Progress in Metropolitan, Total Urban, and Rural Districts during Period 1857-1901.

Census.	Hobart and Suburbs.	Total Urban.†	Rural.	All.
Absolute Number of Population.
1857	24,454	26,132	55,360	81,492
1861	24,773	29,808	60,169	89,977
1870	26,004	29,760	69,568	99,328
1881	27,248	33,870	81,835	115,705
1891	34103*	42,113	104,554	146,667
1901	35508*	52,741	119,734	172,475
Per cent. to Total Population.
1857	30.01	32.07	67.93	100
1861	27.54	33.13	66.87	100
1870	26.18	29.96	70.14	100
1881	23.55	29.27	70.73	100
1891	23.25*	28.70	71.30	100
1901	20.59*	30.58	69.42	100