INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS.—NUMBERS, 1857-1891., TABLE IV.—Showing the manner in which the Inhabitants of Victoria were Housed at the last Five Censuses.
| Date of Enumeration. |
Dwellers in— |
Persons camping out. |
Persons in Ships or Hulks. |
Not stated whether Housed or not. |
Total. |
| Brick, Stone, Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster Houses. |
Slab, Bark, and Mud Huts. |
Houses of Unstated Materials. |
Tents and Dwellings with Canvas roofs. |
| 29th March, 1857 |
260,227 |
135,866 |
5,026 |
3,773 |
5,874 |
410,766 |
| 7th April, 1861 |
366,619 |
32,614 |
8,618 |
122,877 |
2,621 |
1,918 |
5,055 |
540,322 |
| 2nd April, 1871 |
663,360 |
45,987 |
7,866 |
8,660 |
2,661 |
2,252 |
742 |
731,528 |
| 3rd April, 1881 |
804,459 |
33,858 |
14,384 |
4,661 |
1,187 |
1,846 |
1,951 |
862,346 |
| 5th April, 1891 |
1,099,610 |
12,537 |
13,795 |
11,119 |
905 |
2,439 |
|
1,140,405 |