BIRTHPLACES, 1854-1881.—NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS., TABLE XXIX.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females of different Birthplaces at the last Five Censuses—continued.
| Birthplace. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent.(1) |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| BRITISH POSSESSIONS. |
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| In Victoria |
329,597 |
165,573 |
164,024 |
45.06 |
41.28 |
49.64 |
499,199 |
247,528 |
251,671 |
57.89 |
54.75 |
61.34 |
| Other Australian Colonies and New Zealand(2) |
28,687 |
14,318 |
14,369 |
3.92 |
3.57 |
4.35 |
39,861 |
19,108 |
20,753 |
4.62 |
4.23 |
5.06 |
| England |
164,287 |
97,796 |
66,491 |
22.46 |
24.39 |
20.12 |
142,906 |
82,658 |
60,248 |
16.57 |
18.28 |
14.69 |
| Wales |
6,614 |
4,189 |
2,425 |
0.90 |
1.04 |
0.73 |
4,547 |
2,768 |
1,779 |
0.53 |
0.61 |
0.44 |
| Scotland |
56,210 |
31,475 |
24,735 |
7.68 |
7.85 |
7.48 |
48,153 |
26,224 |
21,929 |
5.58 |
5.80 |
5.35 |
| Ireland |
100,468 |
49,198 |
51,270 |
13.73 |
12.27 |
15.51 |
86,733 |
41,226 |
45,507 |
10.06 |
9.12 |
11.09 |
| Other British Possessions(2) |
3,773 |
2,556 |
1,217 |
0.52 |
0.64 |
0.37 |
3,564 |
2,291 |
1,273 |
0.41 |
0.51 |
0.31 |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES. |
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| In France and French Colonies |
1,170 |
857 |
313 |
0.16 |
0.21 |
0.09 |
1,334 |
1,042 |
292 |
0.15 |
0.23 |
0.07 |
| Germany (including Austria)(2) |
9,264 |
6,847 |
2,417 |
1.27 |
1.71 |
0.73 |
8,894 |
6,433 |
2,461 |
1.03 |
1.42 |
0.60 |
| Other European Countries(2) |
5,771 |
5,244 |
527 |
0.79 |
1.31 |
0.16 |
6,083 |
5,403 |
680 |
0.71 |
1.20 |
0.17 |
| United States of America |
2,423 |
1,776 |
647 |
0.33 |
0.44 |
0.20 |
2,343 |
1,645 |
698 |
0.27 |
0.37 |
0.17 |
| China |
17,857 |
17,826 |
31 |
2.44 |
4.44 |
0.01 |
11,799 |
11,743 |
56 |
1.37 |
2.60 |
0.01 |
| Other Countries(2) |
285 |
198 |
87 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
277 |
196 |
81 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
| At Sea (British Subjects) |
2,035 |
1,081 |
954 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.29 |
1,877 |
960 |
917 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
| At Sea (Foreign Subjects) |
29 |
14 |
15 |
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|
|
17 |
5 |
12 |
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|
| Unspecified (British Names) |
2,560 |
1,640 |
920 |
0.35 |
0.41 |
0.28 |
4,707 |
2,807 |
1,900 |
0.55 |
0.62 |
0.46 |
| Unspecified (Foreign Names) |
498 |
462 |
36 |
0.07 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
52 |
46 |
6 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
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| Unspecified (Names not mentioned) |
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| ALLEGIANCE. |
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| British Subjects |
694,231 |
367,826 |
326,405 |
94.90 |
91.72 |
98.77 |
831,547 |
425,570 |
405,977 |
96.43 |
94.13 |
98.96 |
| Foreign Subjects |
37,297 |
33,224 |
4,073 |
5.10 |
8.28 |
1.23 |
30,799 |
26,513 |
4,286 |
3.57 |
5.87 |
1.04 |
| Allegiance unknown |
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