INCREASE OF POPULATION IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES BETWEEN 1881 AND 1891, INCLUDING CHINESE AND ABORIGINES.
| Colony. |
Increase in Ten Years. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| Victoria |
146,331 |
32.37 |
131,728 |
32.09 |
278,059 |
32.24 |
| New South Wales |
201,413 |
48.99 |
179,353 |
52.69 |
380,766 |
50.67 |
| Queensland |
98,454 |
72.37 |
81,739 |
83.35 |
180,193 |
76.97 |
| South Australia |
28,303 |
18.50 |
29,706 |
22.30 |
58,009 |
20.27 |
| Western Australia |
14,328 |
76.61 |
9,070 |
67.93 |
23,398 |
73.00 |
| Total |
488,829 |
41.75 |
431,596 |
43.37 |
920,425 |
42.49 |
| Tasmania |
16,398 |
26.81 |
14,564 |
26.70 |
30,962 |
26.75 |
| New Zealand |
61,765 |
21.01 |
72,856 |
30.35 |
134,621 |
25.21 |
| Grand Total |
566,992 |
37.15 |
519,016 |
40.24 |
1,086,008 |
38.57 |