Persons.				Proportion per 1,000.
	1850.	1870.	1881.	1891.	1850.	1870.	1881.	1891.
Western Australia	4,614	10,922	17,773	27,825	346.76	468.45	598.25	558.94
Other British Possessions	8,501	11,943	11,272	18,533	638.89	512.25	379.43	372.28
Foreign States	191	378	537	3,194	14.35	16.21	18.08	64.16
Residue		7	126	230		3.09	4.24	4.62
Totals	13,306	23,315	29,708	49,782	1000.00	1000.00	1000.00	1000.00