POPULATION AND DWELLINGS ON THE GOLD-FIELDS, 1871 AND 1881., TABLE XXIII.—Showing the Population and Dwellings on the Gold-fields in each Mining District at the Censuses of 1871 and 1881 ; also the Increase or Decrease of Population and Dwellings between the Periods ; the Proportion of Females to Males ; and the Average Number of Persons to the Inhabited Dwelling.
| Mining Districts. |
Population. |
Inhabited Dwellings. |
Decrease of Population.* |
Decrease of Dwellings. |
Number of Females to 100 Males. |
Number of Persons to a Dwelling. |
| 1871. |
1881. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
1871. |
1881. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
1871. |
1881. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Total |
270,428 |
155,269 |
115,159 |
230,944 |
123,344 |
107,600 |
64,867 |
50,580 |
39,484 |
31,925 |
7,559 |
14,287 |
74.17 |
87.24 |
4.17 |
4.57 |
| Ararat |
19,546 |
11,546 |
8,000 |
15,538 |
8,160 |
7,378 |
4,754 |
3,320 |
4,008 |
3,386 |
622 |
1,434 |
69.29 |
90.42 |
4.11 |
4.68 |
| Ballarat |
94,618 |
51,329 |
43,289 |
76,092 |
39,191 |
36,901 |
20,658 |
14,895 |
18,526 |
12,138 |
6,388 |
5,763 |
84.34 |
94.16 |
4.58 |
5.11 |
| Beechworth |
27,061 |
16,773 |
10,288 |
27,270 |
15,418 |
11,852 |
6,565 |
6,069 |
+ 209 |
1,355 |
+ 1564 |
496 |
61.34 |
76.87 |
4.12 |
4.49 |
| Castlemaine |
38,385 |
22,093 |
16,292 |
30,006 |
16,230 |
13,776 |
9,709 |
7,140 |
8,379 |
5,863 |
2,516 |
2,569 |
73.74 |
84.88 |
3.95 |
4.20 |
| Gippsland |
5,557 |
4,033 |
1,524 |
4,410 |
2,743 |
1,667 |
1,657 |
1,149 |
1,147 |
1,290 |
+ 143 |
508 |
37.79 |
60.77 |
3.35 |
3.84 |
| Maryborough |
35,892 |
21,519 |
14,373 |
32,038 |
18,132 |
13,906 |
9,786 |
8,236 |
3,854 |
3,387 |
467 |
1,550 |
66.79 |
76.69 |
3.67 |
3.89 |
| Sandhurst |
49,369 |
27,976 |
21,393 |
45,590 |
23,470 |
22,120 |
11,738 |
9,771 |
3,779 |
4,506 |
+ 727 |
1,967 |
76.47 |
94.25 |
4.21 |
4.67 |