ABSTRACT of the Returns of the POPULATION and HOUSES in the different POLICE DISTRICTS, as defined in the Government Notice of the 27th September, 1841.
POLICE DISTRICT. NUMBER OF EACH AGE. MARRIED OR SINGLE. CIVIL CONDITION. RELIGION. OCCUPATION. TOTAL. HOUSES.
MALES. FEMALES. MALES. FEMALES. MALES. FEMALES. Church of England. Church of Scotland. Wesleyan Methodists. Other Protestant Dissenters. Roman Catholics. Jews. Mahomedans and Pagans. Landed Proprietors, Merchants, Bankers, and Professional Persons. Shopkeepers and other Retail Dealers. Mechanics and Artificers. Shepherds and others in the care of Sheep. Gardeners, Stockmen, and Persons employed in Agriculture. Domestic Servants. All other Persons not included in the foregoing Columns. Males. Females. Total. Stone or Brick. Wood. Total. Finished. Unfinished. Inhabited. Uninhabited.
Under Two. Two and under Seven. Seven and under Fourteen. Fourteen and under Twenty-one. Twenty-one and under Forty-five. Forty-five and under Sixty. Sixty and upwards. Under Two. Two and under Seven. Seven and under Fourteen. Fourteen and under Twenty-one. Twenty-one and under Forty-five. Forty-five and under Sixty. Sixty and upwards. Married. Single. Married. Single. FREE. BOND. FREE. BOND.
Born in the Colony. Arrived Free. Other Free Persons. Holding Tickets-of-leave. In Government Employment. In Private Assignment. Born in the Colony. Arrived Free. Other Free Persons. Holding Tickets-of-leave. In Government Employment. In Private Assignment.
Hobart 487 1,147 986 695 4,150 759 183 503 1,054 1,000 759 2,860 390 88 2,446 5,961 2,517 4,137 2,316 3,180 2,150 391 108 262 2,403 2,899 753 103 3 493 10,316 1,364 949 773 1,502 149 8 635 424 1,335 23 1,058 1,118 10,468 8,407 6,654 15,061 2,016 1,038 3,054 2,887 167 2,790 264
South Port 12 21 23 24 110 16 8 18 16 14 37 11 1 47 159 48 57 45 84 45 10 16 6 41 52 7 3 2 209 20 44 27 11 3 50 60 5 193 206 105 311 1 34 35 34 1 35
Launceston 272 507 359 347 3,035 338 72 276 485 358 407 1,549 140 26 1,205 3,725 1,215 2,026 1,044 1,470 1,293 444 371 308 1,104 1,313 310 72 231 211 5,224 793 598 613 883 57 3 315 185 833 41 949 659 5,189 4,930 3,241 8,171 494 885 1,379 1,320 59 1,369 10
Morven 44 105 77 84 977 93 23 60 80 66 62 265 26 6 244 1,159 238 327 241 288 430 167 6 271 234 200 64 8 59 1,547 154 40 38 177 11 1 61 8 113 46 780 117 843 1,403 565 1,968 44 184 228 225 3 225 3
George Town 22 26 17 21 286 33 13 13 29 14 24 74 9 4 73 345 68 99 80 100 94 51 47 46 67 61 25 1 13 475 60 6 43 1 14 8 41 52 89 44 337 418 167 585 31 72 103 89 14 100 3
Richmond 110 236 281 216 1,581 274 74 124 206 229 246 503 90 22 553 2,219 510 910 729 531 742 318 37 415 633 419 266 27 75 3,334 236 84 63 471 4 250 48 182 52 1,340 261 2,059 2,772 1,420 4,192 195 456 651 563 88 651
Brighton 44 105 88 65 867 126 35 61 116 91 68 264 49 13 251 1,079 264 398 270 201 413 207 47 192 303 203 83 22 3 48 1,610 122 10 102 133 15 100 14 151 41 692 138 856 1,330 662 1,992 107 195 302 248 54 300 2
New Norfolk 48 94 67 61 769 184 89 44 91 81 66 291 66 18 313 999 261 396 243 220 335 182 206 126 241 215 96 17 39 49 1,640 75 35 48 146 25 62 23 150 25 568 187 954 1,312 657 1,969 134 183 317 273 44 289 28
Hamilton 29 53 38 43 534 61 15 27 64 42 37 130 21 6 142 631 122 205 134 166 213 117 28 115 149 107 31 9 31 871 75 23 30 93 1 7 41 6 51 90 312 83 517 773 327 1,100 59 96 155 143 12 155
Oatlands 35 64 70 45 851 91 17 43 87 54 38 200 23 5 193 980 186 264 184 192 249 221 57 270 200 145 52 19 1 33 1,272 124 36 56 124 10 1 55 12 107 102 459 126 762 1,173 450 1,623 118 86 204 192 12 195 9
Bothwell 18 35 48 39 464 61 8 26 51 34 35 104 20 4 141 532 117 157 99 114 178 121 32 129 100 114 31 7 22 709 160 15 14 48 1 27 8 59 74 276 81 422 673 274 947 57 95 152 120 32 142 10
Norfolk Plains 72 155 143 107 1,560 160 32 88 157 136 102 390 41 7 350 1,879 340 581 376 402 654 270 15 512 385 365 90 21 60 2,503 125 244 37 224 9 8 71 26 270 64 1,214 207 1,298 2,229 921 3,150 146 197 343 292 51 342 1
Westbury 23 53 49 84 1,113 52 16 49 66 44 38 165 11 5 166 1,224 151 227 116 207 243 175 320 329 147 159 40 5 27 1,449 69 90 19 136 5 69 13 82 29 666 121 788 1,390 378 1,768 87 75 162 120 42 162
Campbell Town 49 83 66 69 1,125 168 28 47 87 67 64 272 34 7 232 1,356 235 343 199 193 560 168 84 384 202 226 63 21 2 64 1,602 248 83 53 173 4 3 72 23 174 115 643 183 956 1,588 578 2,166 164 92 256 233 23 256
Fingal 15 21 15 16 291 37 5 10 12 16 18 45 5 1 50 350 41 66 49 74 74 90 9 104 46 36 9 2 1 13 405 61 4 37 9 13 43 192 34 216 400 107 507 14 27 41 31 10 41
Great Swan Port 16 31 27 20 756 48 27 24 19 18 13 79 12 1 220 705 76 90 63 127 66 82 473 114 55 73 14 4 2 18 810 68 3 27 182 1 39 3 30 32 204 38 745 925 166 1,091 38 26 64 53 11 61 3
Prosser's Plains 13 20 15 20 231 35 7 16 19 21 12 67 6 62 279 53 88 51 68 92 66 12 52 52 49 16 6 18 437 14 3 10 16 2 14 1 24 31 158 52 202 341 141 482 17 67 84 75 9 84
Circular Head 17 40 27 19 267 30 21 39 21 20 72 5 92 308 77 101 60 144 81 40 5 70 63 95 10 2 1 7 448 29 2 4 93 2 9 55 19 210 23 262 400 178 578 6 91 97 62 35 97
TOTALS 1,326 2,796 2,396 1,975 18,967 2,566 644 1,440 2,680 2,308 2,023 7,367 959 214 6,780 23,890 6,519 10,472 6,299 7,761 7,912 3,120 1,873 3,705 6,425 6,731 1,960 348 284 1,243 34,861 3,797 2,263 1,920 4,492 297 31 1,846 802 3,720 879 9,870 3,477 27,067 30,670 16,991 47,661
Employed in Governmt. Vessels. 83 83 83 83 83 83 83
Convicts employed on Public Works throughout the Colony 6,960 6,960 6,960 6,960 6,960 6,960 6,960
Convicts at the Penal Settlements on Tasman's Peninsula 1,891 1,891 1,891 1,891 1,891 1,891 1,891
Female Convicts in Houses of Correction, Hobart 825 825 825 825 825 825 2 2 2 2
GRAND TOTAL 57,420 57,420 57,420 57,420 57,420 39,604 17,816 57,420 3,730 3,899 7,629 6,962 667 7,296 333