TABLE III.—The Number of Persons, Males and Females, in The Metropolis and in The Remainder of the State, at the date of each Census, 1871 to 1901.

NEW SOUTH WALES.	1871.			1881.			1891.			1901.
	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.
City of Sydney	36,226	38,340	74,566	51,242	48,910	100,152	57,904	49,765	107,669	58,719	53,422	112,141
Suburbs	30,481	32,539	63,020	61,521	63,266	124,787	135,883	139,834	275,717	177,316	192,405	369,721
Shipping	1,559	34	1,593	2,173	54	2,227	3,763	285	4,048	5,665	405	6,070
Total, Metropolis	68,266	70,913	139,179	114,936	112,230	227,166	197,550	189,884	387,434	241,700	246,232	487,932
Country Districts	206,486	157,507	363,993	295,227	228,075	523,302	413,436	329,708	743,144	468,832	400,313	869,145
Lord Howe Island	*	*	*	*	*	*	30	25	55	58	42	100
Shipping	799	10	809	986	14	1,000	1,546	55	1,601	1,866	90	1,956
TOTAL, NEW SOUTH WALES	275,551	228,430	503,981	411,149	340,319	751,468	612,562	519,672	1,132,234	712,456	646,677	1,359,133