DWELLINGS, 1841-1881., TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Dwellings in Victoria, classified according to Occupation, Materials, and Number of Rooms, at successive Censuses.
Date of Enumeration. |
Total Number of Dwellings. |
Occupation. |
Materials. |
Dwellings having— |
Total Number of Rooms. |
Dwellings, exclusive of Stores, Tents, &c. |
Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Buildings. |
Inhabited Tents and Dwellings with Canvas Roofs. |
Brick or Stone. |
Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster. |
Slabs, Bark, Mud, &c. |
Canvas, Linen, Calico, &c. |
Not Specified. |
One Room. |
Two Rooms. |
Three and Four Rooms. |
Five and Six Rooms. |
More than Six Rooms. |
Number of Rooms not specified. |
Occupied. |
Unoccupied. |
Being Built. |
2nd March, 1841 |
1,490 |
1,465 |
25 |
|
|
|
450 |
1,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2nd March, 1846 |
5,198 |
5,070 |
128 |
|
|
|
1,835 |
3,363 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2nd March, 1851 |
10,935 |
10,866 |
69 |
|
|
|
4,835 |
6,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29th March, 1857 |
102,001 |
51,501 |
4,724 |
615 |
|
45,161 |
12,612 |
42,594 |
45,161 |
1,634 |
36,080 |
27,922 |
19,909 |
5,074 |
3,668 |
9,348 |
246,900 |
7th April, 1861 |
134,332 |
85,867 |
5,017 |
119 |
579 |
42,750 |
18,990 |
59,346 |
9,280 |
42,750 |
3,966 |
40,162 |
34,509 |
34,817 |
9,772 |
7,517 |
7,555 |
375,103 |
2nd April, 1871 |
158,481 |
145,600 |
6,997 |
866 |
362 |
4,656 |
33,461 |
101,635 |
16,499 |
4,656 |
2,230 |
20,738 |
33,223 |
62,845 |
21,928 |
15,365 |
4,382 |
598,923 |
3rd April, 1881 |
179,816 |
166,989 |
9,049 |
681 |
465 |
2,632 |
45,615 |
115,143 |
12,604 |
2,632 |
3,822 |
13,850 |
24,615 |
71,785 |
37,687 |
24,514 |
7,365 |
765,339 |