CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 20., AGES.—Return showing the Percentage of Population, at different Ages, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the Percentage of Increase of the same, as compared with the Total Increase of Population in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881.
| Ages. |
Percentage of Population. |
Percentage of Total Increase. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
Decennial Period, 1861-1871. |
Decennial Period, 1871-1881. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All specified ages |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Under 5 years |
16.22 |
14.64 |
18.22 |
16.30 |
15.16 |
17.68 |
14.84 |
13.72 |
16.18 |
16.47 |
16.36 |
16.60 |
11.84 |
10.79 |
13.10 |
| 5 years and under 10 |
12.10 |
10.86 |
13.68 |
14.02 |
13.05 |
15.21 |
13.22 |
12.19 |
14.46 |
18.19 |
18.12 |
18.27 |
11.58 |
10.43 |
12.95 |
| 10 years and under 15 |
10.38 |
9.41 |
11.59 |
11.47 |
10.60 |
12.51 |
11.81 |
11.01 |
12.78 |
13.84 |
13.36 |
14.36 |
12.51 |
11.84 |
13.32 |
| 15 years and under 20 |
9.78 |
8.56 |
11.31 |
8.48 |
7.67 |
9.45 |
10.11 |
9.32 |
11.06 |
5.66 |
5.61 |
5.73 |
13.44 |
12.70 |
14.35 |
| 20 years and under 21 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
1.50 |
1.88 |
2.00 |
1.85 |
2.18 |
|
|
|
2.66 |
2.56 |
2.79 |
| 21 years and under 25 |
9.70 |
9.45 |
9.99 |
6.73 |
6.24 |
7.33 |
7.95 |
7.94 |
7.97 |
5.61 |
3.75 |
7.64 |
10.45 |
11.40 |
9.29 |
| 25 years and under 30 |
10.00 |
10.57 |
9.28 |
8.67 |
8.70 |
8.64 |
8.08 |
8.56 |
7.50 |
5.79 |
4.37 |
7.34 |
6.87 |
8.27 |
5.19 |
| 30 years and under 35 |
7.80 |
8.76 |
9.59 |
7.56 |
8.28 |
6.68 |
6.76 |
7.17 |
6.26 |
7.02 |
7.18 |
6.85 |
5.14 |
4.90 |
5.42 |
| 35 years and under 40 |
5.82 |
6.33 |
5.17 |
6.56 |
7.31 |
5.65 |
6.19 |
6.68 |
5.61 |
8.16 |
9.58 |
6.61 |
5.46 |
5.39 |
5.55 |
| 40 years and under 45 |
5.73 |
6.33 |
4.98 |
5.15 |
5.97 |
4.16 |
5.28 |
5.92 |
4.50 |
3.88 |
5.13 |
2.52 |
5.54 |
5.82 |
5.20 |
| 45 years and under 50 |
4.17 |
4.86 |
3.30 |
3.61 |
4.04 |
3.09 |
4.18 |
4.75 |
3.50 |
2.39 |
2.13 |
2.69 |
5.35 |
6.19 |
4.33 |
| 50 years and under 55 |
3.39 |
4.09 |
2.51 |
3.54 |
3.99 |
2.99 |
3.27 |
3.82 |
2.60 |
3.88 |
3.79 |
3.96 |
2.71 |
3.47 |
1.79 |
| 55 years and under 60 |
1.81 |
2.19 |
1.33 |
2.26 |
2.63 |
1.81 |
2.00 |
2.22 |
1.75 |
3.22 |
3.65 |
2.76 |
1.49 |
1.39 |
1.61 |
| 60 years and under 65 |
1.71 |
2.22 |
1.08 |
1.85 |
2.21 |
1.42 |
1.85 |
2.04 |
1.63 |
2.15 |
2.18 |
2.11 |
1.86 |
1.70 |
2.05 |
| 65 years and under 70 |
0.64 |
0.78 |
0.45 |
0.97 |
1.18 |
0.69 |
1.11 |
1.25 |
0.93 |
1.68 |
2.12 |
1.19 |
1.40 |
1.40 |
1.39 |
| 70 years and under 75 |
0.42 |
0.54 |
0.29 |
0.72 |
0.91 |
0.49 |
0.74 |
0.85 |
0.60 |
1.35 |
1.78 |
0.89 |
0.77 |
0.72 |
0.85 |
| 75 years and under 80 |
0.18 |
0.21 |
0.14 |
0.25 |
0.33 |
0.17 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
0.42 |
0.59 |
0.22 |
0.55 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
| 80 and upwards |
0.15 |
0.20 |
0.09 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
0.15 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
0.19 |
0.29 |
0.30 |
0.26 |
0.38 |
0.47 |
0.27 |
| 100 and upwards |