FEDERAL CENSUS
A POPULATION OF 6,630,600
LATEST OFFICIAL FIGURES
Figures which were issued by the Commonwealth statistician gave the preliminary results of the Australian census.
The popluation of the States is as follows: ; New South Wales . . . 2,601,104 Victoria .... 1,820,360 Queensland .... 947,789 South Australia .... 580,937'
Western Australia
438,948
Tasmania
227,605
Federal Capital Territory .8,947 North' Australia . . . . " 4,860
Total for Australia , . 6,630,600
Referring to the fact that the population of Melbourne is now less than 1,000,000' persons, the Victorian Government statist, Mr A. M. Laughton, said that the decline was accounted for by the drift from the city to'the country, which had taken place during the depression. The last official estimate of the population issued by him was 1,028,300 on December 31, 1932. The next Victorian return would hot be isued until .next year, but ' reports from municipalities indicated that there had been a decline.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1933, Page 8
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143FEDERAL CENSUS Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1933, Page 8
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