Periods of age.	Per cent.
	1855.		1860.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
Under 2 years	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.6
2 and under 7	7.8	7.8	9.0	9.0
7 and under 14	8.1	7.9	8.0	8.0
14 and under 21	5.7	7.0	6.0	6.8
21 and under 45	20.9	18.3	17.3	17.2
45 and under 60	4.1	3.0	5.2	3.7
60 and upwards	0.8	0.6	1.1	0.9