Agriculture in Australasian Colonies in the Years 1881 and 1891.
|
1881. |
1891. |
Per-centage Increase or Decrease. |
| Increase. |
Decrease. |
| Land in Crop— |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tasmania |
Acres No. |
148,494 |
168,121 |
13.22 |
|
| New South Wales |
Acres No. |
645,068 |
846,383 |
31.21 |
|
| Victoria |
Acres No. |
1,821,719 |
2,687,575 |
47.52 |
|
| Queensland |
Acres No. |
126,229 |
242,629 |
92.22 |
|
| South Australia |
Acres No. |
2,613,903 |
2,533,291 |
|
3.08 |
| Western Australia |
Acres No. |
53,353 |
64,209 |
20.34 |
|
| New Zealand |
Acres No. |
1,319,460 |
1,395,542 |
5.77 |
|
| Australasia |
Acres No. |
6,728,226 |
7,937,750 |
17.97 |
|
| Seven Colonies |
Acres No. |
4,114,323 |
5,404,459 |
31.36 |
|
| Agricultural Hands— |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tasmania |
No. |
17,699 |
16,031 |
|
9.54 |
| New South Wales |
No. |
89,682 |
68,563 |
|
23.55 |
| Victoria |
No. |
108,919 |
82,482 |
|
24.27 |
| Queensland |
No. |
22,004 |
39,980 |
81.69 |
|
| South Australia |
No. |
30,330 |
|
|
|
| Western Australia |
No. |
3,336 |
4,542 |
36.15 |
|
| New Zealand |
No. |
42,722 |
59,058 |
38.24 |
|
| Australasia |
No. |
314,692 |
|
|
|
| Six Colonies |
No. |
284,362 |
270,656 |
|
4.82 |
| Agricultural Hands only per 100 Acres in crop— |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tasmania |
No. |
11.92 |
9.53 |
|
20.05 |
| New South Wales |
No. |
13.90 |
8.10 |
|
41.72 |
| Victoria |
No. |
5.98 |
3.07 |
|
48.66 |
| Queensland |
No. |
17.38 |
16.48 |
|
5.18 |
| South Australia |
No. |
11.62 |
|
|
|
| Western Australia |
No. |
6.25 |
7.07 |
13.12 |
|
| New Zealand |
No. |
3.24 |
4.23 |
30.55 |
|
| Australasia |
No. |
4.68 |
|
|
|
| Six Colonies |
No. |
6.91 |
5.01 |
|
27.50 |