Population.—Summary, 1857-1901.,TABLE VI.—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 1901.
Population. Increase or Decrease. Per cent. to Total Population.
Persons. Numerical. Percentage.
1857. 1861. 1870. 1881. 1891. 1901. 1857 to 1861. 1861 to 1870. 1870 to 1881. 1881 to 1891. 1891 to 1901. 1857 to 1901. 1857 to 1861. 1861 to 1870. 1870 to 1881. 1881 to 1891. 1891 to 1901. 1857 to 1901. 1857. 1891. 1901.
The whole State 80,802 89,977 99,328 115,705 146,667 172,475 9,175 9,351 16,377 30,962 25,808 91,673 11.35 10.39 16.49 26.76 17.61 113.43 100.00 100.00 100.00
North-Eastern Division—
Evandale 3,262 3,353 789 91 189 -16.62 8.80 -13.83 31.90 2.79 5.97 3.92 2.22 1.94
Morven 3,164 2,638 2,870 2,473 -526 232 -397
Fingal 1,430 1,956 2,261 3,974 5,003 5,831 526 305 1,713 1,029 828 4,401 3.68 15.59 75.77 25.90 16.54 307.80 1.77 3.41 3.38
Launceston—
Central 4,877 18,022 814 4.73 5.18 10.45
North 4,376 7,604 6.55
South 3,499 9,604
Total 7,874 10,359 10,668 12,752 17,208 18,022 2,485 309 2,084 4,456 814 10,148 31.56 2.98 19.54 34.94 4.73 128.50 9.74 11.73 10.45
George Town 1,323 1,350 1,613 4,417 3,607 4,896 27 263 2,804 2,285 2,850 10,382 2.04 19.48 173.82 22.38 22.80 20.91 1.64 2.46 2.83
Ringarooma 4,814 5,592 3.28 3.24
Selby 3,643 2,781 3,468 5,796 4,077 4,860 -862 687 2,328 -23.60 24.70 67.13 4.51 2.78 2.83
Longford 3,126 3,106 -86 -545 2,281 53.25 7.48 -12.97 0.86 -5.46 31.93 2.13 1.80
Norfolk Plains 2,209 3,385 3,638 3,166 1,176 253 -472 2.73
Cressy 2,303 2,173 1.57 1.26
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 4,144 1,152 1,254 -967 33.56 27.35 -16.56 4.25 3.10 2.40
Total N.E. Div. 24,576 29,028 32,417 39,466 47,939 51,977 4,452 3,389 7,049 8,473 4,038 27,401 18.12 11.68 21.47 21.47 8.42 111.50 30.42 32.68 30.13
North-Western Division—
Deloraine 1,983 3,114 3,670 4,126 4,913 4,969 1,131 556 456 787 56 2,986 57.05 17.85 12.42 19.07 1.14 150.58 2.46 3.35 2.89
Devon East 5,956 4,985 9,054 3.17
Devonport 7,685 2,279 3,410 5,062 8,714 72.66 62.97 57.35 62.74 827.45 3.88 3.91 4.34
Devon West 3,137 5,416 2,870 4,141 5,734 7,483 6,488 25,953 5.33 3.22
Wellington 4,762 7,814 5,565 28.70 4.46
Latrobe 3,490 2.02
Waratah 4,867 2.82
Total N.W. Div. 5,120 8,530 12,496 18,014 27,515 34,059 3,410 3,966 5,518 9,501 6,544 28,939 66.65 46.50 44.16 52.74 23.78 565.20 6.34 18.76 19.75