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 |