The proportion per cent, which the number of males and females at the undermentioned periods of age bears to the total population, is given below:—
| Ages. |
The Colony. |
City and Towns. |
Rural, Pastoral Districts, and Shipping. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
100.0 |
51.29 |
48.71 |
20.26 |
9.32 |
10.94 |
79.74 |
41.97 |
37.77 |
| Under 5 |
19.11 |
9.65 |
9.46 |
3.46 |
1.75 |
1.71 |
15.65 |
7.90 |
7.75 |
| 5 and under 15 |
24.56 |
12.31 |
12.25 |
4.72 |
2.23 |
2.49 |
19.84 |
10.08 |
9.76 |
| 15 and under 21 |
10.66 |
5.09 |
5.57 |
2.26 |
0.85 |
1.41 |
8.40 |
4.24 |
4.16 |
| 21 and upwards |
45.67 |
24.24 |
21.43 |
9.82 |
4.49 |
5.33 |
35.85 |
19.75 |
16.10 |