| Quinquennial periods |
No. of Persons. |
Per centage on total population. |
| 1836 to 1840 |
8,177 |
6.9 |
| 1841 to 1845 |
2,764 |
2.4 |
| 1846 to 1850 |
19,208 |
16.2 |
| 1851 to 1855 |
27,388 |
23.4 |
| 1856 to 1860 (to 1st April) |
16,558 |
14.0 |
| Total by Immigration |
74,095 |
62.9 |
| Born in Colony |
43,538 |
36.9 |
| Unspecified |
334 |
0.2 |
| Total population |
117,967 |
100.0 |