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 |