Comparative Progress at various Intercensal Periods since the Year 1841.
| Intercensal Periods. |
Interval Years. |
Increase. |
Annual Rate. |
| Persons No. |
Per cent. Period. |
| 1841-51 |
9.40 |
19,914 |
39.66 |
3.62 |
| 1851-61 |
10.10 |
19,847 |
28.30 |
2.50 |
| 1861-70 |
8.84 |
9,351 |
11.76 |
1.13 |
| 1870-81 |
11.15 |
16,377 |
14.78 |
1.38 |
| 1881-91 |
10.01 |
30,962 |
26.73 |
2.36 |
| 1891-1901 |
9.98 |
25,808 |
17.60 |
1.64 |
| 1841-1901 |
59.48 |
122,259 |
243.40 |
2.09 |