Table No. CXXXI., SHOWING the NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, at each QUINQUENNIAL PERIOD of AGE up to 60 YEARS, and thence DECENNIALLY to 100 YEARS, at the CENSUS Enumerations of 1881, 1886, and 1891 respectively.
PERIODS OF AGE.	1881.			1886.			1891.
PERIODS OF AGE.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
All Ages	213,525	125,325	88,200	322,853	190,344	132,509	393,718	223,779	169,939
Under 1 year to 5 years	31,934	16,178	15,756	45,165	22,874	22,291	60,325	30,453	29,872
5 to 10 years	27,047	13,637	13,410	37,956	19,189	18,767	47,086	23,814	23,272
10 to 15 years	22,904	11,704	11,200	30,982	15,651	15,331	39,153	19,897	19,256
15 to 20 years	18,060	9,357	8,703	30,275	15,962	14,313	35,328	18,199	17,129
20 to 25 years	20,907	12,228	8,679	38,460	23,643	14,817	42,355	23,705	18,650
25 to 30 years	19,489	12,811	6,678	35,544	23,172	12,372	41,225	25,318	15,907
30 to 35 years	16,513	10,882	5,631	25,225	16,978	8,247	33,132	21,015	12,117
35 to 40 years	16,048	10,506	5,542	19,759	12,891	6,868	23,864	15,349	8,515
40 to 45 years	14,005	9,600	4,405	17,957	11,751	6,206	18,866	12,022	6,844
45 to 50 years	9,157	6,214	2,943	14,429	9,741	4,688	16,461	10,375	6,086
50 to 55 years	6,177	4,181	1,996	10,043	6,749	3,294	13,717	9,045	4,672
55 to 60 years	3,383	2,168	1,215	5,644	3,659	1,985	8,337	5,365	2,972
60 to 70 years	3,797	2,425	1,372	5,796	3,621	2,175	8,413	5,287	3,126
70 to 80 years	1,036	638	398	1,625	989	636	2,594	1,566	1,028
80 to 90 years	178	107	71	259	150	109	427	244	183
90 to 100 years	16	6	10	13	10	3	30	18	12
100 and upwards	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	1	Nil	1
Unspecified	2,874	2,683	191	3,721	3,314	407	2,404	2,107	297