Table A1 - Queensland Mean Population (Male & Female) 1860-1930 Year Males Females Persons Year Males Females Persons 1860 15355 10453 25788 1912 342,663 288,914 631,577 1865 49416 31504 80920 1913 353,625 298,930 652,555 1870 68,100 44,632 112,732 1914 365,118 309,814 674,932 1875 104,566 67,836 172,402 1915 368,855 318,155 687,010 1880 132,542 89,422 221,964 1916 353,980 323,650 677,630 1885 186,946 131,469 318,415 1917 349,130 331,183 680,313 1890 239,766 174,950 414,716 1918 350,857 337,690 688,547 1895 254,997 197,855 452,852 1919 367,134 345,794 712,928 1900 273,498 216,827 490,325 1920 395,793 351,698 747,921 1901 281,699 223,996 505,695 1921 403,302 361,363 764,665 1902 285,525 228,087 513,612 1922 412,783 370,107 782,890 1903 283,821 228,860 512,690 1923 423,908 378,840 802,748 1904 286,920 232,258 519,178 1924 435,588 389,563 825,151 1905 289,462 236,266 525,728 1925 449,591 401,828 851,419 1906 292,164 240,619 532,783 1926 462,130 413,057 875,187 1907 295,277 245,927 541,204 1927 471,091 420,817 891,908 1908 303,179 251,992 555,171 1928 481,135 428,006 909,141 1909 311,734 258,310 571,044 1929 489,959 434,905 924,864 1910 323,014 269,187 592,201 1930 498,493 441,962 940,455 1911 334,542 279,810 614,352 1931 507,876 449,683 957,559 Source: Summary - Mean Population, QSS, QPP, 1, (1931).
Table A2 - Metropolitan & Regional Urban Population Estimates 1861-1930 Year Brisbane Bundy CT Gympie Ipswich M'boro Rocky Sth. Bris T'wba T'ville Cairns Mackay 1861 3328 641 698 2427 1864 4579 1919 3621 2122 1868 5021 1929 5226 6032 1871 7588 2109 6473 7079 1237 1876 7730 8612 8059 9499 2685 1881 7188 9926 7431 10004 5140 1886 9562 12106 10793 9428 11486 1891 10190 12178 11629 10759 13016 1901 28,953 5200 5523 11,959 8837 10,159 15,461 25,481 9137 12,717 3557 4091 1902 28,125 5000 5000 13,100 8637 10,159 15,461 28,000 10,550 12,075 4000 4650 1903 37,148 5000 5500 13,200 8637 12,000 15,461 28,125 10,600 10,960 3500 4600 1904 37,442 5000 6000 13,500 8637 12,009 15,461 28,540 10,700 10,860 3500 4800 1905 37,442 5000 6000 13,200 8637 12,000 15,461 28,790 10,700 10,950 3600 4900 1906 37,442 5000 6000 13,100 8637 12,000 15,461 30,517 10,700 11,000 4000 4950 1907 37,442 5300 6000 12,200 10,000 12,000 15,461 30,994 10,900 11,000 4250 5500 1908 37,442 5500 6000 11,700 10,000 12,000 16,000 30,912 11,100 11,000 4500 6000 1909 37,442 5500 6000 11,700 10,000 12,000 17,000 32,440 11,795 11,000 4500 6000 1910 37,442 5500 6000 11,000 11,000 12,000 18,000 32,812 12,500 11,500 5000 6500 1911 39,917 5516 4262 8923 9528 9673 15,456 30,051 13,119 10,636 5164 5141 1912 40,254 5516 4262 8923 9528 12,000 18,500 31,380 13,700 15,600 5000 5100 1913 40,254 5516 4262 8923 9528 12,500 19,000 32,044 14,000 17,200 5000 5100 1914 40,254 5516 4262 8823 9528 12,500 19,500 32,212 14,800 16,900 5000 5300 1915 40,887 5500 4262 8800 12,000 12,500 19,000 34,727 15,000 17,000 5000 5000 1916 40,887 5500 4200 8700 12,000 12,500 19,000 36,382 15,000 17,000 5500 6135 1917 39,368 5500 14,050 8500 23,000 12,500 19,500 35,617 24,500 19,500 5500 6140 1918 39,368 10,000 13,182 8000 23,000 12,500 19,000 36,290 25,000 19,500 5500 6500 1919 39,368 10,000 12,629 7560 23,000 12,500 25,000 39,578 25,200 25,000 6000 5800 1920 42,636 9276 9500 6519 20,526 10,635 24,182 37,172 20,702 21,348 7455 6320 1921 44,151 9300 9500 6519 20,526 10,635 24,182 39,758 21,000 22,186 7455 6320 1922 44,790 9300 9500 7279 20,526 10,635 24,182 39,000 21,700 23,700 7500 6500 1923 45,371 9300 9500 7731 20,526 10,635 25,000 40,000 22,000 23,700 8000 6950 1924 45,898 9500 9500 8303 20,526 10,635 25,000 40,000 22,680 26,456 8500 7100 1925 46,279 9500 9350 8769 20,526 10,635 25,000 40,000 23,394 27,500 8500 7100 1926 274,260 10,000 9100 9131 20,526 12,000 30,000 23,886 29,800 9000 7250 1927 295,430 11,000 9009 9570 23,000 12,000 30,000 24,500 30,200 9500 8623 1928 308,580 11,000 9000 9750 23,436 12,000 30,000 25,150 30,700 9500 8750 1929 318,361 11,250 9200 9800 26,053 12,000 30,000 25,570 31,300 9750 9120 1930 313,251 11,250 9200 9588 26,233 12,000 30,000 26,145 31,800 9750 9230 Source: 'Population - Municipalities & Shires', Tables XVII, QSS, QPP, 2 (1901), p. [12]; XVIII, QSS, QPP, 2 (1902), p. [11]; XVIII, QSS, QPP, 1 (1903), p. [13]; XVII, QSS, QPP, 1 (1904-05), p. [11]; 'Cities & Towns', Table XV, QSS, QPP, 1 (1905), p. [10]; XIV, QSS, QPP, 1 (1906), p. [10]; XIV, QSS, QPP, 1 (1907), p. [10a]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1908), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1909), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1910), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1911-12), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 2 (1912), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1913), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1914), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1915-16), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1916-17), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 1 (1917), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 3 (1919-20), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 2 (1921), p. [3f]; No. I, QSS, QPP, 2 (1922), p. [3f]; 'Vital Statistics - Cities & Towns, Queensland: Population 5000 & Upwards', ABCQS, 1908, p. 37; 1909, p. 37; 1910, p. 38; 1911, p. 38; 1912, p. 38; 'Local Government - Cities & Towns, Queensland', ABCQS, 1923, pp. 48-9; 1924, pp. 72-3; 1925, pp. 130-1; 1926, pp. 134-5; 1927, pp. 160-1; 1928, pp. 160-1; 1929, pp. 184-5; 1930, pp. 196-7; 1931, pp. 208-9; 1932, pp. 218-9.
Table A3 - Queensland: Miscellaneous Fiscal Statistics 1900-1931 Year Total Debt Expenditure Revenue Deficit/Surplus Interest on Debt s s s s s 1900 35,898,414 4,791,577 4,420,324-371,253 1901 38,272,627 4,855,533 4,327,345-528,188 1,415,179 1902 38,318,627 4,674,206 4,242,295-431,911 1,480,376 1903 39,069,227 4,376,466 4,185,125-191,341 1,509,183 1904 39,069,227 4,261,826 4,249,385-12,441 1,547,331 1905 39,068,827 4,258,731 4,272,727 13,996 1,547,091 1906 39,068,827 4,420,747 4,548,558 127,811 1,546,881 1907 39,068,827 4,679,821 5,075,937 396,116 1,546,883 1908 39,568,827 5,336,331 5,451,633 115,302 1,551,226 1909 41,568,827 5,720,619 5,730,560 9941 1,599,418 1910 41,568,827 6,243,125 6,248,800 5675 1,635,270 1911 43,868,827 5,314,737 5,320,008 5271 1,660,772 1912 46,341,936 5,965,692 5,989,347 23,655 1,724,304 1913 53,121,496 6,372,097 6,378,213 6116 1,844,096 1914 55,080,466 6,962,516 6,973,259 10,743 1,972,826 1915 56,945,836 7,199,399 7,202,658 3259 1,975,581 1916 59,966,336 7,671,573 7,706,365 34,792 2,197,169 1917 62,296,986 8,134,387 7,880,893-253,494 2,278,832 1918 63,200,186 8,900,934 8,491,482-409,452 2,454,863 1919 68,948,930 9,587,532 9,415,543-171,989 2,557,687 1920 71,787,535 11,266,910 11,293,743 26,833 2,665,548 1921 82,697,645 12,591,201 12,601,031 9830 2,930,703 1922 86,446,394 12,499,970 12,311,378-188,592 3,286,096 1923 89,634,596 12,784,382 12,599,403-184,979 3,589,714 1924 91,128,596 13,415,332 13,428,039 12,707 3,761,140 1925 97,001,712 14,880,288 14,897,256 16,968 4,246,533 1926 102,449,916 16,154,404 15,599,718-554,686 4,577,650 1927 106,479,916 16,490,954 16,147,787-343,167 4,831,250 1928 111,733,969 16,707,564 16,718,070 10,506 5,079,570 1929 112,862,049 16,902,145 16,736,188-165,957 5,170,948 1930 112,623,979 16,721,055 15,997,870-723,185 5,181,116 1931 112,231,189 15,914,696 15,072,652-842,044 5,283,080 Source: Finance: Debt & Expenditure from Loan, Queensland, ABCQS, 1907, p. 15, 1919, p. 14, & 1923, p. 23. & Finance - Debt, Public, Funded and Unfunded, Australia, ABCQS, 1923, p. 28; 1924, p. 29; Finance - Australia - Debt, Public, ABCQS, 1926, p. 84; 1928, p. 108; 1930, p. 138. & 1931, p. 148. Table XIX, Expenditure on Account of the Consolidated Revenue Fund - Return for Ten Years 1901-1910', QSS, QPP, 1, (1911-12), p. 111d; Finance - Expenditure, QLD, ABCQS, 1907, p. 16, & 1919, p. 15; Expenditure: Revenue & Expenditure (with particulars of Trust Fund Receipts & Expenditure from Trust & Loan Funds), ABCQS, 1932, p. 169; Finance - Revenue, QLD, ABCQS, 1907, p. 17. & 1919, p. 16; Revenue & Expenditure, Gross, ABCQS, 1926, p. 106, & 1932, p. 169.
Table A4 - Gross Value of Production of Queensland Industries 1911-1930 NB: In millions of s. Figures only available from 1911 onwards Year Pastoral Manufacture Agriculture Dairy Mineral Timber/Misc Total s s s s s s s 1911 9.947 5.547 3.186 2.509 3.715 1.452 26.356 1912 11.837 6.085 4.276 2.751 4.281 1.715 30.945 1913 13.981 7.772 6.241 3.192 3.909 1.671 36.766 1914 16.290 8.071 5.680 3.499 3.030 1.826 38.396 1915 17.194 7.755 5.023 3.358 3.397 1.676 38.403 1916 15.926 7.810 6.020 3.854 4.059 1.531 39.200 1917 18.000 8.982 7.308 5.032 4.045 1.489 44.856 1918 18.590 8.636 6.012 4.854 3.786 1.821 43.699 1919 16.867 10.455 6.297 4.915 2.516 2.459 43.509 1920 16.454 11.689 10.386 7.688 3.521 2.862 52.600 1921 15.323 11.797 10.515 8.706 1.549 2.441 50.331 1922 16.679 12.915 10.165 6.995 1.925 2.798 51.477 1923 19.500 16.048 10.106 6.000 2.315 3.400 57.369 1924 26.039 18.843 13.992 5.995 2.376 2.721 69.966 1925 21.118 18.135 12.553 6.408 2.174 2.883 63.271 1926 15.927 16.509 12.182 5.546 1.788 2.556 54.418 1927 19.468 18.338 14.504 6.954 1.816 2.664 63.744 1928 17.425 18.197 12.709 7.985 1.609 2.495 60.420 1929 16.235 17.584 13.804 7.618 1.890 2.556 59.687 1930 16.462 14.866 12.821 7.259 1.400 1.627 54.435 Source: ABCQS, 1929, p. 199 & 1932, p. 234.
Table A5 - Estimated Gross Value of Production of Industries in Australia 1906-1930 NB: Millions of s. Manufacturing figures for 1906 and 1907 are not available; does not include timber and dairy products; and Manufacturing at Net Value from 1921 onwards. Also changes to financial year from 1920 (i.e. 1920 = 1919-1920). Year Agriculture Pastoral Dairy etc. Forestry etc. Mining Manufacturing Total s s s s s s s 1906 25.349 45.389 13.611 4879 26.475 1907 30.500 50.660 15.584 4826 28.157 1908 37.150 47.259 15.045 4286 24.355 36.637 164.957 1909 41.056 50.864 15.064 4462 22.893 40.018 174.503 1910 39.752 56.993 17.387 4789 23.030 45.598 187.734 1911 38.774 50.725 19.107 5728 23.303 50.931 188.745 1912 45.754 51.615 20.280 6432 25.475 57.022 206.748 1913 46.162 57.866 20.341 6338 25.594 61.586 218.373 1914 36.052 60.265 21.562 6419 22.054 62.922 209.495 1915 73.769 65.607 21.156 5777 22.060 62.883 251.620 1916 60.207 89.939 26.949 5505 23.192 64.205 270.411 1917 57.967 93.435 31.326 5523 24.998 69.797 283.629 1918 58.080 98.297 33.738 7137 25.462 75.261 298.669 1920 72.234 109.062 38.830 19.725 18.982 98.162 348.183 1921 112.801 90.641 52.613 11.136 21.675 101.778 390.644 1922 81.890 75.054 44.417 10.519 20.029 112.517 344.426 1923 84.183 97.127 43.542 11.124 20.281 123.188 379.445 1924 81.166 110.216 42.112 11.866 22.184 132.732 400.276 1925 107.163 127.301 45.190 12.357 24.592 137.977 454.480 1926 89.267 113.556 48.278 12.784 24.529 143.256 431.670 1927 98.295 111.716 46.980 12.790 23.939 153.634 447.354 1928 84.328 124.554 50.261 12.181 23.015 158.562 452.901 1929 89.440 116.733 50.717 11.617 19.539 159.759 447.805 1930 77.109 84.563 49.398 11.371 17.912 149.184 389.537 1931 70.500 69.499 43.067 8313 15.400 112.966 319.475 Source: ABS, 'Tables: IX - Value of Productions Nos. 151, 201, 143 & 166', in Commonwealth Production Bulletins, Nos. 6, (1912), 14, (1921) & 25 (1932).
Table A6 - Value of Queensland Trade, Imports & Exports 1890-1931 NB: Includes Overseas and Interstate trade until 1910 when Interstate trade is excluded. Year Imports Exports TOTAL Year Imports Exports TOTAL s s s s s s 1860 742,023 523,477 1,265,500 1896 5,433,271 9,163,726 14,596,997 1861 967,951 709,599 1,677,550 1897 5,429,191 9,091,557 14,520,748 1862 1,323,509 793,236 2,116,745 1898 6,007,266 10,856,127 16,863,393 1863 1,713,263 888,381 2,601,644 1899 6,764,097 11,942,858 18,706,955 1864 2,267,954 1,247,054 3,515,008 1900 7,184,112 9,581,562 16,765,674 1865 2,505,559 1,153,464 3,659,023 1901 6,376,239 9,249,366 15,625,605 1866 2,467,907 1,366,491 3,834,398 1902 7,352,538 9,171,023 16,523,561 1867 1,747,735 2,198,609 3,946,344 1903 6,731,207 9,514,974 16,246,181 1868 1,899,119 2,107,437 4,006,556 1904 6,052,164 11,153,383 17,205,547 1869 1,804,578 2,166,806 3,971,384 1905 6,699,345 11,939,594 18,638,939 1870 1,577,339 2,533,732 4,111,071 1906 8,311,466 12,754,289 21,065,755 1871 1,562,665 2,760,045 4,322,710 1907 9,429,691 14,684,019 24,113,710 1872 2,218,717 2,998,934 5,217,651 1908 9,471,166 14,194,977 23,666,143 1873 2,885,499 3,542,513 6,428,012 1909 10,187,720 14,844,140 25,031,860 1874 2,962,665 4,106,462 7,069,127 *1910 5,428,001 8,188,096 13,616,097 1875 3,328,009 3,857,576 7,185,585 1911 6,212,588 8,389,284 14,601,872 1876 3,126,559 3,875,581 7,002,140 1912 7,456,917 9,209,454 16,666,371 1877 4,068,682 4,361,275 8,429,957 1913 6,714,942 12,352,748 19,067,690 1878 3,436,077 3,190,419 6,626,496 1914 7,371,572 9,790,244 17,161,816 1879 3,080,889 3,434,034 6,514,923 1915 6,428,688 13,015,484 19,444,172 1880 3,087,296 3,448,160 6,535,456 1916 7,000,912 8,106,123 15,107,035 1881 4,063,625 3,540,366 7,603,991 1917 6,263,102 14,542,270 20,805,372 1882 6,318,463 3,534,452 9,852,915 1918 4,492,746 10,960,411 15,453,157 1883 6,233,351 5,276,608 11,509,959 1919 6,075,649 12,447,416 18,523,065 1884 6,381,976 4,673,864 11,055,840 1920 7,218,694 14,403,922 21,622,616 1885 6,422,490 5,243,404 11,665,894 1921 11,840,442 15,171,884 27,012,326 1886 6,103,227 4,933,970 11,037,197 1922 8,639,446 17,573,103 26,212,549 1887 5,821,611 6,453,945 12,275,556 1923 10,782,906 15,782,072 26,564,978 1888 6,646,738 6,126,362 12,773,100 1924 11,605,668 14,628,305 26,233,973 1889 6,052,562 7,736,309 13,788,871 1925 12,833,375 24,441,600 37,274,975 1890 5,066,700 8,554,512 13,621,212 1926 13,772,854 26,384,916 40,157,770 1891 5,079,004 8,305,387 13,384,391 1927 13,479,759 14,721,176 28,218,935 1892 4,382,657 9,170,408 13,553,065 1928 11,760,214 21,854,945 33,615,268 1893 4,352,783 9,632,662 13,985,445 1929 11,594,348 23,251,716 34,846,064 1894 4,337,400 8,795,559 13,132,959 1930 11,540,083 18,821,824 30,361,907 1895 5,349,007 8,982,600 14,331,607 1931 5,556,434 16,756,413 22,312,847 Source: Summary - Imports & Exports, QSS, QPP, 1, (1931), pp. 22-5k.
Table A7 - Value & Industry of Origin of Queensland Exports 1900-1931 NB: 1914 for six months only and financial year from 1914-15. Pastoral includes Live-stock, meat [all kinds except Bacon, Ham and Pork after 1909], hides, skins [not marsupial], leather, wool, and tallow. Agriculture includes Bacon, Ham and Pork [after 1909], fruit & vegetables, butter, cheese, milk, sugar, etc. Mineral includes only gold, silver, copper and tin. Other includes manufactures, shells, fish, skins [marsupial], etc. Year Pastoral Mineral Agriculture Other TOTAL 1900 5,215,925 2,566,479 739,739 1,059,419 9,581,562 1901 4,798,298 2,533,665 900,819 1,016,584 9,249,366 1902 4,044,796 2,866,093 985,656 1,274,478 9,171,023 1903 4,262,143 3,484,292 727,586 1,040,953 9,514,974 1904 4,974,235 3,286,335 1,678,595 1,214,218 11,153,383 1905 5,256,079 3,406,700 2,012,848 1,263,967 11,939,594 1906 5,768,529 3,711,770 2,404,727 869,263 12,754,289 1907 7,154,960 4,092,052 2,500,404 936,603 14,684,019 1908 7,296,979 3,970,841 2,402,470 524,687 14,194,977 1909 8,283,254 3,380,913 2,256,772 923,201 14,844,140 1910 6,614,531 451,303 834,348 285,906 8,188,096 1911 6,312,141 607,255 749,294 288,624 8,389,284 1912 7,343,175 827,794 755,248 283,234 9,209,454 1913 10,107,056 906,487 995,433 343,588 12,352,748 1914 7,595,840 926,708 994,124 275432 9,790,244 1915 11,384,814 575,498 891,908 163,264 13,015,484 1916 7,204,400 527,944 174,642 199,137 8,106,123 1917 12,294,041 172,585 1,716,895 358,570 14,542,270 1918 8,723,119 87,022 1,827,964 322,306 10,960,411 1919 11,104,230 0 659,772 683,414 12,447,416 1920 12,914,564 71,432 955,268 462,658 14,403,922 1921 10,435,904 194,868 4,187,670 353,277 15,171,884 1922 13,504,242 66,385 3,788,275 214,219 17,573,103 1923 13,169,847 157,792 2,187,850 266,583 15,782,072 1924 12,160,420 345,740 1,762,730 359,415 14,628,305 1925 17,430,143 190,661 6,396,813 245,094 24,441,600 1926 17,841,552 185,828 7,996,360 354,176 26,384,916 1927 10,872,579 34,192 3,348,429 465,976 14,721,176 1928 13,325,236 56,565 7,528,272 944,872 21,854,945 1929 13,883,020 66,020 8,952,226 350,450 23,251,716 1930 10,364,583 235,826 5,360,108 2,861,307 18,821,824 1931 9,717,369 124,852 5,641,501 1,272,691 16,756,413 Source: Summary - Imports & Exports, QSS, QPP, 1, (1931), pp. 22-5.
Table A8 - Destination & Value of Queensland Exports 1900-1931 NB: United Kingdom & Interstate until 1909, there after United Kingdom only. Year IMPORTS EXPORTS s TOTAL TRADE s UK/Aust Other Total s A B C B+C = D A+D 1900 7,184,112 9,354,689 226,873 9,581,562 16,765,674 1901 6,376,239 9,009,696 239,670 9,249,366 15,625,605 1902 7,352,538 8,732,058 438,956 9,171,023 16,523,561 1903 6,731,207 9,087,874 427,100 9,514,974 16,246,181 1904 6,052,164 10,853,936 299,447 11,153,383 17,205,547 1905 6,699,345 11,682,286 257,308 11,939,594 18,638,939 1906 8,311,466 12,511,217 243,072 12,754,289 21,065,755 1907 9,429,691 14,407,466 276,553 14,684,019 24,113,710 1908 9,471,166 13,895,501 299,476 14,194,977 23,666,143 1909 10,187,720 14,487,525 356,615 14,844,140 25,031,860 1910 5,428,001 8,097,226 90,870 8,188,096 13,616,097 1911 6,212,588 8,354,822 34,462 8,389,284 14,601,872 1912 7,456,917 9,165,828 43,626 9,209,454 16,666,371 1913 6,714,942 12,312,775 39,973 12,352,748 19,067,690 1914 3,685,786 4,874,894 20,228 4,895,122 8,580,908 1915 6,428,688 12,987,936 27,548 13,015,484 19,444,172 1916 7,000,912 8,082,636 23,487 8,106,123 15,107,035 1917 6,263,102 14,516,957 25,313 14,542,270 20,805,372 1918 4,492,746 10,854,468 105,943 10,960,411 15,453,157 1919 6,075,649 12,426,484 20,932 12,447,416 18,523,065 1920 7,218,694 14,362,855 41,067 14,403,922 21,622,616 1921 11,840,442 15,082,350 89,534 15,171,884 27,012,326 1922 8,639,446 17,540,420 32,683 17,573,103 26,212,549 1923 10,782,906 15,745,957 36,115 15,782,072 26,564,978 1924 11,605,668 14,558,399 69,906 14,628,305 26,233,973 1925 12,833,375 24,383,731 57,869 24,441,600 37,274,975 1926 13,772,854 26,277,100 107,816 26,384,916 40,157,770 1927 13,479,759 14,617,784 103,392 14,721,176 28,218,935 1928 11,760,214 21,486,369 368,685 21,854,945 33,615,268 1929 11,594,348 23,185,369 66,347 23,251,716 34,846,064 1930 11,540,083 18,762,246 59,578 18,821,824 30,361,907 1931 5,556,434 16,653,867 102,546 16,756,413 22,312,847 Source: Import & Export Tables [various], QSS, QPP s, (1900-1931) & ABCQS, (1907-1932).
Table A9 - Value of Queensland Agricultural & Pastoral Exports 1900-1931 Year Butter Sugar Cheese Timber Wool Meat Hides Tallow Total 1900 51,662 669,389 590 18,098 2,197,243 1,562,017 551,752 307,439 5,358,190 1901 86,150 789,191 5965 19,513 2,131,864 1,320,773 419,228 213,227 4,985,911 1902 24,378 934,932 3620 22,726 1,304,200 1,557,058 600,598 214,188 4,661,700 1903 47,006 646,875 2078 31,627 1,867,674 967,917 389,077 119,997 4,072,251 1904 345,153 1,257,615 1886 73,941 2,280,924 707,065 302,344 183,372 5,152,300 1905 455,712 1,448,845 15,300 92,991 2,649,751 841,607 430,356 202,258 6,136,820 1906 582,193 1,615,689 10,110 103,924 3,388,929 675,160 458,016 181,388 7,015,409 1907 503,576 1,779,643 10,681 89,816 4,133,130 875,170 518,425 235,824 8,146,265 1908 618,143 1,482,320 22,748 130,794 4,129,854 850,772 421,987 197,229 7,853,847 1909 541,524 1,125,887 28,159 104,527 4,809,496 1,302,881 747,590 302,511 8,962,575 1910 751,561 404 11,182 11,234 4,175,647 1,644,170 415,387 441,542 7,451,127 1911 643,023 10,001 16,382 9885 4,519,133 1,455,611 360,019 431,970 7,446,024 1912 674,908 1051 1027 3805 4,275,520 2,090,177 478,137 466,916 7,991,541 1913 855,456 78 33,042 4572 5,233,919 3,232,890 876,879 700,394 10,937,230 1914 427,742 54 17,784 3141 1,748,922 1,440,672 311,632 291,231 4,241,178 1915 697,437 1798 61,545 3833 4,393,185 5,545,079 610,588 559,459 11,872,924 1916 136,232 112 3793 1208 3,921,930 2,766,327 243,581 160,861 7,234,044 1917 1,285,169 107 256,437 2874 5,401,855 5,828,222 275,618 476,604 13,526,886 1918 1,320,992 198 226,295 1801 3,541,432 4,466,910 199,960 321,905 10,079,493 1919 608,587 336 50,370 479 6,765,217 3,372,907 264,564 640,612 11,703,072 1920 469,135 721 126,102 1418 9,166,416 2,957,158 359,481 302,709 13,383,140 1921 2,964,204 77 427,725 3930 6,216,848 3,723,001 168,987 332,992 13,837,764 1922 2,382,125 49 370,878 8918 10,861,403 2,047,527 247,330 339,643 16,257,873 1923 1,588,123 116 187,045 7521 10,428,712 1,877,108 451,312 391,439 14,931,376 1924 1,131,481 149,891 96,595 3313 10,159,014 1,344,819 418,091 229,001 13,532,205 1925 2,808,598 2,090,327 273,494 5149 11,992,952 4,184,246 660,148 598,048 22,612,962 1926 2,404,626 4,969,902 250,683 7065 12,943,988 3,456,964 720,542 521,768 25,275,538 1927 1,502,957 1,637,626 121,628 7461 8,493,393 1,526,518 550,815 229,578 14,069,976 1928 3,021,294 3,965,455 249,702 17,356 9,820,028 2,375,892 743,438 308,393 20,501,558 1929 3,180,298 5,189,752 311,051 112,194 9,801,129 2,921,298 781,159 314,315 22,611,196 1930 2,866,517 2,194,245 112,877 79,672 6,914,819 2,646,013 529,421 258,629 15,602,193 1931 3,326,099 1,786,982 213,731 26,904 6,675,042 2,643,800 353,706 191,746 15,218,010 Source: Summary - Value of Principal Articles of Export, QSS, QPP, 1, (1931), pp. 22-3k.
Table A10 - Value & Origin of Queensland Imports 1900-1931 NB: Interstate imports not recorded after 1910. Year UK Australia Empire Elsewhere Total s s s s s 1900 3,830,572 1,513,624 369,585 1,470,331 7,184,112 1901 3,086,980 1,560,565 352,024 1,376,670 6,376,239 1902 2,956,298 2,433,762 453,550 1,508,928 7,352,538 1903 2,469,492 2,393,695 421,802 1,446,218 6,731,207 1904 2,474,644 1,980,347 341,767 1,255,406 6,052,164 1905 2,550,676 2,431,361 356,315 1,361,116 6,699,345 1906 2,518,968 4,562,943 238,276 991,279 8,311,466 1907 2,964,890 4,812,252 241,440 1,411,109 9,429,691 1908 3,142,909 4,955,123 234,017 1,139,117 9,471,166 1909 3,284,249 5,594,309 236,242 1,072,920 10,187,720 1910 3,749,411 274,394 1,404,196 5,428,001 1911 4,198,975 324,700 1,688,913 6,212,588 1912 5,101,881 371,886 1,983,150 7,456,917 1913 4,533,739 367,653 1,813,550 6,714,942 1914 2,333,919 237,119 1,114,748 3,685,786 1915 3,835,687 373,639 2,212,556 6,428,688 1916 4,025,178 495,840 2,470,926 7,000,912 1917 4,001,445 424,988 1,836,669 6,263,102 1918 2,187,582 396,022 1,907,341 4,492,746 1919 3,064,892 419,725 2,591,057 6,075,649 1920 3,754,751 374,376 3,038,618 7,218,694 1921 6,968,315 566,523 4,286,554 11,840,442 1922 5,345,666 560,040 2,728,399 8,639,446 1923 6,084,036 818,679 3,875,479 10,782,906 1924 5,742,815 1,004,109 4,854,680 11,605,668 1925 6,588,561 783,539 5,457,406 12,833,375 1926 6,562,838 870,911 6,320,737 13,772,854 1927 5,740,736 970,846 6,782,248 13,479,759 1928 5,749,769 803,881 5,197,248 11,760,214 1929 4,858,943 1,021,013 5,711,744 11,594,348 1930 5,174,066 964,956 5,395,790 11,540,083 1931 2,314,586 563,950 2,676,454 5,556,434 Source: Import & Export Tables [various], QSS, QPP s, (1900-1931) & ABCQS, (1907-1932).
Table A11 - Census Estimates of Queensland Labour Force by Division & Industry in Thousands 1891-1933 Key: F&R [Farming & Rural]; MEGBC [Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas, Building & Construction]; T&C [Transport & Communication]; FPWR [Finance, Property, Wholesale & Retail]; GDCS [Government, Defence, Community Services]; HPS [Hospitality & Personal Services]. North Queensland 1891 1901 1911 1921 1933 F&R 16.2 20.7 17.2 20.4 30.7 Mining 7.2 9.3 9.2 3.8 4.2 MEGBC 8.8 11.6 11.6 16.2 20.6 T&C 4.1 5.3 5.3 6 7.3 FPWR 3.8 5.3 6.4 6.4 8.9 GDCS 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.7 5.3 HPS 4.8 6.2 6.1 5.3 7.6 NQ TOTAL 46.9 61.1 59.4 61.8 84.6 Central Queensland F&R 24.8 29.7 47.8 55 60.1 Mining 5.1 7.9 7.1 4 2.7 MEGBC 14.8 17.9 23.5 25 27.8 T&C 5 6.2 8.2 11.5 10.1 FPWR 6 8.1 11 11.5 13.5 GDCS 3.7 4.4 6.4 8.3 8.6 HPS 8 9.9 11.1 11.5 12.6 CQ TOTAL 67.3 84.1 115.1 126.8 135.4 South-East Queensland F&R 14 15.6 19.9 24.5 27.4 Mining 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.5 2 MEGBC 21.2 25.2 34.4 44.8 58.4 T&C 5.5 6.7 10.1 12.5 14.7 FPWR 8.3 11.7 17.8 25.4 33.5 GDCS 4.8 6.2 8.5 14.2 18.7 HPS 8.2 8.8 9.9 12.2 17.7 SEQ TOTAL 62.8 75.4 102.5 136 172.3 Queensland Total Employment by Industry F&R 55 66 85.4 99.9 118.3 Mining 13.1 18.3 18.2 10.3 8.9 MEGBC 44.7 54.6 69.5 85.9 106.7 T&C 14.6 18.2 23.6 30 32.1 FPWR 18 25.2 35.2 43.4 55.8 GDCS 10.6 13.4 18 26.2 32.6 HPS 20.9 24.8 27 29 37.8 QLD TOTAL 177 220.6 277.1 324.6 392.2 Queensland Industry Employment Percentages F&R 31.1% 29.9% 30.8% 30.8% 30.1% Mining 7.4% 8.3% 6.6% 3.2% 2.2% MEGBC 25.3% 24.8% 25.1% 26.5% 27.2% T&C 8.3% 8.3% 8.5% 9.2% 8.2% FPWR 10.2% 11.4% 12.7% 13.4% 14.2% GDCS 6% 6.1% 6.5% 8.1% 8.3% HPS 11.8% 11.3% 9.8% 8.9% 9.6%
Source: See Table 5.A in C. P. Harris, Regional Economic Development in Queensland 1859 to 1981 with particular emphasis on North Queensland (Canberra: ANU Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, 1984), pp. 92-3.
Table A12 - Census Estimates of Queensland Labour Force by Division & Industry Expressed as a Percentage of Total Employment (Divisional) 1891-1933 Key: F&R [Farming & Rural]; MEGBC [Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas, Building & Construction]; T&C [Transport & Communication]; FPWR [Finance, Property, Wholesale & Retail]; GDCS [Government, Defence, Community Services]; HPS [Hospitality & Personal Services]. North Queensland 1891 1901 1911 1921 1933 F&R 35.5% 33.8% 29.8% 33% 36.3% Mining 15.4% 15.2% 15.5% 6.1% 5% MEGBC 18.7% 18.9% 19.5% 26.2% 24.3% T&C 8.8% 8.7% 8.8% 9.7% 8.7% FPWR 8.1% 8.7% 10.8% 10.4% 10.5% GDCS 4.4% 4.5% 5.3% 6% 6.3% HPS 10.1% 10.2% 10.2% 8.6% 8.9% Central Queensland F&R 36.9% 35.4% 41.5% 43.4% 44.4% Mining 7.6% 9.4% 6.2% 3.2% 2% MEGBC 21.9% 21.2% 20.4% 19.7% 20.5% T&C 7.4% 7.4% 7.1% 9.1% 7.5% FPWR 8.9% 9.6% 9.6% 9.1% 10% GDCS 5.5% 5.3% 5.5% 6.6% 6.4% HPS 11.8% 11.7% 9.6% 9.1% 9.3% South-East Queensland F&R 22.4% 20.7% 19.4% 18% 15.9% Mining 1.2% 1.5% 1.9% 1.8% 1.2% MEGBC 33.7% 33.4% 33.5% 32.9% 33.9% T&C 8.8% 8.9% 9.9% 9.2% 8.5% FPWR 13.1% 15.6% 17.3% 18.7% 19.4% GDCS 7.7% 8.3% 8.2% 10.4% 10.9% HPS 13.1% 11.6% 9.7% 9% 10.2% Queensland Total Employment by Industry Group F&R 31.1% 29.9% 30.8% 30.8% 30.2% Mining 7.4% 8.3% 6.6% 3.2% 2.3% MEGBC 25.3% 24.8% 25.1% 26.5% 27.2% T&C 8.3% 8.3% 8.5% 9.2% 8.2% FPWR 10.2% 11.4% 12.7% 13.4% 14.2% GDCS 6% 6.1% 6.5% 8.1% 8.3% HPS 11.8% 11.3% 9.8% 8.9% 9.6% Source: See Table in C. P. Harris, Regional Economic Development in Queensland 1859 to 1981 with particular emphasis on North Queensland (Canberra: ANU Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, 1984), pp. 70-1.