Periods of age.		City of Adelaide.				Country Districts.			In the Colony.
Periods of age.		1855.	1860.	Increase.	Decrease.	1855.	1860.	Increase.	1855.	1860.	Increase.
Under 2	Males	581	597	16		2,500	3,746	1,246	3,081	4,343	1,262
Under 2	Females	637	540		97	2,593	3,732	1,139	3,230	4,272	1,042
2 and under 7	Males	1,222	1,345	123		5,467	9,277	3,810	6,689	10,622	3,933
2 and under 7	Females	1,309	1,474	162		5,373	9,490	3,817	6,682	10,661	3,979
7 and under 14	Males	1,358	1,331		24	5,626	8,213	2,587	6,984	9,547	2,563
7 and under 14	Females	1,359	1,399	40		5,439	8,086	2,647	6,798	9,485	2,687
14 and under 21	Males	909	958	49		5,994	6,165	2,171	4,903	7,123	2,220
14 and under 21	Females	1,522	1,533	11		4,502	6,591	2,089	6,024	8,124	2,100
21 and under 45	Males	3,815	2,822		993	14,040	17,647	3,607	17,855	20,469	2,614
21 and under 45	Females	3,998	3,712		286	11,593	16,586	4,993	15,591	20,298	4,707
45 and under 60	Males	724	1,004	280		2,772	5,172	2,400	3,496	6,176	2,680
45 and under 60	Females	588	806	218		2,032	3,564	1,532	2,620	4,370	1,750
60 and upwards	Males	116	206	90		596	1,192	596	712	1,398	686
60 and upwards	Females	121	206	85		403	873	470	524	1,079	555
Total	Males	8,725	8,266	Net decrease 459		34,995	51,412	16,417	43,720	59,678	15,958
Total	Females	9,534	9,667	net increase 133		31,935	48,622	16,687	41,469	58,289	16,820
Total		18,259	17,933	Net decrease 326		66,930	100,034	33,104	85,189	117,967	32,778