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. |
|
|
|
Sq. miles. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Western District—continued. |
Ararat |
|
1,556 |
4,623 |
5,564 |
+ 941 |
909 |
1,323 |
414 |
| Dundas |
|
1,364 |
3,083 |
2,729 |
- 354 |
580 |
517 |
- 63 |
| Mount Rouse |
|
537 |
2,164 |
2,347 |
+ 183 |
416 |
442 |
+ 26 |
| Minhamite |
|
541 |
1,738 |
1,809 |
+ 71 |
319 |
350 |
+ 31 |
| Belfast |
|
201 |
2,650 |
2,664 |
+ 14 |
463 |
499 |
+ 36 |
| Portland |
|
1,460 |
5,365 |
5,730 |
+ 365 |
1,013 |
1,097 |
+ 80 |
| Wannon |
|
753 |
2,479 |
2,584 |
+ 105 |
452 |
475 |
+ 23 |
| Glenerg |
|
1,411 |
4,977 |
5,251 |
+ 274 |
917 |
999 |
+ 82 |
| Wimmera District. |
Kowree § |
|
2,114 |
3,983 |
3,727 |
- 256 |
784 |
671 |
- 113 |
| Arapiles |
|
769 |
3,274 |
2,801 |
- 473 |
562 |
483 |
- 79 |
| Wimmera ‖ |
|
1,043 |
4,670 |
3,758 |
- 912 |
815 |
687 |
- 128 |
| Stawell |
|
994 |
3,756 |
3,517 |
- 239 |
797 |
732 |
- 65 |
| Avoca |
|
453 |
4,578 |
4,122 |
- 456 |
1,067 |
1,002 |
- 65 |
| Kara Kara |
|
911 |
4,584 |
4,484 |
- 100 |
879 |
898 |
+ 19 |
| Dunmunkle |
|
571 |
4,725 |
4,187 |
- 538 |
809 |
727 |
- 82 |
| Donald * ‖ |
|
475 |
3,410 |
3,132 |
- 278 |
612 |
572 |
- 40 |
| Borung ‖ |
|
744 |
5,250 |
5,638 |
+ 388 |
900 |
998 |
+ 98 |
| Dimboola ‖ |
|
3,253 |
4,079 |
4,786 |
+ 707 |
787 |
860 |
+ 73 |
| Lowan ‖ |
|
1,623 |
5,047 |
4,108 |
- 939 |
892 |
692 |
- 200 |
| Lawloit |
|
2,265 |
3,056 |
2,209 |
- 847 |
588 |
400 |
- 188 |
| Mallee District. |
Mildura |
|
4,564 |
2,321 |
3,325 |
+ 1004 |
646 |
723 |
+ 77 |
| Karkaroce ‡ |
|
1,778 |
622 |
3,341 |
+ 2719 |
96 |
662 |
+ 566 |
| Birchip ‡ |
|
572 |
1,041 |
2,190 |
+ 1149 |
193 |
412 |
+ 219 |
| Wycheproof ‡ |
|
1,162 |
2,043 |
3,530 |
+ 1487 |
402 |
743 |
+ 341 |
| Castle Donnington ‡ |
|
3,392 |
1,327 |
4,115 |
+ 2788 |
234 |
820 |
+ 586 |
| Kerang * ‖ |
|
1,465 |
6,212 |
7,505 |
+ 1293 |
1,253 |
1,374 |
+ 121 |
| Northern District. |
Gordon ‖ |
|
772 |
3,389 |
3,500 |
+ 111 |
659 |
676 |
+ 17 |
| Charlton ‡ |
|
455 |
3,507 |
3,236 |
- 271 |
540 |
589 |
+ 49 |
| Korong ‖ |
|
925 |
6,257 |
6,153 |
- 104 |
1,622 |
1,390 |
- 232 |
| Bet Bet |
|
337 |
3,568 |
3,177 |
- 391 |
964 |
805 |
- 159 |
| Marong |
|
562 |
7,345 |
7,310 |
- 35 |
1,547 |
1,550 |
+ 3 |
| Strathfieldsaye |
|
234 |
3,365 |
3,700 |
+ 335 |
729 |
844 |
+ 115 |
| Huntly |
|
335 |
3,414 |
3,711 |
+ 297 |
735 |
802 |
+ 67 |
| East Loddon |
|
455 |
1,717 |
1,417 |
- 300 |
285 |
272 |
- 13 |
| Echuca ‖ |
|
749 |
4,430 |
4,075 |
- 355 |
872 |
753 |
- 119 |
| Deakin ‡ |
|
366 |
2,235 |
2,078 |
- 157 |
360 |
396 |
+ 36 |
| Waranga |
|
700 |
6,616 |
5,801 |
- 815 |
1,335 |
1,219 |
- 116 |
| Goulburn |
|
260 |
3,358 |
3,001 |
- 357 |
621 |
545 |
- 76 |
| Rodney |
|
400 |
5,279 |
6,238 |
+ 959 |
900 |
1,150 |
+ 250 |
| Numurkah |
|
765 |
7,697 |
7,959 |
+ 262 |
1,421 |
1,474 |
+ 53 |
| Shepparton |
|
208 |
3,780 |
4,525 |
+ 745 |
676 |
877 |
+ 201 |
| Tungamah * |
|
602 |
6,477 |
6,639 |
+ 162 |
1,106 |
1,195 |
+ 89 |
| Yarrawonga* |
|
242 |
3,282 |
3,287 |
+ 5 |
563 |
602 |
+ 39 |
| Benalla ‖ |
|
1,074 |
8,180 |
8,795 |
+ 615 |
1,507 |
1,655 |
+ 148 |
| Violet Town ‡ |
|
359 |
2,414 |
2,766 |
+ 352 |
413 |
496 |
+ 83 |
| Euroa ‖ |
|
564 |
5,439 |
5,452 |
+ 13 |
1,033 |
1,006 |
- 27 |
| North-Eastern District. |
Mansfield |
|
825 |
3,800 |
3,686 |
- 114 |
844 |
711 |
-133 |
| Howqua |
|
806 |
1,434 |
1,729 |
+ 295 |
391 |
478 |
+ 87 |
| Oxley |
|
1,005 |
3,460 |
4,045 |
+ 585 |
665 |
767 |
+ 102 |
| Bright § |
|
1,543 |
4,480 |
5,009 |
+ 529 |
1,088 |
1,226 |
+ 138 |
| Beechworth |
|
314 |
7,355 |
7,384 |
+ 29 |
1,427 |
1,424 |
- 3 |
| North Ovens |
|
237 |
1,986 |
2,240 |
+ 254 |
376 |
413 |
+ 37 |
| Rutherglen |
|
205 |
3,397 |
5,960 |
2,563 |
624 |
1,163 |
+ 539 |
| Chiltern |
|
95 |
2,260 |
2,830 |
+ 570 |
462 |
580 |
+ 118 |
| Yackandandah ‖ |
|
561 |
3,566 |
4,170 |
+ 604 |
744 |
852 |
+ 108 |
| Wodonga |
|
104 |
1,737 |
1,837 |
+ 100 |
349 |
366 |
+ 17 |
| Towong |
|
2,545 |
5,105 |
6,765 |
+ 1660 |
1,012 |
1,365 |
+ 353 |
| Omeo |
|
2,211 |
3,491 |
4,262 |
+ 771 |
768 |
1,075 |
+ 307 |
| Gippsland District |
Orbost ‡ |
|
3,721 |
2,098 |
3,350 |
+ 1252 |
486 |
713 |
+ 227 |
| Tambo ‖ |
|
1,295 |
2,546 |
2,489 |
- 57 |
496 |
485 |
- 11 |
| Bairnsdale † |
|
1,118 |
7,546 |
8,178 |
+ 632 |
1,572 |
1,804 |
+ 232 |
| Avon † |
|
652 |
2,358 |
2,480 |
+ 122 |
462 |
474 |
+ 12 |
| Rosedale |
|
804 |
3,676 |
3,245 |
- 431 |
686 |
620 |
- 66 |
| Maffra |
|
966 |
3,593 |
3,911 |
+ 318 |
678 |
768 |
+ 90 |
| Walhalla |
|
409 |
2,297 |
2,895 |
+ 598 |
560 |
769 |
+ 209 |
| Traralgon ‖ |
|
199 |
2,435 |
2,293 |
- 142 |
512 |
457 |
- 55 |
| Alberton ‖ |
|
1,037 |
3,647 |
4,080 |
+ 433 |
817 |
784 |
- 33 |
| South Gippsland ‡ |
|
512 |
2,113 |
3,129 |
+ 1016 |
543 |
714 |
+ 171 |
| Weorayl ‖ |
|
524 |
1,374 |
3,574 |
+ 2200 |
707 |
675 |
- 32 |
| Mirboo ‡ |
|
77 |
1,077 |
1,183 |
+ 106 |
226 |
221 |
- 5 |
| Morwell ‡ |
|
255 |
2,738 |
2,857 |
+ 119 |
529 |
544 |
+ 15 |
| Narracan ‖ |
|
549 |
3,406 |
4,299 |
+ 893 |
814 |
885 |
+ 71 |
| Warragul ‖ |
|
123 |
3,831 |
4,359 |
+ 528 |
716 |
850 |
+ 134 |
| Buln Buln § |
|
472 |
4,251 |
4,616 |
+ 365 |
837 |
995 |
+ 158 |