Population, 1861-1901., TABLE I.—Showing the Total Population of Victoria, also the Number of Chinese and Aborigines at the last Five Censuses.
| Year of Census. |
Total Population.* |
Chinese. |
Aborigines. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| 1861 |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
24,732 |
24,724 |
8 |
1,694 |
1,046 |
648 |
| 1871 |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |
17,935 |
17,899 |
36 |
1,330 |
784 |
546 |
| 1881 |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
12,128 |
11,869 |
259 |
780 |
460 |
320 |
| 1891 |
1,140,405 |
598,414 |
541,991 |
9,377 |
8,772 |
605 |
565 |
325 |
240 |
| 1901 |
1,201,341 |
603,883 |
597,458 |
7,349 |
6,740 |
609 |
652 |
367 |
285 |