Numerical Increase of Population in each County, 1861-1901., TABLE VIII.—Showing the Numerical Increase or Diminution of the Population in each County between the last Five Censuses.
| Counties. |
Numerical Increase or Diminution. |
| 1861 to 1871. |
1871 to 1881. |
1881 to 1891. |
1891 to 1901. |
| Total |
|
191,206 |
130,818 |
278,059 |
60,936 |
| Central District. |
Bourke |
70,032 |
70,804 |
209,427 |
5,924 |
| Grant |
8,309 |
-7,655 |
3,426 |
1,435 |
| Mornington |
3,029 |
4,070 |
8,149 |
6,943 |
| Evelyn |
2,380 |
1,230 |
2,745 |
3,546 |
| North-Central District. |
Anglesey |
3,743 |
664 |
2,300 |
576 |
| Dalhousie |
5,969 |
- 5096 |
139 |
- 1136 |
| Talbot |
19,234 |
- 16799 |
- 8875 |
- 1690 |
| Western District. |
Grenville |
30,763 |
- 16758 |
- 2184 |
6,171 |
| Polwarth |
1,666 |
1,693 |
2,831 |
2,304 |
| Heytesbury |
2,090 |
1,617 |
1,338 |
444 |
| Hampden |
3,907 |
81 |
916 |
2,155 |
| Ripon |
4,010 |
- 1669 |
- 458 |
806 |
| Villiers |
7,139 |
- 280 |
1,106 |
168 |
| Normanby |
2,724 |
874 |
-6 |
250 |
| Dundas |
3,300 |
902 |
433 |
608 |
| Follett |
544 |
1,096 |
413 |
- 34 |
| Wimmera District. |
Lowan |
12,668 |
4,825 |
10,112 |
- 2630 |
| Borung |
|
16,017 |
3,488 |
75 |
| Kara Kara |
|
6,904 |
- 459 |
375 |
| Mallee District. |
Millewa |
12,668 |
58 |
5 |
-60 |
| Weeah |
|
4 |
10 |
346 |
| Karkarooc |
|
- 215 |
3,299 |
5,970 |
| Tatchera |
|
2,719 |
1,922 |
3,371 |
| Northern District. |
Gladstone |
12,668 |
3,307 |
- 1269 |
- 773 |
| Gunbower |
- 18246 |
7,006 |
1,086 |
- 539 |
| Bendigo |
|
10,544 |
- 3897 |
5,304 |
| Rodney |
4,110 |
10,769 |
996 |
- 15 |
| Moira |
14,321 |
19,420 |
9,951 |
1,940 |
| North-Eastern District. |
Delatite |
14,321 |
2,608 |
5,152 |
881 |
| Bogong |
|
- 2800 |
1,145 |
6,343 |
| Benambra |
|
2,483 |
2,331 |
1,032 |
| Wonnangatta |
|
- 1131 |
-773 |
203 |
| Gippsland District. |
Croajingolong |
11,799 |
123 |
1,284 |
368 |
| Tambo |
|
325 |
1,451 |
386 |
| Dargo |
|
657 |
1,342 |
1,658 |
| Tanjil |
|
4,278 |
3,593 |
1,238 |
| Buln Buln |
|
7,340 |
15,739 |
6,535 |
|
Shipping and residue
|
|
- 2285 |
803 |
-149 |
458 |