Population.—Summary by Counties, 1861-1901., TABLE VII.—Showing the Population of each County in Victoria at the last Five Censuses.
| Counties. |
Year in which County first Proclaimed. |
Population. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Total of Victoria |
|
|
540,322 |
731,528 |
862,346 |
1,140,405 |
1,201,341 |
| Central District. |
Bourke |
1,839 |
166,746 |
236,778 |
307,582 |
517,009 |
522,933 |
| Grant |
1,839 |
65,519 |
73,828 |
66,173 |
69,599 |
71,034 |
| Mornington |
1,848 |
4,368 |
7,397 |
11,467 |
19,616 |
26,559 |
| Evelyn |
1,848 |
3,617 |
5,997 |
7,227 |
9,972 |
13,518 |
| North-Central District. |
Anglesey |
1,848 |
1,749 |
5,492 |
6,156 |
8,456 |
9,032 |
| Dalhousie |
1,848 |
20,502 |
26,471 |
21,375 |
21,514 |
20,378 |
| Talbot |
1,848 |
65,528 |
84,762 |
67,963 |
59,088 |
57,398 |
| Western District. |
Grenville |
1,848 |
30,154 |
60,917 |
44,159 |
41,975 |
48,146 |
| Polwarth |
1,848 |
2,171 |
3,837 |
5,530 |
8,361 |
10,665 |
| Heytesbury |
1,848 |
969 |
3,059 |
4,676 |
6,014 |
6,458 |
| Hampden |
1,848 |
3,265 |
7,172 |
7,253 |
8,169 |
10,324 |
| Ripon |
1,848 |
10,000 |
14,010 |
12,341 |
11,883 |
12,689 |
| Villiers |
1,848 |
13,892 |
21,031 |
20,751 |
21,857 |
22,025 |
| Normanby |
1,839 |
8,026 |
10,750 |
11,624 |
11,618 |
11,868 |
| Dundas |
1,848 |
3,588 |
6,888 |
7,790 |
8,223 |
8,831 |
| Follett |
1,848 |
696 |
1,240 |
2,336 |
2,749 |
2,715 |
| Wimmera District. |
Lowan |
1,871 |
27,675 |
1,883 |
6,708 |
16,820 |
14,190 |
| Borung |
1,871 |
|
11,140 |
27,157 |
30,645 |
30,720 |
| Kara Kara |
1,871 |
|
9,611 |
16,515 |
16,056 |
16,431 |
| Mallee District. |
Millewa |
1,871 |
27,675 |
109 |
167 |
172 |
112 |
| Weeah |
1,871 |
|
|
4 |
14 |
360 |
| Karkarooc |
1,871 |
|
349 |
134 |
3,433 |
9,403 |
| Tatchera |
1,871 |
|
563 |
3,282 |
5,204 |
8,575 |
| Northern District. |
Gladstone |
1,871 |
27,675 |
16,688 |
19,995 |
18,726 |
17,953 |
| Gunbower |
1,871 |
64,969 |
614 |
7,620 |
8,706 |
8,167 |
| Bendigo |
1,871 |
|
46,109 |
56,653 |
52,756 |
58,060 |
| Rodney |
1,871 |
3,280 |
7,390 |
18,159 |
19,155 |
19,140 |
| Moira |
1,871 |
31,931 |
3,352 |
22,772 |
32,723 |
34,663 |
| North-Eastern District. |
Delatite |
1,871 |
31,931 |
11,903 |
14,511 |
19,663 |
20,544 |
| Bogong |
1,871 |
|
25,797 |
22,997 |
24,142 |
30,485 |
| Benambra |
1,871 |
|
1,228 |
3,711 |
6,042 |
7,074 |
| Wonnangatta |
1,871 |
|
3,972 |
2,841 |
2,068 |
2,271 |
| Gippsland District. |
Croajingolong |
1,871 |
6,398 |
372 |
495 |
1,779 |
2,147 |
| Tambo |
1,871 |
|
486 |
811 |
2,262 |
2,648 |
| Dargo |
1,871 |
|
2,222 |
2,879 |
4,221 |
5,879 |
| Tanjil |
1,871 |
|
11,001 |
15,279 |
18,872 |
20,110 |
| Buln Buln |
1,871 |
|
4,116 |
11,456 |
27,195 |
33,730 |
|
Shipping and residue
|
|
|
5,279 |
2,994 |
3,797 |
3,648 |
4,106 |