SHIRES IN WHICH POPULATION DIMINISHED BETWEEN 1881 AND 1891.
| Shires. |
Population. |
Decrease. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
| Ballarat |
4,531 |
4,491 |
40 |
| Bannockburn |
2,108 |
1,803 |
305 |
| Barrabool |
2,327 |
2,098 |
229 |
| Beechworth |
7,956 |
7,355 |
601 |
| Belfast |
3,055 |
2,650 |
405 |
| Bet Bet |
4,725 |
3,568 |
1,157 |
| Bungaree |
4,981 |
4,466 |
515 |
| Buninyong |
9,535 |
6,982 |
2,553 |
| Corio |
2,300 |
2,167 |
133 |
| Darebin |
1,304 |
1,269 |
35 |
| Dundas |
3,250 |
3,083 |
167 |
| Gisborne |
2,617 |
2,162 |
455 |
| Grenville |
6,026 |
3,568 |
2,458 |
| Howqua |
1,270 |
1,144 |
126 |
| Huntly |
3,764 |
3,414 |
350 |
| Keilor |
689 |
596 |
93 |
| Leigh |
1,905 |
1,680 |
225 |
| Lexton |
2,131 |
2,039 |
92 |
| Maldon |
5,116 |
4,422 |
694 |
| Marong |
8,746 |
7,345 |
1,401 |
| Merriang |
1,253 |
1,086 |
167 |
| Metcalfe |
3,725 |
3,097 |
628 |
| Minhamite |
1,802 |
1,738 |
64 |
| Mount Alexander |
4,521 |
2,362 |
2,159 |
| Mount Franklin |
3,400 |
2,921 |
479 |
| McIvor |
3,424 |
3,000 |
424 |
| Newstead |
2,674 |
2,145 |
529 |
| North Ovens |
2,126 |
1,986 |
140 |
| Ripon |
5,292 |
4,504 |
788 |
| Stawell |
4,060 |
3,756 |
304 |
| Strathfieldsaye |
4,035 |
3,365 |
670 |
| Talbot |
2,750 |
1,745 |
1,005 |
| Tullaroop |
5,042 |
3,757 |
1,285 |
| Wannon |
2,670 |
2,479 |
191 |
| Whittlesea |
1,859 |
1,857 |
2 |
| Total |
126,969 |
106,100 |
20,869 |