Table No. III., 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, 1861-1901, and the PROPORTION FEMALES bear to each 100 MALES at each CENSUS ENUMERATION.
CENTESIMAL INCREASE SINCE PREVIOUS ENUMERATION. Centesimal Proportion Females bear to Males.
Males. Females. Persons.
1861— 7 April 65.88
1864— 1 January 106.53 101.39 104.48 64.24
1868— 2 March 62.31 62.86 62.53 64.45
1871— 1 September 18.14 23.45 20.22 67.35
1876— 1 May 46.32 41.24 44.28 65.01
1881— 3 April 19.34 29.19 23.22 70.38
1886— 1 May 51.88 50.24 51.20 69.62
1891— 5 April 17.57 28.25 21.95 75.94
1901— 31 March 25.17 31.33 27.82 79.68
Increase since 7 April, 1861 1574.26