PROGRESS of Urban and Rural Centres of Population since 1881.
| Cities, Towns, Villages, and Mining Centres, having more than 100 Inhabitants. |
Population. |
Since 1881. |
| Census 1881. |
Census 1891. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
| Absolute. |
Per cent. |
Absolute. |
Per cent. |
|
No. |
No. |
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1881. |
1891. |
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| North-Western Division |
9 |
15 |
|
3,606 |
|
12,235 |
|
8,629 |
239.3 |
|
|
| South-Western Division |
|
1 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
561 |
‡ |
|
|
| North-Eastern Division |
15 |
35 |
|
21,933 |
|
30,859 |
|
8,926 |
40.69 |
|
|
| South-Eastern Divison |
19 |
28 |
|
29,411 |
|
38,194 |
|
8,783 |
29.86 |
|
|
|
43 |
79 |
|
54,950 |
|
81,849 |
|
26,899 |
48.95 |
|
|
|
North-Western Division—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Zeehan (silver)*† |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
1,965 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Devonport, East |
|
|
370 |
532 |
559 |
1,805 |
189 |
1,273 |
239.3 |
|
|
| Devonport, West |
|
|
162 |
|
1,246 |
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
|
| Latrobe |
|
|
|
711 |
|
1,560 |
|
849 |
119.4 |
|
|
| Waratah* (tin) |
|
|
|
1,252 |
|
1,420 |
|
168 |
13.42 |
|
|
| Ulverstone |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
1,129 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Dundas (silver) *† |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
1,080 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Burnie |
|
|
|
305 |
|
981 |
|
676 |
221.6 |
|
|
| Wynyard |
|
|
|
168 |
|
621 |
|
453 |
269.6 |
|
|
| Sneffield |
|
|
|
263 |
|
429 |
|
166 |
63.10 |
|
|
| Stanley |
|
|
|
332 |
|
400 |
|
68 |
20.48 |
|
|
| Penguin |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
396 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Remine (silver)* |
|
|
|
43 |
|
213 |
|
170 |
395.4 |
|
|
| Leith |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
122 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Forth |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
114 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| South-Western Division— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Strahan*† |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
561 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| North-Eastern Division— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Launceston (city) |
|
|
|
12,752 |
|
17,208 |
|
4,456 |
34.94 |
|
|
| Beaconsfield (gold)* |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
1,584 |
|
64 |
4.21 |
|
|
| Westbury |
|
|
|
1,156 |
|
1,154 |
|
|
|
2 |
0.17 |
| Longford |
|
|
|
1,286 |
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
202 |
15.71 |
| Deloraine |
|
|
|
836 |
|
895 |
|
59 |
7.06 |
|
|
| Invermay |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
882 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Campbell Town |
|
|
|
948 |
|
818 |
|
|
|
130 |
13.71 |
| Ellesmere |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
590 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Evandale |
|
|
|
564 |
|
540 |
|
|
|
24 |
4.26 |
| Perth |
|
|
|
478 |
|
517 |
|
39 |
8.16 |
|
|
| Lefroy (gold)* |
|
|
|
1,051 |
|
465 |
|
|
|
586 |
55.75 |
| Mathinna (gold)* |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
426 |
|
‡ |
|
|
|
| Fingal |
|
|
|
247 |
|
425 |
|
178 |
72.07 |
|
|
| St. Helen's |
|
|
|
257 |
|
363 |
|
106 |
41.24 |
|
|
| George Town |
|
|
|
299 |
|
299 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Carrick |
|
|
|
285 |
|
281 |
|
|
|
4 |
1.40 |
| Derby |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
273 |
|
|
|
|
|
| St. Mary's (coal)* |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
268 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Trevallyn |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
256 |
|
|
|
|
|
| St. Leonard's |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Mangana (gold)* |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
226 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cressy |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
225 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Gladstone (tin)* |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Cornwall (coal)* |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
185 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Avoca |
|
|
|
131 |
|
181 |
|
49 |
|
|
|
| Weldborough |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
167 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Winkleigh |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Low Head |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Breadalbane |
|
|
|
‡ |
|
131 |
|
|
|
|
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