POPULATION AND DWELLINGS IN GREATER MELBOURNE.—1881 AND 1891., TABLE XVIII.—Showing, according to the Returns of the Censuses of 1881 and 1891, the Area, Population, and Dwellings in the Municipalities, and portions of Municipalities, included in Greater Melbourne, embracing all within a radius of ten miles from the Melbourne Post Office, and distinguishing such portions as are under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board of Works ; also the Increase of Population and Dwellings in each place between those periods.
| Municipalities. |
Area in Acres. |
Population. |
Inhabited Dwellings. |
Increase of Population. |
Increase of Inhabited Dwellings. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
1881. |
1891. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| UNDER METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. |
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Cities.
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| Melbourne |
5,020 |
65,859 |
33,102 |
32,757 |
73,361 |
39,503 |
33,858 |
11,385 |
12,542 |
7,502 |
6,401 |
1,101 |
1,157 |
| Fitzroy |
923 |
23,118 |
11,130 |
11,988 |
32,453 |
16,301 |
16,152 |
4,426 |
6,174 |
9,335 |
5,171 |
4,164 |
1,748 |
| Collingwood |
1,139 |
23,829 |
11,381 |
12,448 |
35,070 |
17,116 |
17,954 |
4,918 |
7,141 |
11,241 |
5,735 |
5,506 |
2,223 |
| Richmond |
1,430 |
23,405 |
11,379 |
12,026 |
38,797 |
19,538 |
19,259 |
4,749 |
7,985 |
15,392 |
8,159 |
7,233 |
3,236 |
| Prahran |
2,320 |
21,168 |
9,542 |
11,626 |
39,703 |
18,607 |
21,096 |
4,139 |
7,904 |
18,535 |
9,065 |
9,470 |
3,765 |
| South Melbourne |
2,311 |
25,374 |
12,438 |
12,936 |
41,724 |
21,382 |
20,342 |
4,839 |
8,005 |
16,350 |
8,944 |
7,406 |
3,166 |
| St. Kilda |
2,046 |
11,654 |
5,016 |
6,638 |
19,838 |
8,965 |
10,873 |
1,983 |
3,716 |
8,184 |
3,949 |
4,235 |
1,733 |
| Hawthorn |
2,389 |
6,019 |
2,730 |
3,289 |
19,585 |
9,195 |
10,390 |
1,045 |
3,797 |
13,566 |
6,465 |
7,101 |
2,752 |
| Footscray |
3,075 |
5,993 |
3,068 |
2,925 |
19,149 |
9,986 |
9,163 |
1,135 |
3,777 |
13,156 |
6,918 |
6,238 |
2,642 |
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Towns.
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| North Melbourne |
565 |
17,839 |
8,909 |
8,930 |
20,997 |
10,878 |
10,119 |
3,320 |
3,981 |
3,158 |
1,969 |
1,189 |
661 |
| Brunswick |
2,722 |
6,222 |
3,133 |
3,089 |
21,961 |
11,168 |
10,793 |
1,200 |
4,418 |
15,739 |
8,035 |
7,704 |
3,218 |
| Essendon |
4,000 |
2,833 |
1,376 |
1,457 |
14,411 |
6,935 |
7,476 |
488 |
2,875 |
11,578 |
5,559 |
6,019 |
2,387 |
| Northcote |
2,850 |
1,584 |
775 |
809 |
7,458 |
3,826 |
3,632 |
290 |
1,481 |
5,874 |
3,051 |
2,823 |
1,191 |
| Williamstown |
2,775 |
9,034 |
4,414 |
4,620 |
15,960 |
8,120 |
7,840 |
1,773 |
3,232 |
6,926 |
3,706 |
3,220 |
1,459 |
| Brighton |
3,288 |
4,755 |
2,183 |
2,572 |
9,858 |
4,611 |
5,247 |
822 |
1,851 |
5,103 |
2,428 |
2,675 |
1,029 |
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Boroughs.
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| Flemington and Kensington |
1,088 |
2,228 |
1,147 |
1,081 |
9,958 |
5,057 |
4,901 |
415 |
1,952 |
7,730 |
3,910 |
3,820 |
1,537 |
| Port Melbourne |
2,366 |
8,771 |
4,472 |
4,299 |
13,067 |
6,873 |
6,194 |
1,782 |
2,630 |
4,296 |
2,401 |
1,895 |
848 |
| Kew |
3,553 |
4,288 |
2,072 |
2,216 |
8,462 |
4,011 |
4,451 |
577 |
1,331 |
4,174 |
1,939 |
2,235 |
754 |
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Shires.
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| Malvern |
4,000 |
1,797 |
921 |
876 |
8,136 |
3,875 |
4,261 |
299 |
1,561 |
6,339 |
2,954 |
3,385 |
1,262 |
| Caulfield |
6,080 |
2,488 |
1,128 |
1,360 |
8,005 |
3,809 |
4,196 |
397 |
1,524 |
5,517 |
2,681 |
2,836 |
1,127 |
| Boroondara |
8,320 |
1,525 |
757 |
768 |
6,204 |
2,946 |
3,258 |
270 |
1,241 |
4,679 |
2,189 |
2,490 |
971 |
| Preston |
8,800 |
1,410 |
763 |
647 |
3,569 |
1,919 |
1,650 |
237 |
659 |
2,159 |
1,156 |
1,003 |
422 |
| Coburg |
4,800 |
2,659 |
1,634 |
1,025 |
5,752 |
3,279 |
2,473 |
369 |
1,023 |
3,093 |
1,645 |
1,448 |
654 |
| Heidelberg (part of) |
8,000 |
1,940 |
1,092 |
848 |
3,371 |
1,732 |
1,639 |
210 |
470 |
1,431 |
640 |
791 |
260 |