PROGRESS OF POPULATION IN AUSTRALASIA.—INTER-CENSAL PERIOD 1891-1901., Total Population, including Chinese and enumerated Aborigines.

Rate since 31 Dec. 1861.		NUMBERS.						Increase or Decrease (-)						Rate of Increase Per Year.
		1891.			1901.			Absolute.			Per Cent.
		Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
3.44	New South Wales	1,132,234	612,562	519,672	1,354,846	710,005	644,841	222,612	97,443	125,169	19.66	15.91	24.08	1.81
2.02	Victoria	1,140,405	598,414	541,991	1,201,341	603,883	597,458	60,936	5,469	55,467	53.43	0.91	10.23	0.52
1.28	Queensland	393,718	223,779	169,939	503,266	280,092	223,174	109,548	56,313	53,235	27.82	25.17	31.32	2.48
2.66	South Australia	320,431	166,801	153,630	362,604	184,422	178,182	42,173	17,621	24,552	13.16	10.56	15.98	1.25
6.35	Western Australia	49,782	29,807	19,975	184,124	112,875	71,249	134,342	83,068	51,274	269.85	278.70	256.73	13.98
1.63	Tasmania	146,667	77,560	69,107	172,475	89,624	82,851	25,908	12,064	13,744	17.59	15.55	19.88	1.64
3.01	Commonwealth	3,183,237	1,708,923	1,474,314	3,778,656	1,980,901	1,797,735	595,419	271,978	323,441	18.70	15.91	21.93	1.73
5.42	New Zealand	668,651	355,738	312,913	815,862	429,104	386,758	147,211	73,366	73,845	22.01	20.62	23.60	2.01
3.31	Total for Australasia	3,851,888	2,064,661	1,787,227	4,594,518	2,410,005	2,184,513	742,630	345,346	397,286	19.28	16.72	22.22	1.78