TABLE III.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the NUMBER of PERSONS (MALE and FEMALE), at stated PERIODS of AGE, in the PROVINCE, together with the NUMBER per CENT. (at each PERIOD of AGE) to the TOTAL POPULATION at DATE of CENSUS of 1881 and 1891 respectively.
PERIODS OF AGE. PERSONS. MALES. FEMALES.
1881. 1891. Per cent. on Population, 1881. Per cent. on Population, 1891. 1881. 1891. Per cent. on Population, 1881. Per cent. on Population, 1891. 1881. 1891. Per cent. on Population, 1881. Per cent. on Population, 1891.
Total all ages 279,865 320,431 149,530 166,801 130,335 153,630
Under 1 year 8,962 9,278 3.20 2.89 4,558 4,694 1.62 1.46 4,404 4,584 1.57 1.43
1 year 8,399 8,648 3.00 2.70 4,297 4,368 1.54 1.36 4,102 4,280 1.47 1.34
2 years 8,434 9,128 3.01 2.85 4,248 4,672 1.52 1.46 4,186 4,456 1.50 1.39
3 years 8,053 9,176 2.88 2.86 4,042 4,717 1.44 1.47 4,011 4,459 1.43 1.39
4 years 7,836 9,051 2.80 2.82 3,883 4,564 1.39 1.42 3,953 4,487 1.41 1.40
Total under 5 years 41,684 45,281 14.89 14.13 21,028 23,015 7.51 7.18 20,656 22,266 7.38 6.95
5 years 7,426 9,180 2.65 2.86 3,782 4,693 1.35 1.46 3,644 4,487 1.30 1.40
6 years 7,042 9,065 2.52 2.83 3,501 4,500 1.25 1.40 3,541 4,565 1.27 1.43
7 years 6,977 8,737 2.49 2.73 3,458 4,401 1.24 1.37 3,519 4,336 1.25 1.36
8 years 6,682 8,025 2.39 2.50 3,347 4,083 1.20 1.27 3,335 3,942 1.19 1.23
9 years 6,637 8,087 2.37 2.52 3,319 4,150 1.19 1.30 3,318 3,937 1.18 1.22
10 years 6,602 8,031 2.36 2.51 3,293 4,062 1.18 1.27 3,309 3,969 1.18 1.24
11 years 6,280 7,542 2.24 2.35 3,142 3,849 1.12 1.20 3,138 3,693 1.12 1.15
12 years 6,492 7,360 2.32 2.30 3,252 3,722 1.16 1.16 3,240 3,638 1.16 1.14
13 years 6,569 7,042 2.35 2.20 3,309 3,513 1.18 1.10 3,260 3,529 1.17 1.10
14 years 6,332 7,828 2.26 2.44 3,211 4,016 1.15 1.25 3,121 3,812 1.11 1.19
Total under 15 years 108,723 126,178 38.84 39.38 54,642 64,004 19.53 19.97 54,081 62,174 19.31 19.41
15 and under 20 years 29,792 30,980 10.65 9.66 14,801 15,363 5.29 4.79 14,991 15,617 5.36 4.87
20 and under 21 years 5,739 6,187 2.05 1.93 2,833 3,115 1.01 0.97 2,906 3,072 1.04 0.96
Total under 21 years 144,254 163,345 51.54 50.98 72,276 82,482 25.83 25.74 71,978 80,863 25.71 25.24
21 and under 25 years 25,012 24,116 8.94 7.53 14,074 12,265 5.03 3.83 10,938 11,851 3.91 3.70
25 and under 30 years 25,227 27,337 9.01 8.53 15,032 14,400 5.37 4.49 10,195 12,937 3.64 4.04
30 and under 35 years 18,654 24,116 6.67 7.53 10,965 13,426 3.92 4.20 7,689 10,690 2.75 3.33
35 and under 40 years 16,295 19,048 5.82 5.94 9,625 10,758 3.44 3.35 6,670 8,290 2.38 2.59
40 and under 45 years 13,389 14,454 4.78 4.51 7,344 8,115 2.62 2.53 6,045 6,339 2.16 1.98
45 and under 50 years 10,621 12,344 3.79 3.85 5,672 6,827 2.03 2.13 4,949 5,517 1.76 1.72
50 and under 55 years 8,768 10,332 3.13 3.22 4,897 5,401 1.75 1.69 3,871 4,931 1.38 1.53
55 and under 60 years 6,027 7,931 2.15 2.48 3,336 4,094 1.19 1.28 2,691 3,837 0.96 1.20
60 and under 65 years 5,020 6,780 1.79 2.12 2,770 3,529 0.99 1.10 2,250 3,251 0.80 1.02
65 and under 70 years 3,013 4,547 1.07 1.42 1,607 2,378 0.57 0.74 1,406 2,169 0.50 0.68
70 and under 75 years 2,006 3,257 0.71 1.02 1,102 1,723 0.39 0.54 904 1,534 0.32 0.48
75 and under 80 years 984 1,680 0.35 0.53 537 850 0.19 0.27 447 830 0.16 0.26
80 and under 85 years 503 793 0.18 0.25 250 404 0.09 0.13 253 389 0.09 0.12
85 years and upwards 92 351 0.04 0.11 43 149 0.02 0.05 49 202 0.02 0.06
Total of Adults 135,611 157,086 48.46 49.02 77,254 84,319 27.60 26.31 58,357 72,767 20.86 22.71