Table No. CXXV., SHOWING the PROPORTION of SEXES at each QUINQUENNIAL AGE PERIOD up to 60 YEARS, and DECENNIALLY from 60 to 100; ALSO the 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, at the Enumerations of 1881 and 1886 respectively.
| AGES. |
1881. |
1886. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
100.00 |
58.69 |
41.31 |
100.00 |
58.96 |
41.04 |
| Under 1 year to 5 years |
100.00 |
50.66 |
49.34 |
100.00 |
50.65 |
49.35 |
| 5 to 10 years |
100.00 |
50.42 |
49.58 |
100.00 |
50.56 |
49.44 |
| 10 to 15 years |
100.00 |
51.10 |
48.90 |
100.00 |
50.52 |
49.48 |
| 15 to 20 years |
100.00 |
51.81 |
48.19 |
100.00 |
52.72 |
47.28 |
| 20 to 25 years |
100.00 |
58.49 |
41.51 |
100.00 |
61.47 |
38.53 |
| 25 to 30 years |
100.00 |
65.73 |
34.27 |
100.00 |
65.19 |
34.81 |
| 30 to 35 years |
100.00 |
65.90 |
34.10 |
100.00 |
67.31 |
32.69 |
| 35 to 40 years |
100.00 |
65.47 |
34.53 |
100.00 |
65.24 |
34.76 |
| 40 to 45 years |
100.00 |
68.55 |
31.35 |
100.00 |
65.44 |
34.56 |
| 45 to 50 years |
100.00 |
67.86 |
32.14 |
100.00 |
67.51 |
32.49 |
| 50 to 55 years |
100.00 |
67.69 |
32.31 |
100.00 |
67.20 |
32.80 |
| 55 to 60 years |
100.00 |
64.09 |
35.91 |
100.00 |
64.83 |
35.17 |
| 60 to 70 years |
100.00 |
63.87 |
36.13 |
100.00 |
62.47 |
37.53 |
| 70 to 80 years |
100.00 |
61.58 |
38.42 |
100.00 |
60.86 |
39.14 |
| 80 to 90 years |
100.00 |
58.70 |
41.30 |
100.00 |
58.08 |
41.92 |
| 90 to 100 years |
100.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
100.00 |
75.00 |
25.00 |
| 100 and upwards |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
| Unspecified |
100.00 |
93.35 |
6.65 |
100.00 |
89.22 |
10.78 |