DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF POPULATION, 1881-1891., Table showing the Distribution and Movement of Population, by Electoral Districts, in the Inter-censal Period 1881-1891.
Divisions and Electoral Districts. Population. Increase or Decrease since 1881. Proportion per cent. to Total Population.
Census, 1881. Census, 1891. Numerical. Percental. 1881. 1891.
Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease.
DIVISIONS.
North-Eastern Division 39,466 47,939 8,473 21.47 34.11 32.68
North-Western Division 18,014 27,515 9,501 52.74 15.57 18.76
Midland Division 9,223 13,082 3,859 41.84 7.97 8.92
South-Eastern and South-Western Division 49,002 58,131 9,129 18.63 42.35 39.64
The whole Colony 115,705 146,667 30,962 26.76 100.00 100.00
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
NORTH-EASTERN DIVISION.
Evandale 2,473 3,262 789 31.90 2.14 2.22
Morven
Fingal 3,974 5,003 1,029 25.90 3.43 3.41
Launceston 12,752 17,208 4,456 34.94 11.02 11.73
George Town 4,417 3,607 2,285 22.38 3.82 2.46
Ringarooma 4,814 3.28
Selby 5,796 4,077 5.01 2.78
Longford 3,166 3,126 86 0.85 2.74 2.13
Norfolk Plains
Cressy 2,016 2,303 1.74 1.57
Ringwood
Westbury 4,872 4,539 4.21 3.10
NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION.
Deloraine 4,126 4,913 787 19.07 3.57 3.35
Devon, East 4,985 9,054 4,069 81.64 4.31 6.17
Devon, West 4,141 5,734 1,593 38.47 3.58 3.91
Wellington 4,762 7,814 3,052 64.10 4.11 5.33
MIDLAND DIVISION.
Campbell Town 2,710 2,695 15 0.55 2.34 1.84
Oatlands 8,473 3,330 143 4.12 3.00 2.27
Cumberland 3,040 7,057 4,017 132.15 2.63 4.81
SOUTH-EASTERN & SOUTH-WESTERN DIVISION.
Brighton 2,954 3,414 1,555 14.78 2.55 2.33
Clarence 1,485 1.28
Richmond 1,729 2,561 1.49 1.75
Sorell 3,327 4,183 2.88 2.85
Glamorgan 1,027 1,919 0.89 1.31
Hobart 21,118 24,905 3,787 17.93 18.25 16.98
Glenorchy 3,917 5,502 1,585 40.47 3.39 3.75
Queenborough 2,213 7,690 1,304 20.42 1.91
Kingborough 4,173 3.61 5.24
New Norfolk 3,644 4,253 609 16.71 3.15 2.90
Franklin 3,415 3,704 289 8.46 2.95 2.53