16,150 |
60,794 |
17,033 |
7,163 |
24,196 |
61.69 |
79.70 |
66.11 |
10.91 |
| 1836—2nd September |
55,539 |
21,557 |
77,096 |
10,895 |
5,407 |
16,302 |
24.40 |
33.48 |
26.81 |
8.24 |
| 1841—2nd March |
76,766 |
39,965 |
116,731 |
21,227 |
18,408 |
39,635 |
38.22 |
85.39 |
51.41 |
9.44 |
| 1846—2nd March |
92,687 |
61,518 |
154,205 |
15,921 |
21,553 |
37,474 |
20.74 |
53.93 |
32.10 |
5.73 |
| 1851—1st March |
103,631 |
78,793 |
182,424 |
10,944 |
17,275 |
28,219 |
11.81 |
28.08 |
18.30 |
3.42 |
| 1856—1st March |
139,994 |
112,646 |
252,640 |
36,363 |
33,853 |
70,216 |
35.09 |
42.96 |
38.49 |
6.73 |
| 1861—7th April |
198,488 |
152,372 |
350,860 |
58,494 |
39,726 |
98,220 |
41.78 |
35.27 |
38.88 |
6.93 |
| 1871—2nd April |
275,551 |
228,430 |
503,981 |
77,063 |
76,058 |
153,121 |
38.83 |
49.92 |
43.64 |
3.69 |
| 1881—3rd April |
411,149 |
340,319 |
751,468 |
135,598 |
111,889 |
247,487 |
49.21 |
48.98 |
49.11 |
4.08 |
| 1891—5th April |
612,562 |
519,672 |
1,132,234 |
201,413 |
179,353 |
380,766 |
48.99 |
52.70 |
50.67 |
4.19 |
| 1901—31st March |
712,456 |
646,677 |
1,359,133 |
99,894 |
127,005 |
226,899 |
16.31 |
24.44 |
20.04 |
1.84 |