TABLE XXIV.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females of Different Birthplaces at the Census of 1891.
| Birthplaces. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
1,140,405 |
598,414 |
541,991 |
|
|
|
| Total specified |
1,133,771 |
594,745 |
539,026 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
| Victoria |
713,585 |
354,726 |
358,859 |
62.941 |
59.644 |
66.577 |
| New South Wales |
19,792 |
9,737 |
10,055 |
1.746 |
1.637 |
1.865 |
| Queensland |
2,757 |
1,280 |
1,477 |
0.243 |
0.215 |
0.274 |
| South Australia |
25,316 |
13,072 |
12,244 |
2.233 |
2.198 |
2.272 |
| Western Australia |
756 |
352 |
404 |
0.067 |
0.059 |
0.075 |
| Tasmania |
16,398 |
7,667 |
8,731 |
1.446 |
1.289 |
1.620 |
| New Zealand |
12,026 |
6,325 |
5,701 |
1.061 |
1.063 |
1.058 |
| Fiji |
136 |
70 |
66 |
0.012 |
0.012 |
0.012 |
| Australia (colony not named) |
2,538 |
1,169 |
1,369 |
0.224 |
0.197 |
0.254 |
| England |
157,813 |
93,074 |
64,739 |
13.919 |
15.649 |
12.010 |
| Wales |
5,094 |
3,170 |
1,924 |
0.449 |
0.533 |
0.357 |
| Scotland |
50,667 |
28,404 |
22,263 |
4.469 |
4.776 |
4.130 |
| Ireland |
85,307 |
42,787 |
42,520 |
7.524 |
7.194 |
7.888 |
| Other British Possessions (a)— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| European |
131 |
81 |
50 |
0.012 |
0.014 |
0.009 |
| Asiatic |
1,853 |
1,188 |
665 |
0.163 |
0.200 |
0.123 |
| African |
1,008 |
550 |
458 |
0.089 |
0.092 |
0.085 |
| American |
1,860 |
1,307 |
553 |
0.164 |
0.220 |
0.103 |
| France and French Possessions (b) |
1,307 |
914 |
393 |
0.115 |
0.154 |
0.073 |
| Belgium |
235 |
155 |
80 |
0.021 |
0.026 |
0.015 |
| Holland and Dutch Possessions (c) |
366 |
282 |
84 |
0.032 |
0.047 |
0.016 |
| Germany and German Possessions (d) |
10,775 |
7,781 |
2,994 |
0.950 |
1.308 |
0.555 |