State Archives Collection

Browse the digitised alphabetical returns. This was the first official census undertaken by NSW and covers some 36,500 inhabitants, both convict and free

Learn about the 1828 Census and why it was so significant. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register

The 1828 Census alphabetical returns are digitised and can be viewed online. This webinar takes a close look at the returns and what they can tell you

Statistical returns of the Colony of New South Wales and of areas under its jurisdiction compiled annually from 1822 to 1857

Population muster and census records, 1788-1901

The 1841 Census lists all the surviving householders' returns (heads of households only) and abstracts of returns

This Guide lists the districts covered in the 1901 Census (NRS 685, Collectors' notebooks) which was taken on the 31 March 1901

The List of Convicts Allowed to Officers 1800, an invaluable record which, along with the Settlers’ Muster Book, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register

This list contains 'Blue Books' 1822–1857, public service lists 1858–1870 and a note about civil officers

The 19th century ‘blanket returns’ are lists of Aboriginal people who received blankets from the Colonial authorities. The records are broadly arranged by locality

The muster book provides a snapshot of life during this period of early European settlement. It is an invaluable record which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register

Museums of History NSW is pleased to be part of a collaboration with the NSW Parliamentary Library to digitise the Settlers’ Muster Book of 1800, an invaluable record which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register

Covering 1811-1821