Summary of Shires., TABLE VIII.—Showing the Population of each Shire, inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines ; the Number of Chinese and the Number of Aborigines ; the Number of Houses Occupied, Unoccupied, and in course of Erection, classified according to the materials of which they are constructed and the rooms they contain; also the Number of Europeans and Chinese living in Houses of different materials, the Number of Europeans, Chinese, and Aborigines Camping out, and the Number of Aborigines living in Houses.

Shires.	Population (inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Population (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Chinese.		Aborigines.		Habitations.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Houses.			Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Buildings.	Tents and Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Total Number of all descriptions.	Materials.
											Occupied.	Unoccupied.	Building.				Brick or Stone.	Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster.	Slabs, Bark, Mud, &c.	Canvas, Linen, Calico, &c.	Not stated.
Total, Shires	420,061	233,047	187,014	411,403	224,784	186,619	7,879	139	384	256	82,460	5,381	223	176	2,443	90,683	10,416	64,502	11,130	2,443	2,192
Alberton	2,907	1,637	1,270	2,895	1,627	1,268	10	2			587	53	1	2	10	653	33	484	113	10	13
Alexandra	2,530	1,388	1,142	2,498	1,357	1,141	30		1	1	513	45		1	6	565	11	447	74	6	27
Ararat	5,214	2,928	2,286	5,051	2,766	2,285	161	1	1		1,055	89	1	3	100	1,248	114	832	183	100	19
Avoca	5,450	3,175	2,275	5,170	2,898	2,272	277	3			1,442	91	1	7	32	1,573	126	885	517	32	13
Avon	1,738	914	824	1,679	885	794			29	30	296	12	1	1	1	311	42	221	41	1	6
Bacchus Marsh	2,243	1,216	1,027	2,231	1,204	1,027	12				395	12	1		4	412	160	203	22	4	23
Bairnsdale	5,544	3,208	2,336	5,241	2,933	2,308	239	3	36	25	1,114	56	4	3	46	1,223	45	843	260	46	29
Ballan	7,390	4,072	3,318	7,128	3,812	3,316	260	2			1,577	115	3	3	8	1,716	55	1,407	184	8	62
Ballarat	4,531	2,480	2,051	4,442	2,391	2,051	89				738	14	1	7	11	771	113	633	3	11	11
Bannockburn	2,108	1,079	1,029	2,108	1,079	1,029					355	20			4	379	96	263		4	16
Barrabool	2,327	1,229	1,098	2,326	1,228	1,098			1		415	36			1	452	94	334	16	1	7
Beechworth	7,956	4,419	3,537	7,308	3,784	3,524	635	13			1,758	29	1	2	2	1,792	260	1,203	292	2	35
Belfast	3,055	1,618	1,437	3,054	1,617	1,437			1		485	12	2		1	500	81	407	6	1	5
Bellarine	4,098	2,136	1,962	4,085	2,123	1,962	12		1		783	38			6	827	78	698	18	6	27
Benalla	6,249	3,433	2,816	6,200	3,387	2,813	34	3	12		1,180	42			10	1,232	191	764	226	10	41
Berwick	3,477	2,054	1,423	3,475	2,052	1,423	2				630	29	2	4	141	806	71	522	59	141	13
Bet Bet	4,725	2,788	1,937	4,579	2,647	1,932	141	5			1,232	58	1	1	38	1,330	89	824	370	38	9
Boroondara	1,525	757	768	1,524	756	768			1		269	6		1		276	93	179	1		3
Braybrook	1,107	593	514	1,106	592	514			1		216	17		1	8	242	103	127	1	8	3
Bright	4,847	2,886	1,961	4,162	2,210	1,952	676	9			1,157	32	1	4	11	1,205	43	998	129	11	24
Broadford	1,537	969	568	1,517	949	568	20				329	12	1		25	367	22	263	50	25	7
Broadmeadows	1,751	920	831	1,750	919	831			1		292	29			3	324	91	215	4	3	11
Bulla	1,978	988	990	1,969	979	990	9				241	3		1	1	246	71	171		1	3