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 |