INHABITANTS AND DWELLINGS.—PROPORTIONS, 1857-1891.
Date of Enumeration. Proportions per cent. of the—
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 63.35 33.08 1.22 0.92 1.43 100.00
7th April, 1861 67.85 6.04 1.59 22.74 0.49 0.35 0.94 100.00
2nd April, 1871 90.68 6.29 1.08 1.18 0.36 0.31 0.10 100.00
3rd April, 1881 93.29 3.93 1.67 0.54 0.14 0.21 0.22 100.00
5th April, 1891 96.42 1.10 1.21 0.98 0.08 0.21 100.00