CENSUS DISTRICTS ARRANGED IN GROUPS., Table No. 24.—SHOWING TOTALS of POPULATION according to the CENSUS of 1871 and 1876 respectively ; also, the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE.
CENSUS DISTRICTS, 1876. 1871. 1876.
Persons. Districts. Persons. Increase. Centesimal Increase.
NORTHERN GROUP. Somerset 11 Cook 458 13,107
Palmer 9,215
Cook 3,484
Etheridge 1,227 Gilbert 514 581
Gilberton 67
Cardwell 331 592
North Kennedy 2,988 4,651
South Kennedy 1,074 448
Townsville 1,237 2,685
Bowen 1,159 1,622
Mackay 2,097 3,803
10,124 27,489 17,365 171.52
NORTH CENTRAL GROUP. St. Lawrence 1,176 1,451
Peak Downs 1,161 1,082
Clermont 2,141 2,784
Springsure 1,098 1,149
Leichhardt 811 2,301
Westwood 2,080 1,604
Rockhampton 6,478 8,059
Gladstone 1,534 1,432
Maranoa 2,109 2,592
Taroom 782 818
Burnett 3,445 3,189
Bundaberg 1,326 2,187
Wide Bay 7,119 Wide Bay 1,437
Tiaro 1,492
Gympie 5,790 Gympie 5,367
Maryborough 6,326 8,612
36,255 45,556 9,801 25.65
SOUTH CENTRAL GROUP. Balonne 1,240 1,697
Darling Downs North 2,154 2,163
Dalby 2,050 2,277
Darling Downs West 1,196 948
Darling Downs Central 1,992 2,773
Drayton & Toowoomba 7,079 9,499
Darling Downs East 3,588 Darling Downs East 3,486 6,473
Stanthorpe 3,037
Warwick 2,977 4,057
22,276 29,887 7,611 34.17
WEST MORETON GROUP. Stanley 697 1,150
West Moreton 6,310 8,127
Ipswich 7,588 7,730
Fassifern 1,690 1,816
16,285 18,823 2,538 15.58
EAST MORETON GROUP. Caboolture 2,516 3,609
Brisbane 18,455 26,953
East Moreton 4,462 5,580
Oxley 4,625 7,085
Logan 2,987 4,160
33,045 47,337 14,293 48.25
WEST AND SOUTH-WEST GROUP. Burke 424 176 Burke 318 2,510
Marathon 878
Blackall 692 Mitchell 974
Tambo 345
Warrego 948 290 1,681
Charleville Warrego 1,036
Cunnamulla 355
2,119 4,191 2,072 97.78
TOTALS 120,104 173,233 53,179 44.28