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 AREA AND POPULATION

369

Primary Producers (Agricultural, 79,235 ; Pastoral

and Dairying, 72,990 ; Mining and Quarrying 39,574) 204,093 Independent ......... 8,908

Total Breadwinners

718,820

The number of persons classed as 'dependents' was 916,211, and ' unspecified,' 11,703.

The census population of Sydney (1911), including suburbs and shipping, was 636,353. Estimated population, end of 1919, 828,700. At the end of 1919 the chief countrv towns, with their populations, were as follow : — Newcastle and suburbs, *62,900 ; Broken Hill, 22,950; Parramatta, 12,630; Maitlaud, E. & W., 12,400 ; Goulburn, 11,000 ; Granville, 12,030 ; Lithgow, 10,900; Bathurst, 9,100; Auburn, 11,910; Lismore, 8,850; Lidcombe, 8,770 ; Tamworth, 8,250 ; Orange, 7,500 ; Grafton, 5,350 ; Wagga Wagga, 7,650 : Alburv. 7,000 ; Katoomba, 7,400 ; Bankstown, 7,000 ; Prospect and Sherwood, 6,090 ; "Wollongong, 5,900 ; Armidale, 5,500 ; Inverell, 5,750 ; Forbes, 5,300 ; Dubbs, 5,200 ; Casino, 4,950 ; Cowra, 4,500.

The following table shows the births, deaths, and marriages for five years i

Year Marriages

Birth. IUeptimate

Total Deaths

Excess of Births

1913 16,311

1916 16,320

1917 13,261

1918 13,199

1919 15,818

52,134 52,075 52,467 50,700

1S.52S

2,802 2,501 2,533 2,654 2.534

19.:

19,854 17,969 18,840 26,385

32,402 32,221 34,498 31,860 21,141

The increase in population between the census of 1901 and that of 1911 was 291,337. Towards this the excess of births over deaths contributed 247,871.

The following table shows the movement of population during the last five years : —

Arrivals

Departures

Year

Interstate

Oversea

Total

Interstate 328.558

Oversea

ToUl

1915

341,691

44,362

386,053

82,383

410,941

1916

358,453

39,688

398,141

345,360

97,497

442,857

1917

274,768

35,063

309,831

260,616

52,504

313,120

1918

299,735

38,744

338,479

288,732

42,562

331,294

1919

240.863

93.276

334.139

235,887

4».3'.<n

284.283

Note. — The excess of Departures oversea, up to the year 1918, is due to departure of men in the Australian Imperial Forces.

In December, 1905, New South Wales revived the policy of assisted immi- gration, and assisted passages are now granted to female domestic servants and close relatives of residents. Free passages are granted to ex-service men and women who are nominated by friends already settled in New South Wales. 6,814 assisted persons arrived in 1914, 3,508in 1915, 1,040 in 1916, 586 in 1917, 192 in 1918, 119 in 1919, and 4.025 in 1920.

Housing. — To relieve the urgent demands for small dwellings, a Govern- ment Department has been created for the purpose of purchasing or resum- ing land and erecting houses thereon for disposal by sale or lease. The nousing scheme assists persons by liberal advances to become the owners of their own homes.