Inhabitants and Dwellings.—Numbers, 1861-1901., TABLE IV.—Showing the manner in which the Inhabitants of Victoria were Housed at the last Five Censuses.
| Year of Census. |
Dwellers in— |
Persons in Stores, Offices, Public Buildings, &c. |
Persons Camping out. |
Persons in Ships or Hulks. |
Persons of whom it was not stated whether Housed or not. |
Total. |
| Brick, Stone, Concrete, &c., Houses. |
Wood, Iron, Lath and Plaster Houses. |
Slab, Bark, and Mud Huts. |
Houses of Unstated Materials. |
Tents and Dwellings with Canvas roofs. |
| 1861 |
366,619 |
32,614 |
8,618 |
122,877 |
|
2,621 |
1,918 |
5,055 |
540,322 |
| 1871 |
663,360 |
45,987 |
7,866 |
8,660 |
|
2,661 |
2,252 |
742 |
731,528 |
| 1881 |
804,459 |
33,858 |
14,384 |
4,661 |
|
1,187 |
1,846 |
1,951 |
862,346 |
| 1891 |
1,099,610 |
12,537 |
13,795 |
11,119 |
|
905 |
2,439 |
|
1,140,405 |
| 1901 |
403,251 |
767,730 |
4,969 |
14,681 |
6,931 |
445 |
1,053 |
2,281 |
|
1,201,341 |