Population change
During the early years of the gold rush, NSW and Victoria were the main gold mining attractions. In March 1851 Victoria's population was 80,000. (not including aborigines) By 1854 the population tripled to 237,000 and by 1861 it doubled and became 540,000. The NSW goldfields were less wealthy but the population increased from 200,000 in 1851 to 357,000 in 1961.
Victorian goldfields population:
1851- 20,000
1852 - 34,000
1855 - 100,000
1858 - 150,000
Victorian goldfields population:
1851- 20,000
1852 - 34,000
1855 - 100,000
1858 - 150,000
different cultures
Most migrants came from the United Kingdom. Between 1852 and 1860, 290,000 people came to Victoria from the British Isles. Other Migrants, less than 15,000 cam from other European countries and 18,000 migrated from America. In 1961 it came to the point where 29% of the Australian population were Australian born, 60% were born from the United kingdom and 11% were from other parts of the world.