TABLE I.—COMPARATIVE SUMMARY showing the TOTAL POPULATION (MALES AND FEMALES) in the PROVINCE at the DATES of CENSUS 1876 (March 26th) and 1881 (April 3rd), together with the NUMERICAL INCREASE and the INCREASE PER CENT.
| PARTICULARS. |
Persons. |
Increase. |
Males. |
Increase. |
Females. |
Increase. |
| 1876. |
1881. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
1876. |
1881. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
1876. |
1881. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
| Total population (exclusive of Northern Territory, Shipping, and Aborigines) |
210,996 |
272,876 |
61,880 |
29.33 |
108,389 |
142,908 |
34,519 |
31.85 |
102,607 |
129,968 |
27,361 |
26.66 |
| Northern Territory(a) |
743 |
3,451 |
2,708 |
364.47 |
650 |
3,347 |
2,697 |
414.92 |
93 |
104 |
11 |
11.83 |
| Shipping(b) |
1,532 |
3,538 |
2,006 |
130.94 |
1,452 |
3,275 |
1,823 |
125.55 |
80 |
263 |
183 |
228.75 |
| Total (exclusive of Aborigines) |
213,271 |
279,865 |
66,594 |
31.23 |
110,491 |
149,530 |
39,039 |
35.33 |
102,780 |
130,335 |
27,555 |
26.80 |
| Aborigines (in settled districts only) |
3,953 |
6,346 |
2,393 |
60.54 |
2,203 |
3,478 |
1,275 |
57.88 |
1,750 |
2,868 |
1,118 |
63.89 |
| GRAND TOTAL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
217,224 |
286,211 |
68,987 |
31.76 |
112,694 |
153,008 |
40,314 |
35.77 |
104,530 |
133,203 |
28,673 |
27.43 |