Population and Dwellings in Shires, 1891 and 1901., TABLE XIV.—showing, according to the Censuses of 1891 and 1901, the Population and Inhabited Dwellings of Shires existing in 1901 ; also the Increase or Decrease of Population and Dwellings in each Shire between the two Censuses.
Names of Shires in 1901. Area in 1901. Population within Present Boundaries. Inhabited Dwellings within Present Boundaries.
Number. Increase +. Decrease -. Number. Increase +. Decrease -.
1891. 1901. 1891. 1901.
Central District. Metn. Area. Sq. Miles.
Coburg 7½ 5,752 6,772 + 1020 1,023 1,260 + 237
Preston 13¾ 3,569 4,059 + 490 659 761 + 102
Borcondara 13 6,204 8,602 + 2398 1,241 1,674 + 433
Wyndham 275 2,046 2,757 + 711 388 534 + 146
Braybrook 92 1,556 1,430 - 126 312 286 - 26
Keilor 53 596 613 + 17 128 145 + 17
Broadmeadows 74 1,779 1,727 - 52 312 313 + 1
Epping* 81 1,269 1,182 - 87 237 227 - 10
Heidelberg 41 4,413 5,008 + 595 716 817 + 101
Templestowe* 20½ 818 932 + 114 181 209 + 28
Doncaster 13½ 852 1,035 + 183 163 208 + 45
Nunawading 23½ 4,449 4,676 + 227 880 950 + 70
Mulgrave* 25½ 1,677 2,038 + 361 328 390 + 62
Moorabbia 32 6,542 7,417 + 875 1,240 1,444 + 204
Dandenong 60 2,450 2,955 + 505 529 593 + 64
Ferntree Gully† 121 1,678 2,805 + 1127 324 626 + 302
Lilydale† 179 4,616 5,348 + 732 875 1,145 + 270
Eltham 216 2,874 3,377 + 503 567 740 + 173
Whittlesea† 134 1,857 2,118 + 261 383 419 + 36
Merriang† 121 1,086 1,019 - 67 227 215 - 12
Springfield 111 915 631 - 284 175 123 - 52
Lancefield 38 1,238 1,198 - 40 222 233 + 11
Romsey 85 1,899 1,709 - 190 337 360 + 23
Bulla 112 2,125 2,125 300 283 - 17
Gisborne 100 2,162 2,221 + 59 415 436 + 21
Melton 101½ 1,189 1,233 + 44 211 255 + 44
Bacchus Marsh 210 2,479 2,561 + 82 509 522 + 13
Ballan 359 6,451 5,594 - 857 1,313 1,293 - 20
Bungaree 88 4,466 4,260 - 206 941 910 - 31
Buninyong 296 6,982 6,197 - 785 1,443 1,332 - 111
Meredith 181 1,261 1,374 + 113 251 306 + 55
Bannockburn 136 1,803 1,767 - 36 319 338 + 19
Corio 243 2,167 2,258 + 91 428 433 + 5
Barrabool 195 2,098 1,901 - 197 395 373 - 22
South Barwon 63 2,159 2,319 + 160 408 456 + 48
Bellarine 128 4,911 4,601 - 310 914 906 - 8
Flinders and Kangerong 184 2,518 2,516 - 2 476 518 + 42
Mornington 35 1,312 1,301 - 11 271 268 - 3
Frankston and Hastings ‡ 83 2,384 2,301 - 83 484 508 + 24
Phillip Island and Woolamai‖ 258 1,917 2,791 + 874 380 544 + 164
Poowong and Jeetho 228 3,182 7,899 + 4717 706 1,552 + 846
Cranbourne § 290 2,082 3,199 + 1117 435 601 + 166
Berwick 387 4,080 5,084 + 1004 825 1,069 + 244
Upper Yarra 444 779 1,448 + 669 199 397 + 198
Healesville 283 1,195 1,571 + 376 226 312 + 86
North-Central District. Alexandra 766 2,644 2,661 + 17 539 570 + 31
Yea 556 2,036 2,594 + 558 416 506 + 90
Seymour 382 4,293 4,165 - 128 792 784 - 8
Broadford 218 1,628 1,840 + 212 324 424 + 100
Kilmore 92 2,593 2,245 - 348 505 508 + 3
Pyalong 229 1,194 1,139 - 55 211 229 + 18
Melvor § 580 4,090 4,297 + 207 902 935 + 33
Newham 91 2,492 2,404 - 88 479 491 + 12
Kyneton 253 8,727 8,296 - 431 1,780 1,802 + 22
Glenlyon 121 2,725 2,324 - 401 603 510 - 93
Mount Franklin 107 2,921 2,593 - 328 733 630 - 103
Creswick 198 7,993 7,179 - 814 1,603 1,500 - 103
Newstead 105 2,145 2,276 + 131 502 516 + 14
Mount Alexander 50 2,362 2,543 + 181 684 646 - 38
Metcalfe 213 3,097 2,780 - 317 655 606 - 49
Maldon 212 4,422 5,538 + 1116 1,019 1,240 + 221
Tullaroop 222 3,757 3,471 - 286 874 767 - 107
Talbot 184 1,745 1,515 - 230 426 352 - 74
Lexton 300 2,039 1,923 - 116 474 446 - 28
Western District. Ripon 588 4,504 4,493 - 11 1,030 975 - 55
Ballarat 182 4,491 4,268 - 223 788 730 - 58
Grenville 315 3,568 6,292 2,724 880 1,429 + 549
Leigh 381 1,680 2,203 + 523 346 486 + 140
Winchelsea 630 3,457 3,513 + 56 637 676 + 39
Colac 1,094 7,525 10,457 + 2932 1,426 2,095 + 669
Hampden‖ 1,030 4,965 7,012 2,047 914 1,272 + 358
Heytesbury ‡ 708 3,395 3,766 + 371 694 734 + 40
Warrnambool 610 9,199 9,121 - 78 1,605 1,687 + 82
Mortlake 815 2,937 3,018 + 81 583 532 - 51