NSW Colonial Census

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Colonial Census
description	Extracts from the NSW Colonial Census, showing counties and pastoral districts and their population over time.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
citation	Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Data Archive; Smith, Len; Rowse, Tim; Hungerford, Stuart, 2019, "Historical and Colonial Census Data Archive (HCCDA)", http://dx.doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doi:10.26193/MP6WRS, ADA Dataverse, V5 https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS ">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS
url	https://tlcmap.org/publiccollections/213 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1836-01-01/1871-12-31
license	CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
copyrightNotice	Used under the licence stated on the ADA website: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0" target="_blank" title="CC BY-NC-SA 4.0" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Layers

NSW Census Counties, 1861
NSW Census Counties, 1871
NSW Census Counties, 1856
NSW Census Counties, 1851
NSW Census Counties, 1846
NSW Census Counties, 1841
NSW Census Districts, 1841
NSW Census Districts, 1846
NSW Census Counties, 1836
NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836
NSW Census Counties, 1833
NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833
NSW Census Districts, 1851
NSW Census Districts, 1856
NSW Census Districts, 1861
NSW Census Districts, 1871

NSW Census Counties, 1861

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1861
description	NSW counties and pastoral districts in 1861, according to the 1871 census, which includes a table of male and female population. The total population match exactly the numbers recorded in the 1861 census.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA census data)
citation	Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Data Archive; Smith, Len; Rowse, Tim; Hungerford, Stuart, 2019, "Historical and Colonial Census Data Archive (HCCDA)", http://dx.doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doi:10.26193/MP6WRS, ADA Dataverse, V5 https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS ">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2682 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1861-01-01/1861-12-31
keywords	Placename

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1861
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1861
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1861
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1861

NSW Census Counties, 1871

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1871
description	NSW counties and pastoral districts and their population according to the 1871 census. The way the census was collected changed in this year. The census included these older format regions for comparison with the previous year. In subsequent years different regional structures and towns are used.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA census data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2681 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1871-01-01/1871-12-31
copyrightNotice	Used under the source data's licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0" target="_blank" title="CC BY-NC-SA 4.0" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
keywords	Placename

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1871
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1871
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1871
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1871

NSW Census Counties, 1856

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1856
description	NSW counties and pastoral districts and their population in 1856 according to the 1861 census (which has a comparison with 1856 data).
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA census data)
citation	Australian Bureau of Statistics; Australian Data Archive; Smith, Len; Rowse, Tim; Hungerford, Stuart, 2019, "Historical and Colonial Census Data Archive (HCCDA)", http://dx.doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doi:10.26193/MP6WRS, ADA Dataverse, V5 https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS ">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS">https://dataverse.ada.edu.au/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.26193/MP6WRS
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2683 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1856-01-01/1856-12-31
copyrightNotice	Used under the source data's licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0" target="_blank" title="CC BY-NC-SA 4.0" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
keywords	Placename

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1856
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1856
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1856
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1856

NSW Census Counties, 1851

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1851
description	Counties and squatting districts and populations in the NSW 1851 Census. This includes present day south east Queensland. For NSW see: Reuss & Browne, cartographer & Reuss, F. H & Browne, J. L & Degotardi, Johann Nepomuk. (1860). Reuss & Browne's map of New South Wales and part of Queensland shewing the relative positions of the pastoral runs, squattages, districts, counties, towns, reserves &c Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230694679 For some Qld regions see: Sketch of the "Burnett" and "Wide Bay" districts with parts of Darling Downs, Maranoa, and Moreton districts [cartographic material] / C. Rolleston 1849. Rolleston, Christopher. : Between 1849 and 1850 https://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE3800928
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2684 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1851-01-01/1851-12-31
copyrightNotice	Used under the source data's licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0" target="_blank" title="CC BY-NC-SA 4.0" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1851
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1851
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1851
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1851

NSW Census Counties, 1846

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1846
description	Counties and squatting districts and populations in the NSW 1846 Census. This includes present day south east Queensland.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2685 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1846-01-01/1846-01-31
copyrightNotice	Used under the licence stated on the ADA website: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0" target="_blank" title="CC BY-NC-SA 4.0" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1846
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1846
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1846
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1846

NSW Census Counties, 1841

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Counties, 1841
description	1841 NSW census counties and populations. Districts are in a seperate layer.
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2687 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1841-01-01/1841-12-31
keywords	Placename

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1841
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1841
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1841
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1841

NSW Census Districts, 1841

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Districts, 1841
description	1841 NSW census districts and populations. Counties are in a seperate layer.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2688 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1841-01-01/1841-12-31
keywords	Placename

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1841
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1841
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1841
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1841

NSW Census Districts, 1846

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-13
name	NSW Census Districts, 1846
description	Squatting districts and populations in the NSW 1846 Census. This includes present day south east Queensland.
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2689 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1846-01-01/1846-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1846
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1846
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1846
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1846

NSW Census Counties, 1836

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Counties, 1836
description	Counties in the 1836 NSW Census.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2690 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1836-01-01/1836-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1836
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1836
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1836
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1836

NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836
description	NSW Census areas beyond the counties. Some are broad indications of the location, or refer to locations spread across large areas in many directions.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2691 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1836-01-01/1836-12-31
license	CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

name	CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

name	KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1836

NSW Census Counties, 1833

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Counties, 1833
description	Counties and population in the 1833 NSW Census.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2692 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

name	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1833
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

name	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1833
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1833
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Counties, 1833

NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833
description	Regions and populations in the NSW 1833 that are not counties.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2693 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

name	CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

name	KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Regions Beyond Counties, 1833

NSW Census Districts, 1851

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Districts, 1851
description	Counties and squatting districts and populations in the NSW 1851 Census. This includes present day south east Queensland. For NSW see: Reuss & Browne, cartographer & Reuss, F. H & Browne, J. L & Degotardi, Johann Nepomuk. (1860). Reuss & Browne's map of New South Wales and part of Queensland shewing the relative positions of the pastoral runs, squattages, districts, counties, towns, reserves &c Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230694679 For some Qld regions see: Sketch of the "Burnett" and "Wide Bay" districts with parts of Darling Downs, Maranoa, and Moreton districts [cartographic material] / C. Rolleston 1849. Rolleston, Christopher. : Between 1849 and 1850 https://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE3800928
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2694 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1851-01-01/1851-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1851
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1851
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1851
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1851

NSW Census Districts, 1856

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Districts, 1856
description	NSW pastoral districts and their population in 1856 according to the 1861 census (which has a comparison with 1856 data).
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2695
temporalCoverage	1856-01-01/1856-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1856
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1856
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1856
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1856

NSW Census Districts, 1861

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Districts, 1861
description	NSW pastoral districts in 1861, according to the 1871 census, which includes a table of male and female population. The total population match exactly the numbers recorded in the 1861 census.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2696 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1861-01-01/1861-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1861
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1861
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1861
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1861

NSW Census Districts, 1871

type	Dataset
datePublished	2025-12-14
name	NSW Census Districts, 1871
description	NSW pastoral districts and their population according to the 1871 census. The way the census was collected changed in this year. The census included these older format regions for comparison with the previous year. In subsequent years different regional structures and towns are used.
creator	Bill Pascoe (extracted from ADA data)
url	https://tlcmap.org/publicdatasets/2697 https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS https://doi.org/10.26193/MP6WRS
temporalCoverage	1871-01-01/1871-12-31
keywords	Other

Files

CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1871

name	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1871
description	CSV export of the layer data
encodingFormat	text/csv
File	CSV export of NSW Census Districts, 1871

KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1871

name	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1871
description	KML export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
File	KML export of NSW Census Districts, 1871

GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1871

name	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1871
description	GeoJSON export of the layer data
encodingFormat	application/geo+json
File	GeoJSON export of NSW Census Districts, 1871