County of Dargo., TABLE XL.—Showing the Population and Houses in the Principal Places situated in the County of Dargo.
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. Slab, Bark, Mud, &c. Canvas, Linen, Calico, &c. Not stated.
COUNTY OF DARGO 2,222 1,630 592 1,814 1,227 587 399 4 5 618 599 3 2 14 3 317 275 14 9
Bairnsdale Shire(part of(1))—
Central Riding : Sarsfield Township 98 62 36 98 62 36 18 17 1 10 8
Nicholson River Goldworkings (part of) : Store Creek township 35 30 5 15 10 5 20 13 13 8 5
Deptford Township (part of) 60 43 17 56 39 17 4 24 24 18 6
Barmouth Township 15 15 1 1 14 7 7 7
Boggy Creek Goldworkings : Allenvale Township 177 143 34 120 86 34 57 55 54 1 13 40 1 1
Clifton Creek Goldworkings 97 76 21 81 60 21 16 38 38 10 28
Wentworth River Goldworkings 64 60 4 32 28 4 32 26 25 1 11 12 1 2
Morris Creek Goldworkings 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
Sandy Creek Goldworkings 35 35 35 20 20 20
Merrijig Creek Goldworkings 49 42 7 31 24 7 18 17 16 1 5 11 1
Dargo Flat (East of River) 26 18 8 25 17 8 1 5 5 4 1
Upper Dargo 108 93 15 72 57 15 36 25 25 12 9 4
Outside Townships, &c., Goldworkings 468 283 185 460 277 183 4 2 2 105 97 3 1 4 1 65 34 4 1
East Riding : Bruthen Township 117 68 49 117 68 49 19 19 15 4
Nicholson River Goldworkings (remainder of) :
Nicholson River 25 24 1 24 23 1 1 11 10 1 5 5 1
Deptford Township (remainder of) 19 13 6 19 13 6 8 8 3 5
Swift's Creek Goldworkings 181 162 19 54 35 19 127 33 33 30 3
Tambo River Goldworkings 10 9 1 10 9 1 3 3 3
Eureka Goldworkings 5 5 5 5 2 2 1 1
Upper Riley's Creek Goldworkings 15 15 13 13 2 9 8 1 8 1
Outside Townships and Goldworkings 46 33 13 37 27 10 4 2 3 9 9 1 4 4
Outside Shires and Road Districts
Waterford Township 15 9 6 15 9 6 3 3 2 1
Dargo Flat (West of River) 95 59 36 95 59 36 19 19 17 2
Lower Dargo Goldworkings 42 37 5 27 22 5 15 17 17 3 14
Middle Dargo Goldworkings 16 13 3 14 11 3 2 4 3 1 3 1
Grant Township 141 84 57 141 84 57 36 35 1 1 29 5 1
Crooked River, &c., Goldworkings 189 137 52 185 133 52 4 65 64 1 31 32 1 1
Remainder of County 69 57 12 64 52 12 5 25 23 2 9 14 2
ENTIRE OF—
Bairnsdale Shire 1,655 1,234 421 1,273 857 416 373 4 5 449 435 3 2 9 2 226 204 9 8
Central Riding, Bairnsdale Shire 1,237 905 332 994 664 330 239 2 2 355 343 3 2 7 1 157 182 7 8
East Riding, Bairnsdale Shire 418 329 89 279 193 86 134 2 3 94 92 2 1 69 22 2
Nicholson River Goldworkings 154 125 29 115 86 29 39 63 62 1 34 28 1
Boggy Creek Goldworkings 274 219 55 201 146 55 73 93 92 1 23 68 1 1
Dargo Flat 121 77 44 120 76 44 1 24 24 21 3
Deptford Township 79 56 23 75 52 23 4 32 32 21 11