Table No. VII., SHOWING CENTESIMAL RATE of INCREASE of the POPULATION of QUEENSLAND, by SEXES, at each CENSUS ENUMERATION since the first taken after SEPARATION from NEW SOUTH WALES ; also TOTAL CENTESIMAL RATE of INCREASE, 1861—1886, and the PROPORTION FEMALES bear to each 100 MALES at each CENSUS ENUMERATION.
CENTESIMAL INCREASE SINCE PREVIOUS ENUMERATION. Centesimal Proportion Females bear to Males.
Persons. Males. Females.
1861—7 April 65.88
1864—1 January 104.48 106.53 101.39 64.24
1868—2 March 62.53 62.31 62.86 64.45
1871—1 September 20.22 18.14 23.45 67.35
1876—1 May 44.28 46.32 41.24 65.01
1881—3 April 23.22 19.34 29.19 70.38
1886—1 May 51.20 51.88 50.24 69.62
Increase since 7 April, 1861 974.06