Population and Dwellings in Greater Melbourne, 1891 and 1901., TABLE XV.—Showing the Area, and according to the Returns of the Censuses of 1891 and 1901, the Population and Dwellings in the Municipalities and portions of Municipalities included in Greater Melbourne, embracing all within a radius of ten miles from the Melbourne Post Office, and distinguishing those Municipalities within the District of the Metropolitan Board of Works : also the Increase or Decrease of Population and Dwellings in each place between the Two Censuses.
| Municipalities. |
Area in Acres (including Reserves). |
Population. |
Inhabited Dwellings. |
Increase (+) or Decrease (-) of Population. |
Increase (+) or Decrease (-) of Inhabited Dwellings. |
| 1891. |
1901. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
1891. |
1901. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| In Board of Works' District. |
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| CITIES. |
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| Melbourne |
6,005 |
73,361 |
39,503 |
33,858 |
68,374 |
34,161 |
34,213 |
12,542 |
12,298 |
- 4987 |
- 5342 |
+ 355 |
- 244 |
| Fitzroy |
923 |
32,453 |
16,301 |
16,152 |
31,687 |
14,808 |
16,879 |
6,174 |
6,346 |
- 766 |
- 1493 |
+ 727 |
+ 172 |
| Collingwood |
1,139 |
35,070 |
17,116 |
17,954 |
32,749 |
15,383 |
17,366 |
7,141 |
6,803 |
- 2321 |
- 1733 |
- 588 |
- 318 |
| Richmond |
1,430 |
38,797 |
19,538 |
19,259 |
37,824 |
18,074 |
19,750 |
7,985 |
7,908 |
- 973 |
- 1464 |
+ 491 |
- 77 |
| Prahran |
2,320 |
39,703 |
18,607 |
21,096 |
40,441 |
17,700 |
22,741 |
7,904 |
8,437 |
+ 738 |
- 907 |
+ 1645 |
+ 533 |
| South Melbourne |
2,311 |
41,724 |
21,382 |
20,342 |
40,619 |
19,412 |
21,207 |
8,005 |
8,056 |
- 1105 |
- 1970 |
+ 865 |
+ 51 |
| St. Kilda |
2,049 |
19,838 |
8,965 |
10,873 |
20,542 |
8,803 |
11,739 |
3,716 |
3,955 |
+ 704 |
- 162 |
+ 866 |
+ 239 |
| Hawthorn |
2,400 |
19,585 |
9,195 |
10,390 |
21,430 |
9,484 |
11,946 |
3,797 |
4,390 |
+ 1845 |
+ 289 |
+ 1556 |
+ 593 |
| Footscray |
2,577 |
19,149 |
9,986 |
9,163 |
18,318 |
9,094 |
9,224 |
3,777 |
3,582 |
- 831 |
- 892 |
+ 61 |
- 195 |
| TOWNS. |
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| North Melbourne |
565 |
20,997 |
10,878 |
10,119 |
18,120 |
8,876 |
9,244 |
3,981 |
3,640 |
- 2877 |
- 2002 |
- 875 |
- 341 |
| Brunswick |
2,722 |
21,961 |
11,168 |
10,793 |
24,141 |
11,470 |
12,671 |
4,418 |
4,887 |
+ 2180 |
+ 302 |
+ 1878 |
+ 469 |
| Essendon |
4,000 |
14,411 |
6,935 |
7,476 |
17,426 |
8,087 |
9,339 |
2,875 |
3,499 |
+ 3015 |
+ 1152 |
+ 1863 |
+ 624 |
| Northcote |
2,850 |
7,458 |
3,826 |
3,632 |
9,677 |
4,646 |
5,031 |
1,481 |
1,878 |
+ 2219 |
+ 820 |
+ 1399 |
+ 397 |
| Williamstown |
2,775 |
15,960 |
8,120 |
7,840 |
14,052 |
6,793 |
7,259 |
3,232 |
2,942 |
- 1908 |
- 1327 |
- 581 |
- 290 |
| Port Melbourne |
2,366 |
13,067 |
6,873 |
6,194 |
12,176 |
5,989 |
6,187 |
2,630 |
2,439 |
- 891 |
- 884 |
- 7 |
- 191 |
| Brighton |
3,288 |
9,858 |
4,611 |
5,247 |
10,047 |
4,443 |
5,604 |
1,851 |
1,982 |
+ 189 |
- 168 |
+ 357 |
+ 131 |
| Malvera |
3,989 |
8,136 |
3,875 |
4,261 |
10,619 |
4,656 |
5,963 |
1,561 |
2,114 |
+ 2483 |
+ 781 |
+ 1702 |
+ 553 |
| BOROUGHS. |
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| Flemington and Kensington |
1,088 |
9,958 |
5,057 |
4,901 |
10,946 |
5,361 |
5,585 |
1,952 |
2,216 |
+ 988 |
+ 304 |
+ 684 |
+ 264 |
| Kew |
3,553 |
8,462 |
4,011 |
4,451 |
9,469 |
4,354 |
5,115 |
1,331 |
1,586 |
+ 1007 |
+ 343 |
+ 664 |
+ 255 |
| Caulfield* |
6,080 |
8,005 |
3,809 |
4,196 |
9,541 |
4,361 |
5,180 |
1,524 |
1,869 |
+ 1536 |
+ 552 |
+ 984 |
+ 345 |