Centesimal Increase of Population in each County, 1861-1901., TABLE IX.—Showing the Centesimal Increase or Decrease of the Population in each County between the last Five Censuses.

Counties.		Centesimal Increase or Decrease.
		1861 to 1871.	1871 to 1881.	1881 to 1891.	1891 to 1901.
Total		35.39	17.88	32.24	5.34
Central District.	Bourke	42.00	29.90	68.09	1.15
	Grant	12.68	- 10.37	5.18	2.06
	Mornington	69.35	55.02	71.06	35.39
	Evelyn	65.80	20.51	37.98	35.56
North-Central District.	Anglesey	214.01	12.09	37.36	6.81
	Dalhousie	29.11	- 19.25	0.65	-5.28
	Talbot	29.35	- 19.82	- 13.06	-2.86
Western District.	Grenville	102.02	- 27.51	- 4.95	14.70
	Polwarth	76.74	44.12	51.19	27.56
	Heytesbury	215.69	52.86	28.61	7.38
	Hampden	119.66	1.13	12.63	26.38
	Ripon	40.10	-11.91	-3.71	6.78
	Villiers	51.39	-1.33	5.33	0.77
	Normanby	33.94	8.13	-0.05	2.15
	Dundas	91.97	13.10	5.56	7.39
	Follett	78.16	88.39	17.68	- 1.24
Wimmera District.	Lowan	45.78	256.24	150.75	- 15.64
	Borung		143.78	12.84	0.24
	Kara Kara		71.83	- 2.78	2.34
Mallee District.	Millewa	45.78	53.21	2.99	- 34.88
	Weeah			250.00	2471.43
	Karkarooc		- 61.60	2461.94	173.90
	Tatchera		482.95	58.57	64.78
Northern District.	Gladstone	45.78	19.82	- 6.35	-4.13
	Gunbower	- 28.08	1141.04	14.25	- 6.19
	Bendigo		22.87	- 6.88	10.05
	Rodney	125.30	145.72	5.49	- 0.08
	Moira	44.85	579.36	43.70	5.93
North-Eastern District.	Delatite	44.85	21.91	35.50	4.48
	Bogong		- 10.85	4.98	26.27
	Benambra		202.20	62.82	17.08
	Wonnangatta		- 28.47	- 27.21	9.83
Gippsland District.	Croajingolong	184.43	33.06	259.39	20.68
	Tambo		66.87	178.91	17.06
	Dargo		29.57	46.61	39.28
	Tanjil		38.89	23.52	6.56
	Buln Buln		178.33	137.39	24.03
Shipping and residue		- 43.28	26.82	- 3.92	12.55