Population in principal Cities, Towns, Boroughs, and Townships, 1901., TABLE XVIII.—Showing the Population of each City, Town, Borough, and Township containing over 300 inhabitants on the 31st March, 1901, arranged in order of population., (c) Signifies City, (t) Town, (b) Borough.
| City, Town, Borough, or Township. |
Population. |
| *Melbourne(c) |
68,374 |
| *South Melbourne(c) |
40,619 |
| *Prahran(c) |
40,441 |
| *Richmond(c) |
37,824 |
| *Collingwood(c) |
32,749 |
| *Fitzroy(c) |
31,687 |
| Bendigo(c) |
30,774 |
| Ballarat(c) |
25,499 |
| *Brunswich(t) |
24,141 |
| *Hawthorn(c) |
21,430 |
| *St. Kilda(c) |
20,542 |
| Ballarat East(t) |
18,324 |
| *Footscray(c) |
18,318 |
| *North Melbourne(t) |
18,120 |
| *Essendon(t) |
17,426 |
| *Williamstown(t) |
14,052 |
| Geelong(t) |
12,418 |
| *Port Melbourne(t) |
12,176 |
| *Flemington and Kensington(b) |
10,946 |
| *Malvern(t) |
10,619 |
| *Brighton(t) |
10,047 |
| *Northcote(t) |
9,677 |
| *Caulfield(b) |
9,541 |
| *Kew(b) |
9,469 |
| Eaglehawk(b) |
8,367 |
| Warrnambool(t) |
6,404 |
| *Coburg shire (excluding 680 in prison) |
6,092 |
| Geelong West(b) |
5,871 |
| Castlemaine(b) |
5,703 |
| Maryborough(b) |
5,622 |
| Stawell(b) |
5,318 |
| Newtown and Chilwell(b) |
5,049 |
| Echuea(b) |
4,089 |
| *Preston shire |
4,059 |
| Hamilton(b) |
4,024 |
| †Maldon |
3,667 |
| St. Arnaud(b) |
3,656 |
| Ararat(b) |
3,656 |
| Sale(b) |
3,462 |
| Daylesford(b) |
3,384 |
| †Kyneton |
3,274 |
| Bairnsdale |
3,074 |
| Creswick(b) |
3,060 |
| Sebastopol(b) |
2,969 |
| Colac |
2,817 |
| Horsham(b) |
2,724 |
| *Surrey Hills |
2,712 |
| Benalla |
2,711 |
| Wangaratta(b) |
2,621 |
| †Beechworth |
2,550 |
| Kerumburra and Coal district |
2,445 |
| Clunes(b) |
2,426 |
| Portland(b) |
2,185 |
| Shepparton |
2,067 |
| †Walhalla |
2,061 |
| Queenscliff(b) |
2,025 |
| Camperdown |
1,996 |
| Port Fairy(b) |
1,990 |
| Seymour |
1,884 |
| †Chiltern |
1,824 |
| Warracknabeal |
1,750 |
| Rutherglen(b) |
1,748 |
| Koroit(b) |
1,684 |
| †South Barwon (Belmont, &c.) |
1,679 |
| Outtrim |
1,646 |
| Mildura |
1,606 |
| *Box Hill |
1,571 |
| Warragul |
1,551 |
| Yarrawonga |
1,438 |
| Allandale |
1,426 |
| Dunolly(b) |
1,384 |
| Terang |
1,382 |
| Pitfield |
1,382 |
| Euroa |
1,336 |
| Inglewood(b) |
1,320 |
| †Heathcote |
1,304 |
| Buninyong(b) |
1,292 |
| *Sandringham |
1,278 |
| *Oakleigh(b) |
1,273 |
| Carisbrook(b) |
1,236 |
| Chewton(b) |
1,229 |
| Kerang |
1,222 |
| Talbot(b) |
1,197 |
| †Woodend |
1,184 |
| Numurkah |
1,174 |
| Lillydale |
1,134 |
| Dandenong |
1,127 |
| Malmsbury(b) |
1,121 |
| Traralgon |
1,118 |
| Casterton |
1,102 |
| Swan Hill |
1,068 |
| Nhill |
1,065 |
| Charlton |
1,064 |
| †Egerton |
1,048 |
| *Balwyn |
1,047 |
| †Kilmore |
1,044 |
| Rochester |
1,032 |
| Beaufort |
1,013 |
| *Heldelberg |
1,011 |
| *Doneaster and District |
996 |
| Bowenvale and Timor |
987 |
| Campbell's Creek |
980 |
| Donald |
959 |
| †Wodonga |
909 |
| Healesville |
907 |
| Wedderburn |
905 |
| Kangaroo Flat |
880 |
| Mount William Gold-fields |
879 |
| *Fairfield |
872 |
| Bacclius Marsh |
838 |
| Browns and Scarsdale(b) |
834 |
| Nathalia |
828 |
| Yea |
823 |
| Mornington |
821 |
| Mansfield |
819 |
| Rushworth |
817 |
| †Avoca |
813 |
| Queenstown, &c. |
809 |
| Coleraine |
807 |
| Mortlake |
780 |
| Maffra |
777 |
| Wandiligorg Gold-fields |
774 |
| Bright |
762 |
| Murtoa |
761 |
| Mooroopna |
759 |
| Dimboola |
736 |
| Tarnagulla(b) |
729 |
| Jumbunna |
729 |
| Majorca(b) |
719 |
| Nagambie |
715 |
| *Blackburn |
709 |
| Drouin |
702 |
| Alexandra |
698 |
| Trentham |
694 |
| Werribee |
693 |
| Penshurst |
689 |
| Mitcham |
688 |
| Leongatha |
681 |
| Sorrento |
680 |
| Portarlington |
672 |
| Lintons |
658 |
| Violet Town |
643 |
| Omeo |
643 |
| Mentone |
637 |
| *Alphington |
625 |
| Mordialloc |
623 |
| Elmore |
614 |
| Smeaton |
601 |
| Cobram |
598 |
| Waterloo |
595 |
| Ballan |
593 |
| Kyabram |
589 |
| Morwell |
587 |
| Tatura |
582 |
| Stratford |
581 |
| Gordons |
579 |
| Wycheproof |
578 |
| Fosterville |
575 |
| †Gisborne |
554 |
| *Templestowe |
540 |
| Hollybush |
538 |
| Lancefield |
534 |
| Cheltenham |
530 |
| Fryerstown |
528 |
| Bethanga |
527 |
| Rokewood |
524 |
| Frankston |
523 |
| Romsey |
519 |
| Murchison |
517 |
| Yarra Glen |
517 |
| Tallangatta |
510 |
| Sunbury (exclusive of 736 in lunatic asylum) |
504 |
| Broadford |
501 |
| Yackandandah |
499 |
| Myrtleford |
495 |
| Rosedale |
488 |
| Allan's Flat, &c. |
487 |
| Upper Macedon |
487 |
| Birchip |
484 |
| Berringa |
484 |
| Broomfield |
482 |
| Avenel |
481 |
| Wahgunyah |
471 |
| Snake Valley |
469 |
| Eltham |
467 |
| Cunninghame |
465 |
| Wendource |
460 |
| Raywood(b) |
461 |
| Boort |
459 |
| Newstead |
456 |
| Berwick |
452 |
| †Taradale |
451 |
| Cobden |
450 |
| Kingston |
446 |
| Winchelsea |
446 |
| Bruthen |
445 |
| Smythesdale(b) |
443 |
| †Guildford |
441 |
| Yarram |
438 |
| †Wood's Point |
429 |
| Prentice North |
415 |
| Harrietville |
411 |
| Snowy Creek, &c. |
410 |
| Lauriston |
408 |
| Bealiba |
407 |
| Beulah |
407 |
| Yandoit |
406 |
| *Ivanhoe |
404 |
| Stanley |
404 |
| Beaumaris |
402 |
| Eldorado |
398 |
| Cassilis |
398 |
| Orbost |
398 |
| Warrenheip |
396 |
| Merino |
395 |
| Foster |
394 |
| Hastings |
394 |
| Tungamah |
393 |
| Heywood |
386 |
| Birregurra |
385 |
| Minyip |
385 |
| Macarthur |
375 |
| Nerrina |
374 |
| Natimuk |
372 |
| Blackwood |
369 |
| Ringwood |
363 |
| Newlyn |
362 |
| Glenlyon |
359 |
| Dunkeld |
357 |
| Mount Clear |
352 |
| Drysdale |
352 |
| Broadmeadows |
350 |
| Edenhope |
346 |
| Corindhap |
341 |
| Koondrook |
339 |
| Clementston |
339 |
| Hopetoun |
331 |
| Dromana |
327 |
| Learmonth |
324 |
| Ferntree Gully |
323 |
| Cranbourne |
318 |
| Corryong |
318 |
| Allansford |
316 |
| Epping |
313 |
| †Steiglitz |
313 |
| Mitta Mitta |
312 |
| Skipton |
308 |
| Moe |
306 |
| Matlock |
303 |
| Meredith |
301 |