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.
Birthplace. 1854. 1857. 1861.
Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent.
Persons. Persons. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
Total 236,798 100.00 410,766 264,334 146,432 100.00 100.00 100.00 540,322 328,651 211,671 100.00 100.00 100.00
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
In Victoria 29,996 12.67 68,173 34,546 33,627 16.60 13.07 22.97 138,075 69,389 68,686 25.56 21.11 32.45
Other Australian Colonies and New Zealand 11,237 4.75 16,708 8,932 7,776 4.07 3.38 5.31 19,836 10,336 9,500 3.67 3.15 4.49
England 97,943 41.36 147,182 98,021 49,161 35.83 37.09 33.58 169,586 108,037 61,549 31.39 32.87 29.08
Wales 2,326 0.98 4,522 3,297 1,225 1.10 1.25 0.84 6,055 4,333 1,722 1.12 1.32 0.81
Scotland 36,044 15.22 53,199 33,794 19,405 12.95 12.78 13.25 60,701 37,032 23,669 11.23 11.27 11.18
Ireland 39,728 16.78 64,592 35,152 29,440 15.72 13.30 20.10 87,160 47,176 39,984 16.13 14.35 18.90
Other British Possessions 3,772 1.59 4,310 3,208 1,102 1.05 1.22 0.75 4,348 3,200 1,148 0.80 0.97 0.54
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
In France and French Colonies 909 0.38 1,408 1,173 235 0.34 0.44 0.16 1,250 1,026 224 0.23 0.31 0.11
Germany (including Austria)1 3,955 1.67 7,834 6,226 1,608 1.91 2.36 1.10 10,418 8,118 2,300 1.93 2.47 1.09
Other European Countries 2,373 1.00 4,907 4,660 247 1.19 1.76 0.17 6,938 6,562 376 1.28 2.00 0.18
United States of America 2,908 1.23 2,910 2,575 335 0.71 0.97 0.23 2,554 2,209 345 0.47 0.67 0.16
China 2,341 0.99 25,424 25,421 3 6.19 9.62 24,732 24,724 8 4.58 7.54
Other Countries 406 0.17 412 356 56 0.10 0.13 0.04 406 346 60 0.08 0.11 0.03
At Sea (British Subjects) 951 0.40 1,624 892 732 0.40 0.34 0.49 1,840 987 853 0.34 0.30 0.40
At Sea (Foreign Subjects)
Unspecified (British Names) 1,909 0.81 2,093 1,552 541 0.51 0.59 0.37 1,842 1,178 664 0.34 0.35 0.31
Unspecified (Foreign Names) 53 41 12 0.01 0.01 0.01 40 31 9 0.01 0.01
Unspecified (Names not mentioned) 5,415 4,488 927 1.32 1.69 0.63 4,541 3,967 574 0.84 1.20 0.27
ALLEGIANCE.
British Subjects 221,046 93.35 360,779 218,502 142,277 87.83 82.66 97.17 487,603 280,681 206,922 90.24 85.40 97.76
Foreign Subjects 12,892 5.44 42,948 40,452 2,496 10.46 15.30 1.70 46,338 43,016 3,322 8.58 13.09 1.57
Allegiance unknown 2,860 1.21 7,039 5,380 1,659 1.71 2.04 1.13 6,381 4,954 1,427 1.18 1.51 0.67