PROPORTIONS per Cent. of the Sexes to each other in the undermentioned Divisions of the Colony.

	1851.			1856.
	MALES.	FEMALES.		MALES.	FEMALES.
For the whole Colony	56.8	43.2	100.0	55.3	44.7	100.0
For the City of Sydney	50.4	49.6	100.0	49.3	50.7	100.0
For the Suburbs Sydney	49.6	50.4	100.0	48.1	51.9	100.0
For the City and Suburbs	50.2	49.8	100.0	48.7	51.3	100.0
For all other Towns	55.0	45.0	100.0	53.1	46.9	100.0
General Average for the Urban Population	52.1	47.9	100.0	50.9	49.1	100.0
Average for the Rural Population	60.8	39.2	100.0	59.0	41.0	100.0