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- Australian gold rushes - Immigration boom
- Northern Territory - Population composition
- Northern Territory - Economy of the Northern Territory
- Northern Territory - The Northern Territory under Commonwealth administration
- colonization of Australia - Northern Territory
- Northern Territory - British settlement
Why did the Chinese population of the Northern Territory decline after 1888?
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The Chinese population in the Northern Territory reached a peak of slightly more than 7,000 individuals in 1888. Following this year, the population experienced a steady decline primarily due to the implementation of restrictive immigration policies.123
While these policies curtailed further arrivals, Chinese residents continued to play a significant role in the region's economy, maintaining a dominant presence in the goldfields and various business sectors in the northern part of the territory for some time thereafter.23