Population.—Summary, 1857-1891., TABLE VII.—Showing the Increase or Diminution of the Population of each Electoral District during the interval between each of the last Five Censuses and the one immediately preceding it ; also the Increase or Diminution during the whole period from 1857 to 1891.
|
Population. |
Increase or Decrease. |
Per cent. to Total Population. |
| Persons. |
Numerical. |
Percentage. |
| 1857. |
1861. |
1870. |
1881. |
1891. |
1857 to 1861. |
1861 to 1870. |
1870 to 1881. |
1881 to 1891. |
1857 to 1891. |
1857 to 1861. |
1861 to 1870. |
1870 to 1881. |
1881 to 1891. |
1857 to 1891. |
1857. |
1891. |
|
The whole Colony
|
80,802 |
89,977 |
99,328 |
115,705 |
146,667 |
9,175 |
9,351 |
16,377 |
30,962 |
65,865 |
11.35 |
10.39 |
16.49 |
26.76 |
81.52 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| North-Eastern Division— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Evandale |
|
|
|
|
3,262 |
|
|
|
789 |
98 |
-16.62 |
8.80 |
-13.83 |
31.90 |
3.10 |
3.92 |
2.22 |
|
Morven
|
3,164 |
2,638 |
2,870 |
2,473 |
|
-526 |
232 |
-397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fingal |
1,430 |
1,956 |
2,261 |
3,974 |
5,003 |
526 |
305 |
1,713 |
1,029 |
3,573 |
3.68 |
15.59 |
75.77 |
25.90 |
249.85 |
1.77 |
3.41 |
| Launceston— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central
|
|
|
|
4,877 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| North |
|
|
|
4,376 |
7,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.18 |
| South |
|
|
|
3,499 |
9,604 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.55 |
| Total |
7,874 |
10,359 |
10,668 |
12,752 |
17,208 |
2,485 |
309 |
2,084 |
4,456 |
9,334 |
31.56 |
2.98 |
19.54 |
34.94 |
118.53 |
9.74 |
11.73 |
| George Town |
1,323 |
1,350 |
1,613 |
4,417 |
3,607 |
27 |
263 |
2,804 |
2,285 |
7,532 |
2.04 |
19.48 |
173.82 |
22.38 |
128.70 |
1.64 |
2.46 |
| Ringarooma |
|
|
|
|
4,814 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.28 |
| Selby |
3,643 |
2,781 |
3,468 |
5,796 |
4,077 |
-862 |
687 |
2,328 |
|
|
-23.60 |
24.70 |
67.13 |
|
|
4.51 |
2.78 |
| Longford |
|
|
|
|
3,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
53.25 |
7.48 |
-12.97 |
|
|
|
2.13 |
|
Norfolk Plains
|
2,209 |
3,385 |
3,638 |
3,166 |
|
1,176 |
253 |
-472 |
-86 |
2,826 |
53.25 |
7.48 |
-12.97 |
0.86 |
39.57 |
2.73 |
|
| Cressy |
|
|
|
|
2,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.57 |
|
Ringwood
|
1,500 |
1,974 |
2,060 |
2,016 |
|
474 |
86 |
-44 |
|
|
31.60 |
4.36 |
-2.14 |
|
|
1.86 |
|
| Westbury |
3,433 |
4,585 |
5,839 |
4,872 |
4,539 |
1,152 |
1,254 |
-967 |
|
|
33.56 |
27.35 |
-16.56 |
|
|
4.25 |
3.10 |
|
Total N.E. Div.
|
24,576 |
29,028 |
32,417 |
39,466 |
47,939 |
4,452 |
3,389 |
7,049 |
8,473 |
23,363 |
18.12 |
11.68 |
21.74 |
21.47 |
95.07 |
30.42 |
32.68 |
| North-Western Division— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deloraine |
1,983 |
3,114 |
3,670 |
4,126 |
4,913 |
1,131 |
556 |
456 |
787 |
2,930 |
57.05 |
17.85 |
12.42 |
19.07 |
147.74 |
2.46 |
3.35 |
| Devon, East |
|
|
5,956 |
4,985 |
9,054 |
2,279 |
3,410 |
5,062 |
8,714 |
19,465 |
72.66 |
62.97 |
57.35 |
62.74 |
620.60 |
3.88 |
6.17 |
| Devon, West |
3,137 |
5,416 |
2,870 |
4,141 |
5,734 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.91 |
| Wellington |
|
|
|
4,762 |
7,814 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.33 |
|
Total N.W Div.
|
5,120 |
8,530 |
12,496 |
18,014 |
27,515 |
3,410 |
3,966 |
5,518 |
9,501 |
22,395 |
66.65 |
46.50 |
44.16 |
52.74 |
437.50 |
6.34 |
18.76 |