Birthplaces, 1861-1901.—Numbers., TABLE XX.—Showing the Number of Persons of different Birthplaces at the last Five Censuses.
| Birthplaces. |
Number of Persons. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Total Population |
540,322 |
731,528 |
862,346 |
1,140,405 |
1,201,341 |
| Total Specified Birthplaces |
533,899 |
728,470 |
857,587 |
1,133,771 |
1,196,185 |
| BRITISH POSSESSIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Victoria |
138,075 |
329,597 |
499,199 |
713,585 |
876,003 |
| Other Australian States and New Zealand |
19,836 |
28,687 |
39,861 |
79,719 |
74,114 |
| England |
169,586 |
164,287 |
142,906 |
157,813 |
113,432 |
| Wales |
6,055 |
6,614 |
4,547 |
5,094 |
3,676 |
| Scotland |
60,701 |
56,210 |
48,153 |
50,667 |
35,751 |
| Ireland |
87,160 |
100,468 |
86,733 |
85,307 |
61,512 |
| Other British Possessions |
4,348 |
3,773 |
3,564 |
4,860 |
4,551 |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES. |
|
|
|
|
|
| France and French Colonies |
1,250 |
1,170 |
1,334 |
1,307 |
955 |
| Germany and Austria |
10,418 |
9,264 |
8,894 |
11,353 |
8,012 |
| Other European Countries |
6,938 |
5,771 |
6,083 |
10,259 |
7,927 |
| United States |
2,554 |
2,423 |
2,343 |
2,905 |
2,135 |
| China |
24,732 |
17,857 |
11,799 |
8,450 |
6,230 |
| Other Countries |
406 |
285 |
277 |
479 |
323 |
| At Sea |
1,840 |
2,064 |
1,894 |
1,973 |
1,564 |
| Unspecified |
6,423 |
3,058 |
4,759 |
6,634 |
5,156 |
| ALLEGIANCE. |
|
|
|
|
|
| British Subjects |
493,422 |
694,231 |
831,547 |
1,105,279 |
1,181,001 |
| Foreign Subjects |
46,900 |
37,297 |
30,799 |
35,126 |
20,340 |