DENSITY OF THE POPULATION IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1891.
Colony. |
Area in Square Miles. |
Population 1891.(1) |
Persons to the Square Mile. |
Victoria |
87,884 |
1,140,405 |
12.98 |
New South Wales |
309,175 |
1,132,234 |
3.66 |
Queensland |
668,224 |
414,303 |
0.62 |
South Australia |
903,425 |
344,220 |
0.38 |
Western Australia |
975,920 |
55,452 |
0.06 |
Total Australia |
2,944,628 |
3,086,614 |
1.05 |
Tasmania |
26,375 |
146,667 |
5.56 |
New Zealand |
104,471 |
668,651 |
6.40 |
Total Australasia |
3,075,474 |
3,901,932 |
1.27 |