1828 New South Wales census

February 2020 1828 New South Wales census Colony of New South Wales, British Empire yes 1828 11 King George IV approval Name Age Free or bond Religion Employment Residence District Number of acres Livestock www.amw.org.au/register/listings/records-1828-census-colony-new-south-wales amw.org.au 36,598 district Sydney Pitt Water The 1828 New South Wales census was the first population census held in the Crown Colony of New South Wales, forty years after it was established. The month used for the census, was taken in November 1828. The total population of the colony was counted as 36,598 and recorded all inhabitants, both convict and free.https://www.smh.com.au/national/colonial-census-a-transportation-to-1828-20070917-gdr4i3.html Sydney Morning Herald: Colonial census a transportation to 1828 Sydney Morning Herald September 17, 2007 21 June 2022 Only the European population were enumerated. Censuses were taken periodically in the colony thereafter. History thumb|right|200px|Colony of New South Wales at the time of the census. Before 1828, the population count was originally gathered through surveys and musters, however they were largely undercounted. The first survey of the NSW settlement was made in 1795. The general musters were held annually from 1795 to 1825 with separate ones being taken, for example - musters of settlers, livestock, convicts, or ones that included only males, females or children.Census / Musters Guide - NSW State Archives and Records An act (9 Geo IV No. 4) was passed to allow the census. The incumbent Governor Sir Ralph Darling on 29 July 1828 transferred to the Rt. Hon. William Huskisson for King George IV's approval.Census / Musters Guide - NSW State Archives and RecordsCensus of New South Wales - November 1828 (Page:10 of 60) Census questions Information recorded in the census included:https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1224/?geo_a=r&geo_s=au&geo_t=au&geo_v=2.0.0&o_iid=41020&o_lid=41020&o_sch=Web+Property 1828 New South Wales Australia Census (Australian Copy) ancestry.com 7 September 2023 Name of inhabitant Age Free or bond Ship name on which arrived Year arrived Sentence Religion Employment Residence District Total number of acres Number of acres cleared Number of acres cultivated Number of horses Number of horned cattle Number of sheep Results The total population was counted as 36,598, 20,870 were free and 15,728 were convicts. There were 25,248 Protestants and 11,236 Catholics. The Indigenous population were not counted.Aplin, Graeme S.G. Foster Michael McKernan Australians: Events and Places 1987 Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates Broadway, New South Wales, Australia 0-949288-13-6 38 A quote from the Sydney Gazette in December 1828 describes life as: "At the end of 1828, Sydney had 1,409 houses, 176 cottages, 121 skillings and 67 wooden tenements, making a total of 1,773 dwellings. Its urban population was 10,815, and the town occupied a large space of ground; if it had been as well fitted with houses as a town of similar size in England, the population would have been eight or ten times as numerous".Gordon W. Beckett A Population History of Colonial New South Wales: The Economic Growth of a New Colony https://books.google.com/books?id=2SLk3CUA3AcC&pg=PA20 2013 Partridge Publishing Singapore 978-1-4669-9187-3 20 Sydney Gazette 1828 Religion The following table is compiled from the actual religion given on the returns and from the Public Record Office.https://www.bda-online.org.au/files/MC1828_Muster.pdf Census of New South Wales - November 1828 Religion Biographical Database of Australia (BDA) 7 September 2023 Religion Population % Baptist 1 - Calvinist 1 - Catholic 8,51523.4 Church of England 35 - Deist 2 - Dissenter 2 - Episcopalian 17 - Free Thinker 1 - Hebrew 8 - Hindu1 - Jew 860.23 Lutheran 3 - Malay 3 - Mohammedan 10 - Pagan 2 - Presbyterian 2490.68% Protestant21,14858.21 Quaker6 - Seeker1 - Wesleyan7 - Not recorded 6,28717.27 New South Wales 36,385100 Land and livestock Showing the numbers of land and livestock.https://www.bda-online.org.au/files/MC1828_Muster.pdf Census of New South Wales - November 1828 Religion Biographical Database of Australia (BDA) 7 September 2023 County / District Num. of acres located Acres cleared Acres cultivated Horses Horned cattle Sheep Argyle & St Vincent 295,921 33,311 2,836 2,087 66,697 116,021Bathurst & Wellington Valley250,796 39,0373,497 1,216 45,447172,953Camden incl. Illawarra 97,113 7,723 3,278 4528,962 17,805Cumberland     Airds & Appin96,719 18,168 9,172 899 13,694 19,832     Bringelly & Cooke 89,978 11,674 4,052 596 10,182 19,242     Liverpool Town & District66,569 9,340 2,222 635 3,906 6,198     Parramatta Town & District 82,676 17,969 6,626 1,191 15,035 13,189     Penrith 78,051 16,997 5,690 795 7,660 12,388     Sydney Town & District 272,513 21,639 5,065 1,643 28,598 24,086     Windsor Town & District105,57732,049 18,156 1,650 21,048 30,354Northumberland & Durham     Hunters River & Port Stephens1,465,95321,666 10,844 1,311 41,319 104,123 Manning River 4,4802,000 85 4320 200Totals2,906,346231,57371,52312,479262,868536,391 Copies Only two copies of the census results were produced, all compiled within two years of the census. One comprising six-volumes was kept in New South Wales (NRS 1272), with a seven-volume draft copy sent to the Public Record Office (PRO) in London. Copies are available on microfilm from the State Archives and Records NSW and from The National Archives (TNA) at Kew.1828 New South Wales - Australia Census (Australian Copy) The copy in Sydney was handed over in 1901 to the Registrar General; kept in a locked case and highly guarded for over 60 years.Colonial census - a transportation to 1828; Documentation held by NSW State Archives and Records records the transfer of the case in 1901 In 2019 the Records of the 1828 Census held by NSW State Archives and Records were inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/records-the-1828-census-be-inscribed-the-unesco-australian-memory-the-world Records of the 1828 Census to be inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register 2019-01-15 NSW State Archives Collection en 2019-01-31 See also Census of Australia Archival Holdings NRS 1272, 1828 Census: Alphabetical returns, held by NSW State Archives and Records References Category:Censuses in Australia Category:Australian Bureau of Statistics New South Wales census New South Wales