TABLE III.—COMPARATIVE SUMMARY showing the PROPORTION of MARRIED and SINGLE to every 100 PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, of ALL AGES, living in SOUTH AUSTRALIA, at the last SIX CENSUS.
CENSUS PERIODS.	TOTAL POPULATION.			PERSONS.				MALES.				FEMALES.
	TOTAL POPULATION.			MARRIED.		SINGLE.		MARRIED.		SINGLE.		MARRIED.		SINGLE.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	No.	Per cent.	No.	Per cent.	No.	Per cent.	No.	Per cent.	No.	Per cent.	No.	Per cent.
1861	126,830	65,048	61,782	43,486	34.29	83,344	65.71	21,606	33.22	43,442	66.78	21,880	35.41	39,902	64.59
1866	163,452	85,334	78,118	55,844	34.17	107,608	65.83	28,018	32.83	57,316	67.17	27,826	35.62	50,292	64.38
1871	185,626	95,408	90,218	60,031	32.34	125,595	67.66	30,002	31.45	65,406	68.55	30,029	33.28	60,189	66.72
1876	213,271	110,491	102,780	67,353	31.58	145,918	68.42	33,570	30.38	76,921	69.62	33,783	32.87	68,997	67.13
1881	279,865	149,530	130,335	87,638	31.32	192,227	68.68	43,955	29.40	105,575	70.60	43,683	33.52	86,652	66.48
1891	320,431	166,801	153,630	97,227	30.34	223,204	69.66	48,932	29.34	117,869	70.66	48,295	31.43	105,335	68.57