INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS.—PROPORTIONS, 1857-1881., TABLE V.—Showing the Proportions of the Population, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, also of the Chinese and Aborigines, living in Habitations of various descriptions and Camping out at the last Four Censuses.
Date of Enumeration. Proportions per Cent. of the—
Population exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. Chinese. Aborigines.
Living in— Camping out. Living in— Camping out. Living in Houses, Huts, &c. Camping out.
Houses. Huts. Tents. Houses. Huts. Tents.
29th March, 1857 68.78 29.89 1.33 1.89 98.11
7th April, 1861 73.25 6.41 19.83 0.51 10.66 89.15 0.19
2nd April, 1871 93.55 5.13 1.06 0.26 39.65 53.70 6.41 0.24 44.44 55.56
3rd April, 1881 95.94 3.40 0.53 0.13 56.37 42.26 1.27 0.10 87.18 12.82