2.—COMPARATIVE POPULATION of DARLING DOWNS EAST, at each of the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871.
| Year. |
Population. |
INCREASE IN THE INTERVALS. |
| Number of Persons. |
Rate per cent. |
| 1861 |
1,599 |
|
|
| 1864 |
2,225 |
626 |
39.14 |
| 1868 |
2,867 |
642 |
28.85 |
| 1871 |
3,588 |
721 |
25.14 |
| Total increase in 10 years, 1861-71 |
1,989 |
124.40 |