Proportions of Persons, Males and Females, at important Age-Periods compared.
  
    
      |  | Persons. | Persons at Worker's age, 20-65. Per cent. to Total Persons. Specified ages. | Males at Soldier's age, 20-40. Per cent. to Total Males. Specified ages. | Females at Fertile age, 15-45. Per cent. to Total Females. Specified ages. | 
    
      | Census 1901. | 0-15. | 15-45. | 45 & over. | All specified age. | 
  
  
    
      | New Zealand | 1,901 | 33.36 | 48.95 | 17.60 | 100.00 | 51.58 | 32.16 | 50.04 | 
    
      | South Australia* | 1,901 | 35.64 | 47.41 | 16.95 | 100.00 | 49.17 | 30.02 | 47.79 | 
    
      | Tasmania | 1,901 | 37.17 | 47.53 | 15.30 | 100.00 | 48.05 | 31.54 | 47.11 | 
    
      | New South Wales | 1,901 | 36.00 | 48.28 | 15.72 | 100.00 | 50.12 | 31.61 | 48.63 | 
    
      | Australasia | 1,901 | 33.88 | 49.83 | 16.20 | 100.00 | 50.89 | 32.76 | 48.74 | 
    
      | Queensland † | 1,901 | 36.92 | 48.33 | 14.75 | 100.00 | 51.02 | 34.16 | 46.78 | 
    
      | Victoria | 1,901 | 34.12 | 48.51 | 17.37 | 100.00 | 50.47 | 31.50 | 49.53 | 
    
      | Western Australia | 1,901 | 28.97 | 59.07 | 11.96 | 100.00 | 62.20 | 48.83 | 53.12 | 
    
      | France | 1,881 | 26.74 | 44.69 | 28.57 | 100.00 | 56.60 |  |  | 
    
      | Ideal Life Table—Stationary Population § |  | 25.51 | 44.03 | 30.46 | 100.00 | 57.60 |  |  |