PROPORTIONS OF THE SEXES AT EACH QUINQUENNIAL AGE PERIOD UP TO 60 YEARS, AND DECENNIALLY FROM 60 TO 100, IN THE YEARS 1871 AND 1876., Table 43.—SHOWING PROPORTION of the SEXES in every 100 of (The POPULATION, at each QUINQUENNIAL PERIOD of AGE up to 60 YEARS, and DECENNIALLY from 60 to 100, in the Years 1871 and 1876.
| AGES. |
PROPORTION OF THE SEXES IN EVERY 100 PERSONS LIVING AT EACH AGE PERIOD. |
| 1871. |
1876. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
100.00 |
59.76 |
40.24 |
100.00 |
60.59 |
39.41 |
| 0 to 5 years |
100.00 |
51.20 |
48.80 |
100.00 |
50.40 |
49.60 |
| 5 to 10 years |
100.00 |
50.61 |
49.39 |
100.00 |
50.96 |
49.04 |
| 10 to 15 years |
100.00 |
51.56 |
48.44 |
100.00 |
50.69 |
49.31 |
| 15 to 20 years |
100.00 |
52.80 |
47.20 |
100.00 |
53.96 |
46.04 |
| 20 to 25 years |
100.00 |
57.33 |
43.67 |
100.00 |
62.89 |
37.11 |
| 25 to 30 years |
100.00 |
62.70 |
37.30 |
100.00 |
65.43 |
34.57 |
| 30 to 35 years |
100.00 |
68.53 |
31.47 |
100.00 |
67.57 |
32.43 |
| 35 to 40 years |
100.00 |
68.97 |
31.03 |
100.00 |
70.10 |
29.90 |
| 40 to 45 years |
100.00 |
70.12 |
29.88 |
100.00 |
70.95 |
29.05 |
| 45 to 50 years |
100.00 |
68.67 |
31.33 |
100.00 |
69.65 |
30.35 |
| 50 to 55 years |
100.00 |
68.08 |
31.92 |
100.00 |
67.83 |
32.17 |
| 55 to 60 years |
100.00 |
65.36 |
34.64 |
100.00 |
66.74 |
33.26 |
| 60 to 70 years |
100.00 |
67.33 |
32.67 |
100.00 |
64.00 |
33.00 |
| 70 to 80 years |
100.00 |
67.56 |
32.44 |
100.00 |
63.21 |
36.79 |
| 80 to 90 years |
100.00 |
62.50 |
37.50 |
100.00 |
65.00 |
35.00 |
| 90 to 100 years |
100.00 |
77.78 |
22.22 |
100.00 |
71.44 |
28.56 |
| 100 and over |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
| Unspecified |
100.00 |
98.88 |
3.12 |
100.00 |
96.15 |
3.86 |