POPULATION, 1836-1881., TABLE I.—Showing the Total Population of Victoria, also the Number of Chinese and Aborigines, at successive Censuses.
| Date of Enumeration. |
Total Population. |
Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. |
Chinese. |
Aborigines. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| 25th May, 1836 |
|
|
|
177 |
142 |
35 |
|
|
|
5000(1) |
|
|
| 8th November, 1836 |
|
|
|
224 |
186 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12th September, 1838 |
|
|
|
3,511 |
3,080 |
431 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2nd March, 1841 |
|
|
|
11,738 |
8,274 |
3,464 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2nd March, 1846 |
|
|
|
32,879 |
20,184 |
12,695 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2nd March, 1851 |
|
|
|
77,345 |
46,202 |
31,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 26th April, 1854 |
236,798 |
155,887 |
80,911 |
231,925 |
151,914 |
80,011 |
2,373 |
2,373 |
|
2500(2) |
1600(2) |
900(2) |
| 29th March, 1857 |
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
383,574 |
237,761 |
145,813 |
25,424 |
25,421 |
3 |
1,768 |
1,152 |
616 |
| 7th April, 1861 |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
513,896 |
302,881 |
211,015 |
24,732 |
24,724 |
8 |
1,694 |
1,046 |
648 |
| 2nd April, 1871 |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |
712,263 |
382,367 |
329,896 |
17,935 |
17,899 |
36 |
1,330 |
784 |
546 |
| 3rd April, 1881 |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
849,438 |
439,754 |
409,684 |
12,128 |
11,869 |
259 |
780 |
460 |
320 |