TABLE XXXI.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males and Females, of Different Birthplaces at the Census of 1881.
| Birthplace. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
862,346 |
425,083 |
410,263 |
|
|
|
| Total specified |
857,587 |
449,230 |
408,357 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
| Victoria |
499,199 |
247,528 |
251,671 |
58.212 |
55.100 |
61.630 |
| New South Wales |
9,826 |
4,748 |
5,078 |
1.146 |
1.057 |
1.243 |
| Queensland |
1,120 |
645 |
475 |
0.131 |
0.144 |
0.116 |
| South Australia |
9,928 |
4,883 |
5,045 |
1.158 |
1.087 |
1.235 |
| Western Australia |
404 |
179 |
225 |
0.047 |
0.040 |
0.055 |
| Tasmania |
11,876 |
5,544 |
6,332 |
1.385 |
1.234 |
1.551 |
| New Zealand |
2,885 |
1,418 |
1,467 |
0.336 |
0.316 |
0.359 |
| Fiji |
95 |
57 |
38 |
0.011 |
0.013 |
0.009 |
| Australia (colony not named) |
3,727 |
1,634 |
2,093 |
0.435 |
0.364 |
0.513 |
| England |
142,906 |
82,658 |
60,248 |
16.664 |
18.400 |
14.754 |
| Wales |
4,547 |
2,768 |
1,779 |
0.530 |
0.616 |
0.436 |
| Scotland |
48,153 |
26,224 |
21,929 |
5.615 |
5.837 |
5.371 |
| Ireland |
86,733 |
41,226 |
45,507 |
10.113 |
9.177 |
11.144 |
| Other British Possessions—(a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| European |
136 |
89 |
47 |
0.415 |
0.510 |
0.312 |
| Asiatic |
1,130 |
704 |
426 |
|
|
|
| African |
638 |
345 |
293 |
|
|
|
| American |
1,660 |
1,153 |
507 |
|
|
|
| France |
1,334 |
1,042 |
292 |
0.155 |
0.232 |
0.071 |
| Belgium |
112 |
92 |
20 |
0.013 |
0.020 |
0.005 |
| Holland and Dutch Colonies (b) |
342 |
261 |
81 |
0.040 |
0.058 |
0.020 |
| Germany |
8,571 |
6,144 |
2,427 |
0.999 |
1.368 |
0.594 |
| Denmark |
1,039 |
918 |
121 |
0.121 |
0.204 |
0.030 |
| Sweden and Norway |
1,375 |
1,319 |
56 |
0.160 |
0.294 |
0.014 |
| Russia |
369 |
302 |
67 |
0.043 |
0.067 |
0.016 |
| Austria |
323 |
289 |
34 |
0.038 |
0.064 |
0.008 |
| Switzerland |
1,314 |
1,144 |
170 |
0.153 |
0.255 |
0.041 |
| Italy |
947 |
888 |
59 |
0.110 |
0.198 |
0.014 |
| Spain and Spanish Colonies (c) |
148 |
105 |
43 |
0.017 |
0.023 |
0.011 |
| Portugal and Portuguese Colonies (d) |
153 |
131 |
22 |
0.018 |
0.029 |
0.005 |
| Other European Countries (e) |
284 |
243 |
41 |
0.033 |
0.54 |
0.010 |
| United States of America |
2,343 |
1,645 |
698 |
0.273 |
0.366 |
0.171 |
| China |
11,799 |
11,743 |
56 |
1.376 |
2.614 |
0.014 |
| Other Countries (f) |
277 |
196 |
81 |
0.032 |
0.044 |
0.020 |
| At Sea—British Subjects |
1,877 |
960 |
917 |
0.219 |
0.214 |
0.225 |
| At Sea—Foreign Subjects |
17 |
5 |
12 |
0.002 |
0.001 |
0.003 |
| Unspecified British Names |
4,707 |
2,807 |
1,900 |
|
|
|
| Unspecified Foreign Names |
52 |
46 |
6 |
|
|
|