County of Talbot., TABLE LXII.—Showing the Population and Houses in the Principal Places situated in the County of Talbot.

Name of Place.	Population (inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Population (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Chinese.		Aborigines.		Habitations.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Total Number of all Descriptions.	Houses.			Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Buildings.	Tents, and Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Materials.
												Occupied.	Unoccupied.	Building.			Brick or Stone.	Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster.	Slabs, Bark, Mud, &c.	Canvas, Linen, Calico, &c.	Not stated.
Campbell's Creek Road District	1,875	1,140	735	1,477	742	735	398				631	523	14			94	141	266	127	94	3
Marong Shire(part of (3))—
South Riding	37	25	12	37	25	12					5	5					1	4
Metcalfe Shire(part of (4))—
Metcalfe Riding : Elphinstone Township	404	213	191	404	213	191					79	75				4	12	53	10	4
Harcourt Township	40	22	18	40	22	18					8	8					2	6
Outside Townships	1,327	756	571	1,300	729	571	27				319	304	6	3		6	83	162	66	6	2
Taradale Riding : Taradale Township (part of (5))	1,722	968	754	1,640	886	754	82				426	410	8	1	1	6	79	270	69	6	2
Fryers Road District—
Fryerstown Township	326	181	145	318	173	145	8				83	82				1	11	49	21	1	1
Glenluce Township	98	58	40	98	58	40					23	23					1	11	11
Sebastopol Township	31	22	9	31	22	9					14	14						3	10		1
Tarilta Township	419	246	173	381	208	173	38				110	104	1			5	4	80	20	5	1
Vaughan Township	474	326	148	357	209	148	117				143	138	1			4	10	107	21	4	1
Outside Townships	2,364	1,414	950	2,101	1,151	950	263				698	632	24	4	4	34	82	438	135	34	9
Lexton Shire(part of (6))—
West Riding : Lexton Township (part of)	58	26	32	58	26	32					11	11					2	9
Outside Township	38	26	12	38	26	12					8	6				2		4	2	2
North Riding : Evansford Township	73	36	37	73	36	37					16	16					3	12	1
Lexton Township (remainder of)	60	24	36	60	24	36					14	14					3	10	1
Spring Township (part of)	40	23	17	40	23	17					9	9					1	8
Outside Townships	976	600	376	973	597	376	3				202	162	8			32	20	128	20	32	2
South Riding : Spring Township (remainder of)	108	61	47	108	61	47					23	23					2	20			1
Outside Township	193	109	84	187	103	84	6				33	28	3			2	5	24	1	2	1
Bungaree Shire(part of (7))—	593	401	192	504	312	192	89				173	166	4			3		94	75	3	1
Ballarat Shire(part of (8))—
South Riding : Bald Hill Township	227	122	105	227	122	105					41	41					1	34	4		2
Outside Township	17	15	2	17	15	2					3	2				1		2		1
East Riding	1,264	735	529	1,264	735	529					249	183	6			60	12	166	1	60	10
West Riding	964	562	402	951	549	402	13				186	149	25			12	23	146		12	5
Talbot Shire—
East Riding	1,445	841	604	1,428	824	604	17				319	291	16		1	11	21	254	32	11	1
West Riding : Rocky Flat Township	612	348	264	612	348	264					146	143	2	1			2	138	2		4
Dunach Township	120	86	34	120	86	34					41	37	2			2		39		2
Mount Greenock Township	70	38	32	70	38	32					13	13						11	1		1
Outside Townships	1,859	1,138	721	1,776	1,056	720	81		1	1	548	499	6	1		42	16	333	150	42	7
South Riding	1,070	604	466	1,066	600	466	4				212	176	24			12	31	166	3	12
ENTIRE OF—
West Riding, Glenlyon Shire	1,731	987	744	1,714	970	754	17				365	364				1	11	290	58	1	5
Central Riding of Mount Franklin Shire	1,636	1,113	523	1,303	780	523	333				589	555	28	3		3	15	329	238	3	4
South Riding of Creswick Shire	2,634	1,537	1,097	2,608	1,511	1,097	26				542	510	8	1		23	20	439	53	23	7
North Riding of Newstead Shire	1,258	703	555	1,257	702	555	1				300	263	24	1	2	10	63	195	29	10	3
Tullaroop Shire in the County of Talbot	6,331	3,897	2,434	6,002	3,568	2,434	329				1,712	1,516	41	9		146	196	993	366	146	11
North Riding, Tullaroop Shire	2,173	1,285	888	2,120	1,232	888	53				561	510	6	2		43	78	320	118	43	2
Baringhup Riding, Tullaroop Shire	2,564	1,503	1,061	2,553	1,492	1,061	9		2		589	540	28	1	2	18	103	338	120	18	10
Metcalfe Riding, Tullaroop Shire	1,771	991	780	1,744	964	780	27				406	387	6	3		10	97	221	76	10	2
Lexton Shire in the County of Talbot	1,546	905	641	1,537	896	641	9				316	269	11			36	36	215	25	36	4
West Riding, Lexton Shire	96	52	44	96	52	44					19	17				2	2	13	2	2
North Riding, Lexton Shire	1,149	683	466	1,146	680	466	3				241	201	8			32	27	158	22	32	2
South Riding, Lexton Shire	301	170	131	295	164	131	6				56	51	3			2	7	44	1	2	2
Ballarat Shire in the County of Talbot	2,472	1,434	1,038	2,459	1,421	1,038	13				479	375	31			73	36	348	5	73	17
South Riding, Ballarat Shire	244	137	107	244	137	107					44	43				1	1	36	4	1	2
West Riding, Ballarat Shire	2,661	1,610	1,051	2,578	1,528	1,050	81		1	1	748	692	10	2		44	18	521	153	44	12