Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Natural Rate of Increase in each Quinquennium in Australasia, 1861-1900.
| Quinquennium (average rate). |
Birth-rate. |
Death-rate. |
Natural Increase. |
| 1861-65 |
41.92 |
16.75 |
25.17 |
| 1866-70 |
39.84 |
15.62 |
24.22 |
| 1871-75 |
37.34 |
15.26 |
22.08 |
| 1876-80 |
36.38 |
15.04 |
21.34 |
| 1881-85 |
35.21 |
14.79 |
20.42 |
| 1886-90 |
34.43 |
13.95 |
20.48 |
| 1891-95 |
31.55 |
12.76 |
18.79 |
| 1896-1900 |
27.31 |
12.20 |
15.11 |