Report of the Western Australian Census 1891

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No.1 Births and Deaths registered between the 1st April, 1881, and the 31st March, 1891 (p.19)

L5:R17

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Year / Year
V2 / Birmal / Births - Males
V3 / Birfml / Births - Females
V4 / Deamal / Deaths - Males
V5 / Deafml / Deaths - Females
V6 / Excemal / Excess of Births over Deaths - Males
V7 / excfml / Excess of Births over Deaths - Females

No. 2 Return of Arrivals and Departures by Sea, between 1st April, 1881, and 31st March, 1891 (p. 19)

L26:T39

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Year / Year
V2 / Birmal / Arrivals - Males
V3 / Birfml / Arrivals - Females
V4 / Deamal / Departures - Males
V5 / Deafml / Departures - Females
V6 / Excemal / Excess of Arrivals over Departures - Males
V7 / excfml / Excess of Arrivals over Departures - Females
V8 / Excdmal / Excess of Departures over Arrivals - Males
V9 / excdfml / Excess of Departures over Arrivals - Females

No. 3 Population Summary (p. 19)

B71:E75

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Descrip / Description
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Total

No. 4 Returns of the Population 1843 to 1891, inclusive (p. 19)

L81:O88

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Year / Year
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Total

No. 5 inclusive (p. 19)

L91:P96

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Year / Year
V2 / Males / ADULTS ABOVE TWELVE - Males
V3 / Females / ADULTS ABOVE TWELVE - Females
V4 / children / Children under twelve
V5 / Total / Total

No. 6 Returns of the Population 1843 to 1891 inclusive showing increase (p. 19)

S99:W107

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Year / Year
V2 / Number / Actual Population
V3 / Increase / Numerical Increase
V4 / Proport / Proportional Increase
V5 / decenn / Proportional ten years increase

No. 7 Population in each District (p. 19)

B112:E131

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Total

No. 8 The proportion of the sexes in the various districts of the Colony, at the respective Censuses of 1881 and 1891 (District) (p. 19)

L138:Q180

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / sex / Sex
V3 / Year 1 / 1881
V4 / Year 2 / 1891
V5 / Increase / Numerical Increase
V6 / Proport / Per Centum

No. 9 The proportion of the sexes in the various districts of the Colony, at the respective Censuses of 1881 and 1891 (Municipality) (p. 23)

A6:F58

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / sex / Sex
V3 / Year 1 / 1881
V4 / Year 2 / 1891
V5 / Increase / Numerical Increase
V6 / Proport / Per Centum

No. 10 Population of New Towns Since the Last Census (p. 25)

B6:E12

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / town / Towns
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Persons / Persons

No. 11 Eight principal towns of Colony (p. 25)

B16:C24

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / town / Towns
V2 / popul / Population

No. 12 Proportion of Females to males by District (p. 26)

J5:M24

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Totalmal / Total Males
V3 / Totalfml / Total Females
V4 / proport / Proportion of females to 100 males at each age

No. 13 Proportion of Males and Females by Municipality (p. 27)

I4:L28

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Totalmal / Total Males
V3 / Totalfml / Total Females
V4 / proport / Proportion of females to 100 males at each age

No. 14 Occupied Dwellings and Materials of Construction (p. 28)

B4:J23

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Brick / Brick
V3 / Stone / Stone
V4 / Wood / Wood
V5 / Iron / Iron
V6 / Canvas / Canvas
V7 / Huts / Huts
V8 / Notstated / Not stated
V9 / Total / Total

No. 15 Materials of Houses, 1881 and 1891 (p. 28b)

B28:L47

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Stone1 / Stone (1881)
V3 / Stone2 / Stone (1891)
V4 / Brick1 / Brick (1881)
V5 / Brick2 / Brick (1891)
V6 / Wood1 / Wood (1881)
V7 / Wood2 / Wood (1891)
V8 / Iron1 / Iron (1881)
V9 / Iron2 / Iron (1891)
V10 / Other1 / All other Material (1881)
V11 / Other2 / All other Material (1891)

No. 16 Return showing Houses and Rooms in each District, occupied, unoccupied, and in course of erection (p. 29)

B30:J49

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Occupy1 / Houses Occupied (Houses)
V3 / Occupy2 / Houses Occupied (Rooms)
V4 / Unoccup1 / Houses Unoccupied (Houses)
V5 / Unoccup2 / Houses Unoccupied (Rooms)
V6 / Building1 / Houses Building and Approaching Completion (Houses)
V7 / Building2 / Houses Building and Approaching Completion (Rooms)
V8 / Total1 / District Totals (Houses)
V9 / Total2 / District Totals (Rooms)

No. 17 Conjugal Condition by Age (p. 30)

S6:AF25

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Age / Age
V2 / Marmal / Married (male)
V3 / Marfml / Married (female)
V4 / Nmarmal / Never Married (male)
V5 / Nmarfml / Never Married (female)
V6 / Widomal / Widowed (male)
V7 / Widofeml / Widowed (female)
V8 / Divmal / Divorced (male)
V9 / Divfml / Divorced (female)
V10 / Nsmal / Not Stated (male)
V11 / Nsfml / Not Stated (female)
V12 / Totmal / Total (male)
V13 / Totfml / Total (female)
V14 / gtotal / Grand Total

No. 18 Conjugal Condition by District (Eight Principle Towns (p. 30)

S34:AF43

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Marmal / Married (male)
V3 / Marfml / Married (female)
V4 / Nmarmal / Never Married (male)
V5 / Nmarfml / Never Married (female)
V6 / Widomal / Widowed (male)
V7 / Widofeml / Widowed (female)
V8 / Divmal / Divorced (male)
V9 / Divfml / Divorced (female)
V10 / Nsmal / Not Stated (male)
V11 / Nsfml / Not Stated (female)
V12 / Totmal / Total (male)
V13 / Totfml / Total (female)
V14 / gtotal / Grand Total

No. 19 Conjugal Condition by Age (Twenty Principle Towns (p. 30)

R54:AE73

No. 20 Ages of the People (p. 35)

B4:E14

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Descrip / Description
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Persons / Persons

No.21 Summary of Districts (p. 36)

B33:V52

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Age / Age
V2 / Sex / Sex
V3 / Blcwood / Blackwood
V4 / Fremntl / Fremantle
V5 / Gascoyne / Gascoyne
V6 / Kimbeast / Kimberley, East
V7 / Kimbwest / Kimberley, West
V8 / Kimbgldf / Kimberley Goldfields
V9 / Murray / Murray
V10 / North / North
V11 / Perth / Perth
V12 / Plantag / Plantagenet
V13 / susex / Sussex
V14 / Swan / Swan
V15 / Toodyay / Toodyay
V16 / Victoria / Victoria
V17 / Wellgtn / Wellington
V18 / William / Williams
V19 / Yilgarn / Yilgarn
V20 / york / York
V21 / total / Total

No. 22 Ages of People (p. 37)

C38:R61

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Sex / Sex
V2 / Year / Year
V3 / Year1 / I. to X.
V4 / Year2 / X. to XX.
V5 / Year3 / XX. to XXX.
V6 / Year4 / XXX. to XL.
V7 / Year5 / XL. to L.
V8 / Year6 / L. to LX.
V9 / Year7 / LX. to LXX.
V10 / Year8 / LXX. to LXXX.
V11 / Year9 / LXXX. to XC.
V12 / Year10 / XC. to C.
V13 / Year11 / C. to CX.
V14 / Unspec / Unspecified
V15 / Infants / Infants
V16 / total / Total

Must include note on calculating age from the table

No. 23 Proportion of males and females by age (p.39)

B19:H28

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Age / Age
V2 / Males1 / Proportion 1,000 males (1881)
V3 / Males2 / Proportion 1,000 males (1891)
V4 / Females1 / Proportion 1,000 females (1881)
V5 / Females2 / Proportion 1,000 females (1891)
V6 / Total1 / Proportion 1,000 total (1881)
V7 / Total2 / Proportion 1,000 total (1891)

No. 24 Proportion of males and females by Colony (p.40)

B17:H27

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Colony / Colony
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Total
V5 / Males2 / Proportion 1,000 males
V6 / Females2 / Proportion 1,000 females
V7 / Total2 / Proportion 1,000 total

No. 25 Birthplaces as regards Australasian Colonies (p. 41)

L8:R17

No. 26 Birthplaces as regards the British Isles (p. 41)

L22:R27

No. 27 Birthplaces by Country (p. 43)

B3:E93

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Birthplc / Birthplace
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Total

No. 28 Birthplaces by Country Showing the Number of People Born in the Colony (p. 44)

N5:V10

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Birthplc / Birthplace
V2 / Year1 / 1850
V3 / Year2 / 1870
V4 / Yea3 / 1881
V5 / Year4 / 1891
V6 / Year1pr / Proportion 1,000 (1850)
V7 / Year2pr / Proportion 1,000 (1870)
V8 / Yea3pr / Proportion 1,000(1881)
V9 / Year4pr / Proportion 1,000(1891)

No. 29 Birthplaces by Country (p. 44)

N16:W39

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Birthplc / Birthplace
V2 / Males1 / Males (1881)
V3 / Females1 / Females (1881)
V4 / Total1 / Total (1881)
V5 / Males2 / Males (1891)
V6 / Females2 / Females (1891)
V7 / Total2 / Total (1891)
V8 / Males3 / Increase Males
V9 / Females3 / Increase Females
V10 / Total3 / IncreaseTotal

No. 30 Religious Denominations by Sex (p. 47)

K7:P43

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / grouprel / Religions grouped
V2 / Relig / Denomination
V3 / males / males
V4 / females / females
V5 / Persons / Persons
V6 / Totals / Totals

No. 31 Religious Denominations 1881 and 1891 (p. 48)

N5:W12

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Relig / Denomination
V2 / Males1 / Males (1881)
V3 / Females1 / Females (1881)
V4 / Total1 / Total (1881)
V5 / Males2 / Males (1891)
V6 / Females2 / Females (1891)
V7 / Total2 / Total (1891)
V8 / Males3 / Increase Males
V9 / Females3 / Increase Females
V10 / Total3 / Increase Total

No. 32 Increases in each Religious Denomination (p. 48)

K18:P25

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Relig / Denomination
V2 / Year1 / Proportion 1,000 (1854)
V3 / Year2 / Proportion 1,000 (1859)
V4 / Yea3 / Proportion 1,000 (1870)
V5 / Year4 / Proportion 1,000(1881)
V6 / Year5 / Proportion 1,000(1891)

No. 33 Religious Denomination Comparative Table (Persons) (p. 49)

K6:P13

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Relig / Denomination
V2 / Year1 / 1854
V3 / Year2 / 1859
V4 / Yea3 / 1870
V5 / Year4 / 1881
V6 / Year5 / 1891

No. 34 Number of adherents of principal religions at various Censuses (p. 49)

M19:T37

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / District / District
V2 / Chueng / Church of England
V3 / Romcat / Roman Catholic
V4 / Wesl / Wesleyan
V5 / Congreg / Congregational
V6 / Presbyt / Presbyterian
V7 / Other / Others
V8 / total / Total

No. 35 Religion - Proportion of males and females by Colony (p.50)

I3:L10

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / Relig / Denomination
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Total / Proportion females to 100 males

No. 36 Education in proportion to population (p. 50b)

H5:J9

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / educat / Education Level
V2 / Persons / Persons
V3 / Percent / Percentage

No. 37 Proportional Education of the Sexes (p. 50b)

I15:M19

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / educat / Education Level
V2 / Males1 / Males (number)
V3 / Males2 / Males (percentage)
V4 / Females1 / Females (number)
V5 / Females3 / Females (percentage)

No. 38 Degree of Education of Persons aged Five Years and Upwards (p. 50b)

B24:E28

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / educat / Education Level
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Persons / Persons

No. 39 Percentage of Education of Persons Aged Five Years and Upwards (p. 50b)

B32:E36

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / educat / Education Level
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Persons / Persons

No. 40 Degree of Education of Adults (15 years and upwards) (p. 50b)

B40:E44

Variable Name / Variable Label
V1 / educat / Education Level
V2 / Males / Males
V3 / Females / Females
V4 / Persons / Persons

No. 41 Percentage of Education of Adults (15 years and upwards) (p. 50b)