GENERAL SUMMARY OF MINING DISTRICTS., TABLE XVII.—Showing the Population of the Mining Districts, inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines ; the Number of Chinese and Aborigines, and of Persons living in Tents and Camping out ; also the Number of Houses, Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building ; with a Return giving a Classification of the Houses according to the materials of which they are built, and to their size, as shown by the number of rooms.

NAME OF MINING DISTRICT.	POPULATION (inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			POPULATION (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			CHINESE.		ABORIGINES.		HOUSES.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Dwellings.			Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Institutions.	Total.
											Inhabited.	Uninhabited.	Building.
Ararat	10,481	7,321	3,160	9,169	6,020	3,149	1,292		9	11	3,312	8		12	3,332
Ballaarat	61,219	38,664	22,555	55,246	32,693	22,553	5,965		6	2	16,121	227	17	57	16,422
Beechworth	23,361	17,069	6,292	18,819	12,532	6,287	4,529	2	8	3	6,785	60		23	6,868
Castlemaine	43,611	29,891	13,720	37,020	23,319	13,701	6,539	1	33	18	12,476	104	6	22	12,608
Maryborough	48,098	34,610	13,488	44,879	31,401	13,478	3,187		22	10	16,670	27	4	54	16,755
Sandhurst	41,411	27,137	14,274	38,833	24,570	14,263	2,550	3	17	8	12,215	165		55	12,435
Total, 1861	228,181	154,692	73,489	203,966	130,535	73,431	24,062	6	95	52	67,579	591	27	223	68,420
Total, 1857	166,550	123,060	43,490	142,883	99,406	43,477	23,623		31	13	51,470	919	51		52,440
Increase or Decrease	61,631	31,632	29,999	61,083	31,129	29,954	439	6	64	39	15,109	- 328	- 24	223	15,980
Increase or Decrease per cent.	37.0	25.6	68.9	42.7	31.3	68.8	1.8		206.4	300.0	29.3	- 35.6	- 47.0		30.4