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. | 
  
  
    
      | Midland Division— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | C&bell Town | 2,533 | 2,549 | 2,464 | 2,710 | 2,695 | 2,337 | 16 | -85 | 246 | -15 | -358 | -196 | 0.63 | -3.33 | 10.00 | -0.55 | -1.32 | 0.77 | 3.13 | 1.84 | 1.35 | 
    
      | Oatlands | 2,236 | 2,333 | 3,058 | 3,473 | 3,330 | 3,182 | 97 | 725 | 415 | -143 | -148 | 946 | 4.15 | 31.07 | 13.57 | -4.12 | -4.44 | 42.31 | 2.77 | 2.27 | 1.84 | 
    
      | Cumberland | 2,591 | 2,794 | 2,915 | 3,040 | 7,057 | 3,338 | 203 | 121 | 125 | 4,017 | 12,504 | 17,970 | 7.84 | 4.33 | 4.29 | 132.15 | 191.39 | 693.60 | 3.20 | 4.81 | 1.94 | 
    
      | Zeehan |  |  |  |  |  | 6,772 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.93 | 
    
      | Lyell |  |  |  |  |  | 10,451 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.06 | 
    
      | Total Mid.Div | 7,360 | 7,676 | 8,437 | 9,223 | 13,082 | 26,080 | 316 | 761 | 786 | 3,859 | 12,998 | 18,720 | 4.29 | 9.91 | 9.75 | 41.84 | 99.35 | 254.30 | 9.10 | 8.92 | 15.12 | 
    
      | South-Eastern and South-Western Division— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Brighton | 2,750 | 2,808 | 3,097 | 2,954 | 3,414 | 2,958 | 58 | 289 | -148 | 1,555 | -806 | 5 | 2.11 | 10.29 | -4.62 | 14.78 | -6.66 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 2.33 | 1.72 | 
    
      | Clarence | 1,612 | 1,552 | 1,602 | 1,485 |  |  | -60 | 50 | -117 |  |  |  | -3.72 | 3.22 | -7.30 |  |  |  | 1.99 |  |  | 
    
      | Richmond | 1,731 | 1,608 | 1,629 | 1,729 | 2,561 | 2,457 | -123 | 21 | 100 |  |  |  | -7.11 | 1.31 | 6.14 |  |  |  | 2.14 | 1.75 | 1.43 | 
    
      | Sorell | 3,872 | 4,111 | 4,055 | 3,327 | 4,183 | 4,152 | 239 | -56 | -728 |  |  |  | 6.17 | -1.36 | -17.95 |  |  |  | 4.79 | 2.85 | 2.40 | 
    
      | Glamorgan | 1,191 | 1,168 | 1,061 | 1,027 | 1,919 | 1,704 | -23 | -17 | -34 |  |  |  | -1.93 | -9.16 | -3.20 |  |  |  | 1.47 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 
    
      | Hobart— |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | Central |  |  |  | 4,719 |  | 24,654 |  |  |  |  | -251 | 6,396 |  |  |  |  | -1.00 | 13.50 |  |  | 14.31 | 
    
      | North |  |  |  | 4,226 | 8,527 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.82 |  | 
    
      | South |  |  |  | 2,929 | 7,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.30 |  | 
    
      | East |  |  |  | 3,667 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
    
      | West |  |  |  | 5,577 | 8,598 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.86 |  | 
    
      | Total | 18,258 | 19,449 | 19,092 | 21,118 | 24,905 | 24,654 | 1,191 | -357 | 2,026 | 3,787 | -251 | 6,396 | 6.52 | -1.84 | 10.61 | 17.93 | -1.001 | 13.50 | 22.60 | 16.98 | 14.31 | 
    
      | Glenorchy | 3,879 | 3,345 | 3,521 | 3,917 | 5,502 | 6,266 | -534 | 176 | 396 | 1,585 | 764 | 2,787 | -13.77 | 5.26 | 11.25 | 40.47 | 1.38 | 71.81 | 4.80 | 3.75 | 3.63 | 
    
      | Queenborough | 2,317 | 1,979 | 2,391 | 2,213 |  | 4,248 | -338 | 412 | -178 | 1,304 | 1,388 | 1,931 | -14.59 | 20.82 | -7.49 | 20.42 | 18.05 | 83.36 | 2.87 |  | 2.46 | 
    
      | Kingborough | 3,144 | 3,454 | 3,668 | 4,173 | 7,690 | 4,830 | 310 | 214 | 505 |  |  | 1,686 | 9.86 | 6.20 | 13.77 |  |  |  | 3.89 | 5.24 | 2.80 | 
    
      | New Norfolk | 2,641 | 2,690 | 2,952 | 3,644 | 4,253 | 4,764 | 49 | 262 | 692 | 609 | 511 | 2,123 | 1.86 | 9.74 | 23.44 | 16.71 | 12.02 | 80.40 | 3.28 | 2.90 | 2.76 | 
    
      | Franklin | 2,351 | 2,579 | 2,910 | 3,415 | 3,704 | 4,326 | 228 | 331 | 505 | 289 | 622 | 1,975 | 9.70 | 12.83 | 17.35 | 8.46 | 16.79 | 84.01 | 2.91 | 2.53 | 2.50 | 
    
      | Total S.E. and S.W. Division | 43,746 | 44,743 | 45,978 | 49,002 | 58,131 | 60,359 | 997 | 1,235 | 3,024 | 9,129 | 2,228 | 16,613 | 22.89 | 2.76 | 6.58 | 18.63 | 38.32 | 37.98 | 54.14 | 39.64 | 35.00 |