TABLE VIII.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the CONJUGAL CONDITION of MALES and FEMALES (NEVER MARRIED, MARRIED, and WIDOWED), at STATED PERIODS of AGE, at the DATE of CENSUS of 1891 and 1901 respectively, together with the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASES or DECREASES (exclusive of ABORIGINES).

PERIODS OF AGE.	PERSONS.				NEVER MARRIED.
	Males.		Females.		Males.						Females.
	1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	1891.	1901.	Increase.		Decrease.		1891.	1901.	Increase.		Decrease.
							Number.	Per cent.	Number.	Per cent.			Number.	Per cent.	Number.	Per cent.
All Ages	166,801	184,422	153,630	178,182	114,066	124,566	10,500	9.25			96,891	112,122	15,231	15.72
Under 15 years	64,004	65,209	62,174	64,028	64,004	65,209	1,205	1.88			62,174	64,028	1,854	2.98
15 years and upwards	102,797	119,213	91,456	114,154	50,062	59,357	9,295	18.57			34,717	48,094	13,377	38.53
15 and under 21 years	18,478	23,625	18,689	23,889	18,374	23,481	5,107	27.79			17,893	23,060	5,167	28.88
15 and under 45 years	77,442	86,748	68,796	85,132	47,056	54,785	7,729	16.43			33,676	46,178	12,502	37.12
21 years and upwards	84,319	95,588	72,767	90,265	31,688	35,876	4,188	13.22			16,824	25,034	8,210	48.80
21 and under 25 years	12,265	13,023	11,851	13,813	10,786	11,611	825	7.65			7,852	10,134	2,282	29.06
25 and under 30 years	14,400	13,771	12,937	14,253	8,786	8,637			149	1.70	4,536	6,615	2,079	45.83
30 and under 35 years	13,426	12,945	10,690	12,368	4,868	5,105	237	4.87			1,891	3,293	1,402	74.14
35 and under 40 years	10,758	12,013	8,290	11,213	2,577	3,442	865	33.56			945	1,901	956	101.16
40 and under 45 years	8,115	11,371	6,339	9,596	1,665	2,509	844	50.70			559	1,175	616	110.20
21 and under 45 years	58,964	63,123	50,107	61,243	28,682	31,304	2,622	9.14			15,783	23,118	7,335	46.47
45 and under 50 years	6,827	9,033	5,517	7,277	1,070	1,682	612	57.20			327	713	386	118.04
50 and under 55 years	5,401	6,767	4,931	5,573	802	1,157	355	44.26			287	418	131	45.64
55 and under 60 years	4,094	5,336	3,837	4,545	411	695	284	69.10			152	289	137	90.13
60 and under 65 years	3,529	3,992	3,251	4,026	308	475	167	54.22			125	213	88	70.40
65 and under 70 years	2,378	2,872	2,169	3,051	169	250	81	47.93			70	113	43	61.43
70 and under 75 years	1,723	2,282	1,534	2,280	147	182	35	23.81			38	91	53	139.47
75 and under 80 years	850	1,290	830	1,262	64	80	16	25.00			17	52	35	205.88
80 and under 85 years	404	646	389	698	27	40	13	48.15			17	17
85 years and upwards	149	247	202	310	8	11	3	37.50			8	10	2	25.00
45 years and upwards	25,355	32,465	22,660	29,022	3,006	4,572	1,566	52.10			1,041	1,916	875	84.05