AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION.
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN. THE GAIN BY MIGRATION. According to the Commonwealth Statistician, the population of Australia at the end of last year was 5,749,607. Australia showed an increase for the year of 116,526. In New South Wales the increase was 36,513. From , migration New South Wales gained 3492, Victoria 16,497, Queensland 10,789, South Australia 4323, Western Australia 5283, and Tasmania 3370. Tile following table shows the population for each State:— States and Territories. Persons. : New South Wales . . .. 2,209,445 Victoria .... .. 1,625,330 Queensland . . *. .. 811,168 South Australia .« *. 524,748 Western Australia. . . . 353,815 Tasmania 219,074 - Northern Territory. . . . 3,555 Federal Capital Territory. . 2,622 Total . . .... 5,749,807The total is made up of 2,930,302 males and 2,819,505 females.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18678, 7 April 1924, Page 12
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