Census
In the mid-19th century the colonial statisticians encouraged compatibility between the colonies in their respective censuses, and in 1881 a census was held simultaneously in each of the colonies. This was part of a census of the British Empire. The questions posed in the colonies were not uniform.
The population of Australia was 2,250,194.
| NSW | Vic | Qld | Tas | SA | NT | WA | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751,468 | 862,346 | 213,525 | 115,704 | 276,414 | 9,797 | 29,708 | 2,250,194 |
Northern Territory was counted within South Australia (286,211) and was 3,451 plus 6,346 Aboriginals in settled districts. The population of Western Australia did not include full-blood Aborigines.
The population of greater Melbourne was 282,947 and of Sydney was 224,939.
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