Western Australian Census 1859
Report on the general statistics of the colony for the year 1859 by Alfred
Durlacher, Registrar General
TABLE 1 – The proportion of the population. (p. 4.)
B17:M22
Variable name
V1 Proport
V2 Totpopml
V3 Totpopfl
V4 Adultml
V5 Adultfl
V6 Adulttot
V7 Marrml
V8 Marrfl
V9 Marrtot
V10 Adsnml
V11 Adsnfl
V12 Adsntot
Variable label
Proportion of the population
Total population - males
Total population - females
Adult - males
Adult - females
Adult - total
Married - males
Married - females
Married – total
Adult, single – males
Adult, single - females
Adult, single - total
Table 2 – Increase in districts (p. 4b)
B23:H25
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Variable name
District
Males
Females
Total
Incmales
Incrfmls
totincr
Variable label
District
Males
Females
Total
Increase in males per cent
Increase in females per cent
Total increase per cent.
Table 3- Proportion of the Sexes (p. 5)
B23:D36
Variable name
V1 District
V2 Adultmale
V3 Proport
1
Variable label
District
MORE SINGLE ADULT MALES THAN FEMALES
100 MEN TO ABOUT FEMALES
Table 4: Marital status of adult males on 31ST DECEMBER, 1859 (p. 5b)
B18:I23
Include note on military
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
Variable name
Marstat
Civilian
Military
Totfree
Expcpm
Tilemen
Prisoner
totprtlm
Variable label
Marital status
Free Civilians
Military
Total who arrived in the Colony as free men, or who was born therein
Expirees and Conditional Pardon Men
Ticket-of-Leave Men
Prisoners
Total who arrived in the Colony as Prisoners or Ticket-of-Leave Men
Table 5 - THE AGES OF THE POPULATION (p. 6)
B20:E31
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 6 - Not including Military, Prisoners, or Ticket-of-Leave Men in Depot,
the ages of married and single (p. 6b)
B18:F24
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Variable name
Ages
marstat
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Ages
Marital status
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 7 – Male as classed under Free and Bond, the ages, including all
classes (p. 6c)
B15:D21
Variable name
V1 Ages
V2 Free
V3 Bond
2
Variable label
Ages
Free
Bond
Table 8 - RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS (p. 7)
C14:J17
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
Variable name
Status
Cheng
wesley
indep
othprot
totprot
churrome
jewmahpa
Variable label
Status
Church of England
Wesleyans
Independents
Other Protestants
Total Protestants
Church of Rome
Jews, Mahometans Pagans
Table 9 - Comparison with 1854, not including Prisoners or Ticket-of Leave
Men in Depot (p. 8)
B16:G22
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
Variable name
year
Cheng
wesley
othprot
totprot
churrome
Variable label
Year
Church of England
Wesleyans
Other Protestants
Total Protestants
Church of Rome
Table 10 – Religion (p. 8b)
B16:F26
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
3
Variable name
Religion
Sex
Number
perchu
percent
Variable label
Religion
Sex
Number
Percentage of each Church
Percentage of population by sex
Table 11 - COUNTRY OF BIRTH (p.8c)
B15:I18
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
Variable name
Sex
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
OthBrPr
WestAust
Foreign
Variable label
Sex
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Other British Possession
Western Australia
Foreigners
Table 12 – OCCUPATIONS (p. 9)
B15:D20
Variable name
V1 Occupatn
V2 Increase
V3 Percincr
Variable label
Occupation
Increase
Percentage of increase
Table 13 - ADULT FREE IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION (THE LATTER
INCLUDING EXPIRES AND CONDITIONAL PARDON MEN) (p.9b)
B15:N20
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
V9
V10
V11
V12
V13
4
Variable name
Year
Immim
Immif
immtot
Emigm
Emigf
emigtot
eximml
eximfm
eximtot
exemml
exemfm
exemtot
Variable label
Year
Immigration – male
Immigration – female
Immigration - total
Emigration - male
Emigration – female
Emigration - total
Excess of Immigration – male
Excess of Immigration – female
Excess of Immigration - total
Excess of Emigration – male
Excess of Emigration – female
Excess of Emigration - total
Table 14 - TOTALS FREE ADULTS (p. 9c)
B17:D22
Variable name
V1 Year
V2 Eximm
V3 Exemi
Variable label
Year
Excess of Immigration
Excess of Emigration
Table 15 - TOTALS OF ALL AGES (p.10)
B12:D17
Variable name
V1 Year
V2 Eximm
V3 Exemi
Variable label
Year
Excess of Immigration
Excess of Emigration
Table 16 – EDUCATION (p. 10b)
B14:G16
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
Variable name
sex
readwrite
readonly
read
notwrite
notrewr
Variable label
Sex
Who could read and write
Who could read only
Who could read
Who could not write
Who could neither read nor write
Table 17 - The total Expenditure under this head since the introduction of
Convicts in 1850 (pounds sterling) (p. 11)
B18:F28
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
5
Variable name
Year
Military
Convict
OthCivSv
Total
Variable label
Year
Military
Convict
Other Civil Services
Total
Table 18 - Effect of the introduction of Convicts on the Colony (p. 12)
B16:G18
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
Variable name
Years
ImpExp
Colexp
exports
shiptons
acres
Variable label
Years
The Imperial Expenditure (pounds sterling)
The Colonial Revenue (pounds sterling)
The Exports (pounds sterling)
The Tonnage of Ships arriving
No. of Acres cultivated
Table 19 - Increase in wealth since the introduction of Convicts on the
Colony (p.12b)
B15:E20
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Descrip
prior
since
increase
Variable label
Description
PREVIOUS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF CONVICTS
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF CONVICTS
INCREASE PER CENT
Table 20 - COLONIAL REVENUE (p.12c)
L5:R40
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Variable name
Items
year1
year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
Year6
Variable label
Items
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Table 21 - COLONIAL EXPENDITURE (p. 14)
B7:H40
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
6
Variable name
Items
year1
year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
Year6
Variable label
Items
1854 (pounds sterling)
1855 (pounds sterling)
1856 (pounds sterling)
1857 (pounds sterling)
1858 (pounds sterling)
1859 (pounds sterling)
Table 22 - REPAYMENT OF DEBTS (p. 14b)
B17:C23
Variable name Variable label
V1 Debts
Debts
V2 Amount
Amount (pounds sterling)
TABLE 23 - IMPORTS from 1854 to 1859 inclusive (value in pounds
sterling) (p. 15)
B7:H70
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Variable name
Items
year1
year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
Year6
Variable label
Items
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Table 24 - expenditure on imported Tobacco, spirits and fermented liquors,
1850 to 1859 (p.16)
B29:D37
Variable name
V1 Item
V2 Amount
V3 average
Variable label
Item
Amount (pounds sterling)
Yearly Average
Table 25 - imported beverages (p. 17)
B12:C16
Variable name Variable label
V1 Item
Item
V2 Gallons
Gallons
Table 26 - Imported items which could be produced by the colony (p. 17c)
B17:C21
Variable name Variable label
V1 Item
Item
V2 Amount
Amount (pounds sterling)
7
Table 27 - reduction in imports of staples (p. 17d)
B16:E20
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Item
Year1
Year2
decrease
Variable label
Items
1854 to 1856 (lbs)
1857 to 1859 (lbs)
decrease (lbs)
Table 28 - increase in agriculture (p. 17e)
B15:E20
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Item
Year1
Year2
increase
Variable label
Items
1854
1859
Percentage INCREASE
Table 29 - Importation of Tea, Coffee and Sugar, 1854 to 1859 (in lbs.) (p.
18)
B17:F20
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Variable name
Item
Year1
Year2
avp1854
avp1859
Variable label
Items
1854
1859
AVERAGE TO EACH PERSON 1854
AVERAGE TO EACH PERSON 1859
Table 30 - Importations of tobacco, cigars and snuff and rice, 1854 to 1859
(in lbs.) (p. 18b)
I8:L12
V1
V2
V3
V4
8
Variable name
Item
Year1
Year2
decrease
Variable label
Items
1854 TO 1856 INCLUSIVE
1857 TO 1859 INCLUSIVE
Decrease in lbs.
Table 31 - Importation of Hardware, cutlery, soap and candles, 1854 to
1859 (pounds sterling) (p. 18d)
B12:E15
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Item
year1
year2
increase
Variable label
Items
1854 TO 1856 INCLUSIVE
1857 TO 1859 INCLUSIVE
INCREASE
Table 32 - THE SHIPPING INWARDS (p. 18e)
Use the table in the Census
B12:F14
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Variable name
Item
year1
year2
increase
Increasep
Variable label
Items
1854
1859
INCREASE
INCREASE PER CENT
Table 33 - EXPORTS (value in pounds sterling) (p. 19)
B7:H39
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
Variable name
Items
year1
year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
Year6
Variable label
Items
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Table 34 - The Values of the Exportations of other articles during the last
six years (value in pounds sterling) (p. 19b)
B14:D20
Variable name
V1 Item
V2 year1
V3 year2
9
Variable label
Items
1854 TO 1856 INCLUSIVE
1857 TO 1859 INCLUSIVE
Table 35 - The increase of Cultivation, 1859 on 1854 (acres) (p.20b)
B22:D34
Variable name
V1 Item
V2 acres
V3 increase
Variable label
Items
acres
Per cent increase
Table 36 - INCREASE OF TOTAL CULTIVATION OF WHEAT INCLUDING
FALLOWED AND CLEARED LAND (p.21)
B19:D28
Variable name
V1 district
V2 incacre
V3 acres
Variable label
District
Increase in acres
acres
Table 37 - number of Stock in 1859 (p. 21b)
M12:Q16
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Variable name
stock
number
increase
percent
average
Variable label
Stock
Number
Increase
Percentage increase
Average annual per centage
TABLE 38 - CROWN LANDS GRANTED AND SOLD IN ACRES (p. 22)
B5:H24
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
10
Variable name
District
year1
year2
Year3
Year4
Year5
Year6
Variable label
District
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
Table 39 - CROWN LANDS LEASED SINCE 1852 IN ACRES (p. 25)
B5:F13
Huge number of notes to add
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Variable name
YEAR
CLASS A
CLASS B
TILLAGE
TOTAL
Variable label
YEAR
CLASS A
CLASS B
TILLAGE
TOTAL
Table 40 - POST OFFICE (p. 28)
B5:E15
V1
V5
V6
V7
Variable name
Items
year1
year2
Year3
Variable label
Items
1857
1858
1859
Table 41 – DEATHS (p. 30)
B5:E15
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 42 - THE CAUSES OF DEATH (p. 30b)
B8:E19
V1
V2
V3
V4
11
Variable name
Causes
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Causes
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 43 - CAUSES of DEATH in six years from 1st January, 1854, to 31st
December, 1859 (p. 31)
B53:AO94
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
V9
V10
V11
V12
V13
V14
V15
V16
V17
V18
V19
V20
V21
V22
V23
V24
V25
V26
V27
V28
V29
V30
V31
V32
V33
V34
V35
V36
V37
V38
V39
V40
12
Variable name
causes
und1male
und1fml
und1tot
und3male
und3fml
und3tot
und5male
und5fml
und5tot
tot5male
tot5fml
tot5tot
und15mal
und15fml
und15tot
und20mal
und20fml
und20tot
und30mal
und30fml
und30tot
und40mal
und40fml
und40tot
und50mal
und50fml
und50tot
und60mal
und60fml
und60tot
ovr60mal
ovr60fml
ovr60tot
toto5mal
toto5fml
toto5tot
totmale
Totfml
tottot
Variable label
DISEASE AND CAUSE OF DEATH
Under 1 years– male
Under 1 year – female
Under 1 year - total
1 to 3 years – male
1 to 3 years – female
1 to 3 years - total
3 to 5 years – male
3 to 5 years – female
3 to 5 years – total
Total under 5 years – male
Total under 5 years – female
Total under 5 years – total
5 to 15 years – male
5 to 15 years – female
5 to 15 years – total
15 to 20 years - female
15 to 20 years - male
15 to 20 years - total
20 to 30 years - male
20 to 30 years - female
20 to 30 years - total
30 to 40 years – male
30 to 40 years – female
30 to 40 years - total
40 to 50 years – male
40 to 50 years – female
40 to 50 years - total
50 to 60 years – male
50 to 60 years – female
50 to 60 years - total
60 years and upwards – male
60 years and upwards – female
60 years and upwards - total
Total 5 years and upwards – male
Total 5 years and upwards – female
Total 5 years and upwards - total
GRAND TOTAL – male
GRAND TOTAL – female
GRAND TOTAL- total
Table 44 - Age at death, 1854 to 1859 summary (p. 33)
B5:E12
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Ages
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 45 - The causes of death in children under 1, 1854 to 1859 (p. 33b)
B5:E22
V1
V2
V3
V4
Variable name
Causes
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Variable label
Causes
MALES
FEMALES
TOTAL
Table 46 - RETURN of the number of Diseases treated in the Colonial
Hospital, Perth, from 1st January, 1857, to 31st December, 1859 (p. 34)
J6:L71
Variable name
V1 disease
V2 cases
V3 deaths
Variable label
Diseases
NUMBER OF CASES TREATED
NUMBER OF DEATHS
Table 47 - CHARGES of MISDEMEANORS before the POLICE COURTS in
WESTERN AUSTRALIA during 1859, against the FREE POPULATION and
TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN (p. 37)
B30:BJ51
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
V9
V10
V11
V12
V13
13
Variable name
crime
perthfrem
perthexpm
perthdpm
perthtlm
perthfeml
perthtot
fremfre
fremexpm
frecpm
fretlm
frefeml
fretotl
Variable label
Crime
Perth – free [males]
Perth – expirees [males]
Perth - Conditional Pardon Men
Perth - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Perth - Females
Perth - total
Fremantle – free [males]
Fremantle – expirees [males]
Fremantle - Conditional Pardon Men
Fremantle - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Fremantle - Females
Fremantle - total
V14
V15
V16
V17
V18
V19
V20
V21
V22
V23
V24
V25
V26
V27
V28
V29
V30
V31
V32
V33
V34
V35
V36
V37
V38
V39
V40
V41
V42
V43
V44
V45
V46
V47
V48
V49
V50
V51
V52
V53
V54
V55
V56
V57
V58
V59
V60
V61
14
Guilfrem
Guilexpm
Guilcpm
Guiltlm
guilfml
Guiltotl
Yorkfrem
Yorkexpm
Yorkcpm
Yorktlm
Yorkfml
yorktot
Toodfrem
toodexpm
toodcpm
Toodtlm
Toodfml
Toototl
Bunbfrem
Bunbexpm
Bunbcpm
Bunbtlm
Bunbfml
Bunbtot
Vassfrem
Vassexpm
Vasscpm
Vasstlm
Vassfml
vasstot
albfrem
Albexpm
Albcpm
Alvtlm
Albfml
Albtot
Victfrem
victexpm
Victcpm
Victtlm
Victfml
victtotl
Totlfrem
Totlexpm
Totlcpm
totltlm
Totlfml
totltot
Guilford – free [males]
Guilford – expirees [males]
Guilford - Conditional Pardon Men
Guilford - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Guilford - Females
Guilford - total
York – free [males]
York – expirees [males]
York - Conditional Pardon Men
York - Ticket-of-Leave Men
York - Females
York - total
Toodyay – free [males]
Toodyay – expirees [males]
Toodyay - Conditional Pardon Men
Toodyay - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Toodyay - Females
Toodyay - total
Bunbury – free [males]
Bunbury – expirees [males]
Bunbury - Conditional Pardon Men
Bunbury - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Bunbury - Females
Bunbury - total
Vasse – free [males]
Vasse – expirees [males]
Vasse - Conditional Pardon Men
Vasse - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Vasse - Females
Vasse - total
Albany – free [males]
Albany – expirees [males]
Albany - Conditional Pardon Men
Albany - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Albany - Females
Albany - total
Victoria – free [males]
Victoria – expirees [males]
Victoria - Conditional Pardon Men
Victoria - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Victoria - Females
Victoria - total
Total – free [males]
Total – expirees [males]
Total - Conditional Pardon Men
Total - Ticket-of-Leave Men
Total - Females
Total - total
Table 48 - Civil Court (p.40)
B28:O44
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8
V9
V10
V11
V12
V13
V14
Variable name
court
charges
year1pds
year1shl
year1pnc
year2pds
year2shl
year2pnc
year3pds
year3shl
year3pnc
year4pds
year4shl
year4pnc
Variable label
Court
Charges
1856(pounds
1856 (shillings)
1856 (pence)
1857(pounds
1857 (shillings)
1857 (pence)
1858(pounds
1858 (shillings)
1858 (pence)
1859(pounds
1859 (shillings)
1859 (pence)
Table 45 – Causes of death children
under 1 year
Variable Groups
Population
Table 1 – Proportion of population
Table 2 – Increase in districts
Table 3 – Proportion of sexes
Table 4 – Adult males marital status
Table 5 - Ages
Table 6 – Free men ages
Table 7 – Males, free and bond
Table 14 – Free adult males
Table 15 – Totals all ages
Death and Disease
Table 41 - Deaths
Table 42 – Causes of death
Table 43 – Causes of death 1854 to
1859
Table 44 – Age at death 1854 to 1859
15
Table 46 - Diseases
Religion
Table 8 – Religious denominations
Table 9 – Comparison with 1854
Table 10 – Religious denominations by
sex
Education
Table 16
Occupation
Table 12
Emigration and Immigration
Table 11 – Country of birth
Table 13 – Adult free immigration and
emigration
Agriculture
Table 28 – Agriculture comparison
with 1854
Table 35 – Increase in cultivation with
1854
Table 36 - Wheat
Table 37 - Stock
Revenue and Expenditure
Table 17 – Total expenditure since
Convicts
Table 18 – Effects of convicts on
Colony
Table 19 – Increase in wealth since
Convicts
Table 20 – Colonial revenue
Table 21 – Colonial expenditure
Table 22 – Payment of debts
Imports
Table 23 – Imports 1854 to 1859
Table 24 – Expenditure
tobacco, spirits etc.
Table 25 – Imported beverages
Table 26 – Imported items
which could be produced by the
Colony
Table 27 – Reduction of imports of
staples
Table 29 – Importation of tea, coffee
& sugar
Table 30 – Importation of tobacco
products and rice
16
Table 31 – Importation of hardware
etc.
Exports
Table 33 – Exports (pounds sterling)
Table 34 – Exports 1854 to 1859
Land
Table 38 – Crown lands granted &
sold
Table 39 – Crown lands leased
Post office
Table 40
Courts and Police
Table 47 – Police Court
Table 48 – Civil Court
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