POPULATION AND DWELLINGS IN CITIES, TOWNS, AND BOROUGHS, 1871-1881., TABLE XX.—Showing, according to the Reutns of the Censuses of 1871 and 1881, the Population and Dwellings in such Cities, Towns, and Boroughs as were in existence at the foremr period ; also the Increase or Decrease of Population and Dwellings in each plae between those periods., (c) signifies City, and (t) Town ; all the rest are Boroughs.
| Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. |
Population. |
Inhabited Dwellings. |
Increase or Decrease of Population. |
Increase or Decrease of Inhabited Dwellings. |
| 1871. |
1881. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
1871. |
1881. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
374,150 |
190,425 |
183,725 |
441,559 |
217,077 |
224,482 |
75,658 |
85,344 |
67,409 |
26,652 |
40,757 |
9,686 |
| Ararat |
2,370 |
1,272 |
1,098 |
2,740 |
1,417 |
1,323 |
442 |
482 |
370 |
145 |
225 |
40 |
| Ballarat(c) |
24,308 |
12,224 |
12,084 |
22,411 |
11,019 |
11,392 |
4,888 |
4,154 |
-1,897 |
-1,205 |
-692 |
-734 |
| Ballarat East(t) |
16,397 |
8,537 |
7,860 |
14,849 |
7,452 |
7,397 |
3,654 |
3,039 |
-1,548 |
-1,085 |
-463 |
-615 |
| *Beechworth |
2,866 |
1,516 |
1,350 |
2,399 |
1,215 |
1,184 |
569 |
484 |
-467 |
-301 |
-166 |
-85 |
| Belfast |
2,485 |
1,211 |
1,274 |
1,757 |
858 |
899 |
410 |
315 |
-728 |
-353 |
-375 |
-95 |
| Brighton |
3,059 |
1,441 |
1,618 |
4,755 |
2,183 |
2,572 |
559 |
822 |
1,696 |
742 |
954 |
263 |
| Browns and Scarsdale |
2,121 |
1,174 |
947 |
1,085 |
570 |
515 |
467 |
242 |
-1,036 |
-604 |
-432 |
-225 |
| † Brunswick |
4,388 |
2,266 |
2,122 |
6,598 |
3,350 |
3,248 |
894 |
1,272 |
2,210 |
1,084 |
1,126 |
378 |
| Buninyong |
1,981 |
1,021 |
960 |
1,416 |
715 |
701 |
411 |
293 |
-565 |
-306 |
-259 |
-118 |
| Carisbrook |
941 |
552 |
389 |
1,089 |
631 |
458 |
211 |
237 |
148 |
79 |
69 |
26 |
| Castlemaine |
6,935 |
3,709 |
3,226 |
5,787 |
2,961 |
2,826 |
1,570 |
1,300 |
-1,148 |
-748 |
-400 |
-270 |
| Chewton |
2,387 |
1,382 |
1,005 |
1,688 |
911 |
777 |
673 |
462 |
-699 |
-471 |
-228 |
-211 |
| *Chiltern |
1,212 |
617 |
595 |
1,243 |
621 |
622 |
294 |
261 |
31 |
4 |
27 |
-33 |
| Clunes |
6,068 |
3,180 |
2,888 |
5,811 |
2,894 |
2,917 |
1,261 |
1,086 |
-257 |
-286 |
29 |
-175 |
| Collingwood(c) |
18,598 |
9,006 |
9,592 |
23,829 |
11,381 |
12,448 |
4,013 |
4,918 |
5,231 |
2,375 |
2,856 |
905 |
| Creswick |
3,969 |
2,444 |
1,525 |
3,731 |
2,012 |
1,719 |
980 |
830 |
-238 |
-432 |
194 |
-150 |
| Daylesford |
4,696 |
2,608 |
2,088 |
3,892 |
2,024 |
1,868 |
1,082 |
847 |
-804 |
-584 |
-220 |
-235 |
| Dunolly |
1,553 |
866 |
687 |
1,502 |
825 |
677 |
406 |
393 |
-51 |
-41 |
-10 |
-13 |
| Eaglehawk |
6,590 |
3,569 |
3,021 |
7,362 |
3,723 |
3,639 |
1,431 |
1,501 |
772 |
154 |
618 |
70 |
| Echuca |
1,649 |
870 |
779 |
4,789 |
2,308 |
2,481 |
347 |
987 |
3,140 |
1,438 |
1,702 |
640 |
| †Emerald Hill(t) |
17,101 |
8,447 |
8,654 |
24,525 |
12,055 |
12,470 |
3,217 |
4,706 |
7,424 |
3,608 |
3,816 |
1,489 |
| Essendon and Flemington |
2,456 |
1,231 |
1,225 |
5,061 |
2,523 |
2,538 |
449 |
903 |
2,605 |
1,292 |
1,313 |
454 |
| †Fitzroy(c) |
15,547 |
7,557 |
7,990 |
22,742 |
10,913 |
11,829 |
3,020 |
4,354 |
7,195 |
3,356 |
3,839 |
1,334 |
| Footscray |
2,473 |
1,334 |
1,139 |
5,993 |
3,068 |
2,925 |
490 |
1,135 |
3,520 |
1,734 |
1,786 |
645 |
| †Geelong(t) |
15,026 |
7,012 |
8,014 |
14,566 |
6,805 |
7,761 |
2,863 |
2,834 |
-460 |
-207 |
-253 |
-29 |
| *Graytown |
1,422 |
854 |
568 |
161 |
95 |
66 |
511 |
58 |
-1,261 |
-759 |
-502 |
-453 |
| *Guildford |
1,156 |
687 |
469 |
765 |
405 |
360 |
289 |
177 |
-391 |
-282 |
-109 |
-112 |
| Hamilton |
2,349 |
1,182 |
1,167 |
2,967 |
1,467 |
1,500 |
424 |
543 |
618 |
285 |
333 |
119 |
| Hawthorn |
3,329 |
1,587 |
1,742 |
6,019 |
2,730 |
3,289 |
601 |
1,045 |
2,690 |
1,143 |
1,547 |
444 |
| Heathcote |
1,554 |
840 |
714 |
1,203 |
624 |
579 |
368 |
271 |
-351 |
-216 |
-135 |
-97 |
| Hotham(t) |
13,491 |
6,783 |
6,708 |
17,839 |
8,909 |
8,930 |
2,568 |
3,320 |
4,348 |
2,126 |
2,222 |
752 |
| Inglewood |
1,189 |
618 |
571 |
1,200 |
640 |
560 |
256 |
290 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
34 |
| *Jamieson |
389 |
220 |
169 |
328 |
180 |
148 |
89 |
63 |
-61 |
-40 |
-21 |
-26 |
| Kew |
2,430 |
1,284 |
1,146 |
4,288 |
2,072 |
2,216 |
439 |
577 |
1,858 |
788 |
1,070 |
138 |
| *Kilmore |
1,555 |
775 |
780 |
1,092 |
530 |
562 |
302 |
220 |
-463 |
-245 |
-218 |
-82 |
| Koroit |
1,672 |
913 |
759 |
1,644 |
883 |
761 |
291 |
269 |
-28 |
-30 |
2 |
-22 |
| Majorca |
1,734 |
982 |
752 |
994 |
546 |
448 |
488 |
255 |
-740 |
-436 |
-304 |
-233 |
| Malmsbury |
1,357 |
676 |
681 |
1,329 |
683 |
646 |
272 |
250 |
-28 |
7 |
-35 |
-22 |
| Maryborough |
2,935 |
1,654 |
1,281 |
3,297 |
1,743 |
1,554 |
666 |
751 |
362 |
89 |
273 |
85 |
| Melbourne(c) |
54,993 |
28,137 |
26,856 |
65,859 |
33,102 |
32,757 |
10,043 |
11,385 |
10,866 |
4,965 |
5,901 |
1,342 |
| Newtown and Chilwell |
4,749 |
2,190 |
2,559 |
4,642 |
2,107 |
2,535 |
891 |
899 |
-107 |
-83 |
-24 |
8 |
| Portland |
2,372 |
1,110 |
1,262 |
2,265 |
1,062 |
1,203 |
439 |
458 |
-107 |
-48 |
-59 |
19 |
| Prahran(c) |
14,096 |
6,679 |
7,417 |
21,168 |
9,542 |
11,626 |
2,756 |
4,139 |
7,072 |
2,863 |
4,209 |
1,383 |
| Queenscliff |
954 |
463 |
491 |
1,216 |
560 |
656 |
170 |
211 |
262 |
97 |
165 |
41 |
| Raywood |
528 |
303 |
225 |
426 |
232 |
194 |
124 |
91 |
-102 |
-71 |
-31 |
-33 |
| Richmond (t)(1) |
16,889 |
8,383 |
8,506 |
23,405 |
11,379 |
12,026 |
3,411 |
4,749 |
6,516 |
2,996 |
3,520 |
1,338 |
| Rutherglen |
616 |
329 |
287 |
484 |
239 |
245 |
124 |
98 |
-132 |
-90 |
-42 |
-26 |
| Sale |
2,105 |
1,032 |
1,073 |
3,073 |
1,559 |
1,514 |
422 |
589 |
968 |
527 |
441 |
167 |
| Sandhurst(c) |
21,987 |
11,867 |
10,120 |
28,153 |
14,093 |
14,060 |
4,734 |
5,848 |
6,166 |
2,226 |
3,940 |
1,114 |
| Sandridge |
6,388 |
3,301 |
3,087 |
8,771 |
4,472 |
4,299 |
1,354 |
1,782 |
2,383 |
1,171 |
1,212 |
428 |
| Sebastopol |
6,496 |
3,403 |
3,093 |
2,498 |
1,283 |
1,215 |
1,437 |
485 |
-3,998 |
-2,120 |
-1,878 |
-952 |
| Smythesdale |
1,003 |
568 |
435 |
685 |
344 |
341 |
220 |
163 |
-318 |
-224 |
-94 |
-57 |
| *South Barwon |
1,684 |
863 |
821 |
454 |
216 |
238 |
301 |
96 |
-1,230 |
-647 |
-583 |
-205 |
| St. Arnaud |
1,101 |
582 |
519 |
2,629 |
1,401 |
1,228 |
248 |
563 |
1,528 |
819 |
709 |
315 |
| Stawell |
5,166 |
2,781 |
2,385 |
7,348 |
3,610 |
3,738 |
1,120 |
1,477 |
2,182 |
829 |
1,353 |
357 |
| *Steiglitz |
1,058 |
572 |
486 |
275 |
153 |
122 |
249 |
73 |
-783 |
-419 |
-364 |
-176 |
| †St. Kilda |
9,085 |
3,971 |
5,114 |
13,344 |
5,752 |
7,592 |
1,564 |
2,245 |
4,259 |
1,781 |
2,478 |
681 |
| Talbot |
2,878 |
1,577 |
1,301 |
2,318 |
1,260 |
1,058 |
675 |
576 |
-560 |
-317 |
-243 |
-99 |
| Tarnagulla |
1,359 |
730 |
629 |
886 |
476 |
410 |
325 |
222 |
-473 |
-254 |
-219 |
-103 |
| Wangaratta |
1,469 |
796 |
673 |
1,331 |
627 |
704 |
284 |
276 |
-138 |
-169 |
31 |
-8 |
| Warrnambool |
3,799 |
1,963 |
1,836 |
4,839 |
2,383 |
2,456 |
657 |
849 |
1,040 |
420 |
620 |
192 |
| Williamstown |
7,126 |
3,519 |
3,607 |
9,034 |
4,414 |
4,620 |
1,395 |
1,773 |
1,908 |
895 |
1,013 |
378 |
| *Woodend |
1,452 |
764 |
688 |
1,148 |
580 |
568 |
265 |
220 |
-304 |
-184 |
-120 |
-45 |
| Wood's Point |
1,059 |
579 |
480 |
562 |
290 |
272 |
275 |
131 |
-497 |
-289 |
-208 |
-144 |