Population and Dwellings in Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, 1891-1901., TABLE XII.—Showing the Population and Inhabited Dwellings in each City, Town, and Borough at the Censuses of 1891 and 1901, and the Increase or Decrease in each during the interval., (e) signifies City, and (f) Town in 1901 ; all the rest were Boroughs in that year., NOTE.—The plus sign (+) indicates an increase, the minus sing (-) a decrease between the two Censuses.

Cities, Towns, and Boroughs.			Population.		Inhabited Dwellings.		Increase or Decrease of—
			1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	Population.	Inhabited Dwellings.
CENTRAL DISTRICT.	Metropolitan Area.	Melbourne(c)	73,361	68,374	12,542	12,298	- 4987	- 244
		North Melbourne(t)	20,997	18,120	3,981	3,640	- 2877	- 341
		Brunswick(t)	21,961	24,141	4,418	4,887	2,180	469
		Flemington and Kensington	9,958	10,946	1,952	2,216	+ 988	+ 264
		Essendon(t)	14,411	17,426	2,875	3,499	+ 3015	+ 624
		Northcote(t)	7,458	9,677	1,481	1,878	+ 2219	+ 397
		Fitzroy(c)	32,453	31,687	6,174	6,346	- 766	+ 172
		Collingwood(c)	35,070	32,749	7,141	6,803	- 2321	- 338
		Kew	8,462	9,469	1,331	1,586	+ 1007	+ 255
		Hawthorn(c)	19,585	21,430	3,797	4,390	+ 1845	+ 593
		Richmond(c)	38,797	37,824	7,985	7,908	- 973	- 77
		Prahran(c)	39,703	40,441	7,904	8,437	+ 738	+ 533
		Malvern(t)	8,136	10,619	1,561	2,114	+ 2483	+ 553
		Caulfield	8,005	9,541	1,524	1,869	+ 1536	+ 345
		Oakleigh	1,236	1,273	246	275	+ 37	+ 29
		Brighton(t)	9,858	10,047	1,851	1,982	+ 189	+ 131
		St. Kilda(c)	19,838	20,542	3,716	3,955	+ 704	+ 239
		South Melbourne(c)	41,724	40,619	8,005	8,056	- 1105	+ 51
		Port Melbourne(t)	13,067	12,176	2,630	2,439	- 891	- 191
		Footseray(c)	19,149	18,318	3,777	3,582	- 831	- 195
		Williamstown(t)	15,960	14,052	3,232	2,942	- 1908	- 290
	Buninyong		1,183	1,292	266	288	+ 109	+ 22
	Ballarat East(t)		16,591	18,324	3,508	3,944	+ 1732	+ 436
	Geelong(t)		11,666	12,418	2,264	2,506	+ 752	+ 242
	Geelong West		5,779	5,871	1,261	1,343	+ 92	+ 82
	Newtown and Chilwell		5,249	5,049	1,016	1,048	- 200	+ 32
	Queencliff		1,905	2,025	320	367	+ 120	+ 47
NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT.	Malmsbury		1,367	1,121	278	246	- 246	- 32
	Daylesford		3,839	3,384	811	739	- 455	- 72
	Creswick		3,095	3,060	677	667	- 35	- 10
	Castlemaine		4,770	5,703	1,063	1,211	+ 933	+ 148
	Chewton		1,212	1,229	331	304	+ 17	- 27
	Carisbrook		1,135	1,236	227	248	+ 101	+ 21
	Majorca		1,005	719	237	173	- 286	- 64
	Maryborough		4,994	5,622	1,023	1,170	+ 628	+ 147
	Talbot		1,439	1,197	353	308	- 242	- 45
	Clunes		3,486	2,426	718	581	- 1060	- 137
WESTERN DISTRICT.	Ballarat(c)		24,257	25,499	4,655	5,046	+ 1242	+ 391
	Sebastopol		2,578	2,969	524	647	+ 391	+ 123
	Browns and Scarsdale		687	834	160	183	+ 147	+ 23
	Smythesdale		421	443	97	104	+ 22	+ 7
	Warrnambool(t)		6,582	6,404	1,145	1,253	178	+ 108
	Ararat		3,151	3,580	529	586	+ 429	+ 57
	Hamilton		3,373	4,024	627	762	+ 651	+ 135
	Koroit		1,694	1,684	316	332	- 10	+ 16
	Port Fairy		1,864	1,990	373	386	+ 126	+ 13
	Portland		2,284	2,185	459	471	- 99	+ 12
WIMMERA DISTRICT.	Horsham		2,678	2,724	497	501	+ 46	+ 4
	Stawell		5,183	5,318	1,084	1,133	+ 135	+ 49
	St. Arnaud		3,045	3,656	614	717	+ 611	+ 103
NORTHERN DISTRICT.	Inglewood		1,367	1,320	316	310	- 47	- 6
	Dunolly		1,451	1,384	352	324	- 67	- 28
	Tarnagulla		713	729	183	174	+ 16	- 9
	Bendigo(c)		26,774	30,774	5,493	6,509	+ 4000	+ 1016
	Eaglehawk		7,315	8,367	1,528	1,848	+ 1052	+ 320
	Raywood		469	461	101	95	- 8	- 6
	Echuca		4,354	4,089	877	864	- 265	- 13
NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICT.
	Wangaratta		2,051	2,621	375	474	+ 570	+ 99
	Rutherglen		704	1,748	137	362	+ 1044	+ 225
GIFFSLAND DISTRICT.
	Sale		3,442	3,462	693	692	+ 20	- 1