CENSUS DISTRICTS ARRANGED IN GROUPS, Table No. III., SHOWING TOTALS OF POPULATION according to the CENSUS of 1871 and 1876 respectively; also the NUMERICAL INCREASE.
CENSUS, 1876. CENSUS, 1871. Increase, 1876.
Districts. Persons. Districts. Persons.
NORTHERN GROUP. Somerset 457 13,108 Cook 11
Palmer 9,216
Cook 3,435
Etheridge 514 581 Gilbert 1,227
Gilberton 67
Cardwell 592 331
North Kennedy 4,644 2,988
South Kennedy 448 1,074
Townsville 2,685 1,237
Bowen 1,620 1,159
Mackay 3,813 2,097
27,491 10,124 17,367
NORTH CENTRAL GROUP. St. Lawrence 1,449 1,176
Peak Downs 1,082 1,161
Clermont 2,784 2,141
Springsure 1,145 1,098
Leichhardt 2,329 811
Westwood 1,602 2,080
Rockhampton 8,052 6,473
Gladstone 1,432 1,534
Maranoa 2,588 2,109
Taroom 818 782
Burnett 3,189 3,445
Bundaberg 2,185 10,463 Wide Bay 1,326 7,119
Wide Bay 1,436 10,468
Tiaro 1,475
Gympie 5,367 Gympie 5,793
Maryborough 8,608 6,326
45,541 86,255 9,286
SOUTH CENTRAL GROUP. Balonne 1,696 1,240
Darling Downs North 2,152 2,154
Dalby 2,277 2,050
Darling Downs West 948 1,196
Darling Downs Central 2,769 1,992
Drayton & Toowoomba 9,496 7,079
Darling Downs East 3,435 6,472 Darling Downs East 3,588
Stanthorpe 3,037
Warwick 4,055 2,977
29,865 22,276 7,589
WEST MORETON GROUP. Stanley 1,150 697
West Moreton 8,117 6,310
Ipswich 7,734 7,588
Fassifern 1,813 1,690
18,814 16,285 2,529
EAST MORETON GROUP. Caboolture 3,610 2,516
Brisbane 26,911 18,455
East Moreton 5,578 4,462
Oxley 7,030 4,625
Logan 4,151 2,987
47,280 33,045 14,235
WEST AND SOUTH-WEST GROUP. Burke 318 2,508 Burke 484 1,176
Marathon 872
Blackall 974 Mitchell 692
Tambo 344
Warrego 290
Charleville 1,036 1,681 Warrego 943
Cunnamulla 355
4,189 2,119 2,070
TOTALS 173,180 120,104 53,076