1828 Census - extended webinar
The 1828 Census was the first official census undertaken by the NSW colonial government after it was found the Governor had no authority to compel free men to come to a muster – the previous means of counting the colony’s population. Join Gail Davis as she speaks about the 1828 Census and why it was so significant. It has recently been added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.
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Browse allBlue Books (Returns of the Colony) 1822-57
Statistical returns of the Colony of New South Wales and of areas under its jurisdiction compiled annually from 1822 to 1857
1828 Census
Browse the digitised alphabetical returns. This was the first official census undertaken by NSW and covers some 36,500 inhabitants, both convict and free