INCREASE OF POPULATION IN AUSTRALASIAN CAPITAL CITIES BETWEEN 1881 AND 1891.
| City. |
Population. |
Increase in Ten Years. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| Melbourne |
282,947 |
490,896 |
207,949 |
73.49 |
| Sydney |
224,211 |
387,434 |
163,223 |
72.80 |
| Brisbane (1886 and 1891) |
73649(1) |
93,657 |
20,008 |
27.17 |
| Adelaide |
103,942 |
133,252 |
29,310 |
28.20 |
| Perth |
5,044 |
8,447 |
3,403 |
67.46 |
| Hobart |
27,248 |
33,450 |
6,202 |
22.76 |
| Wellington |
21,746 |
33,224 |
11,478 |
52.78 |