Ages of the People.—Launceston Registration District, Launceston City, and Launceston Suburbs, 1901., TABLE XI.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions of Persons and Sexes under various Age-groups.
  
    
      |  | Launceston District. | Launceston City. | Launceston Suburbs. | 
    
      | Numerical. | Centesimal (specified). | Numerical. | Centesimal (specified). | Numerical. | Centesimal (specified). | 
    
      | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | 
  
  
    
      | All Ages | 21,180 | 10,013 | 11,167 |  |  |  | 18,022 | 8,449 | 9,573 |  |  |  | 3,158 | 1,564 | 1,594 |  |  |  | 
    
      | All ages specified | 21,170 | 10,003 | 11,167 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 18,013 | 8,440 | 9,573 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 3,157 | 1,563 | 1,594 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 
    
      | Under 5 years | 2,225 | 1,164 | 1,061 | 10.51 | 11.63 | 9.50 | 1,835 | 947 | 888 | 10.19 | 11.22 | 9.28 | 390 | 217 | 173 | 12.35 | 13.88 | 10.85 | 
    
      | 5 - 65 | 17,949 | 8,354 | 9,595 | 84.79 | 83.52 | 85.92 | 15,316 | 7,075 | 8,241 | 85.02 | 83.83 | 86.08 | 2,633 | 1,279 | 1,354 | 83.41 | 81.84 | 84.94 | 
    
      | 65 and over | 996 | 485 | 511 | 4.70 | 4.85 | 4.58 | 862 | 418 | 444 | 4.79 | 4.95 | 4.54 | 134 | 67 | 67 | 4.24 | 4.28 | 4.21 | 
    
      | 7 - 14 (school age) | 3,626 | 1,786 | 1,840 | 17.14 | 17.85 | 16.48 | 3,031 | 1,495 | 1,536 | 16.82 | 17.71 | 16.04 | 595 | 291 | 304 | 18.84 | 18.62 | 19.07 | 
    
      | 20 - 40 (soldier's age) | 6,711 | 2,864 | 3,847 | 31.70 | 28.62 | 34.45 | 5,834 | 2,469 | 3,365 | 32.38 | 29.25 | 35.15 | 877 | 395 | 482 | 27.78 | 25.27 | 30.25 | 
    
      | 15 - 45 | 10,264 | 4,576 | 5,688 | 48.49 | 45.74 | 50.95 | 8,863 | 3,909 | 4,954 | 49.20 | 46.31 | 51.75 | 1,401 | 667 | 734 | 44.38 | 42.68 | 4.60 | 
    
      | 21 years and over (adults) | 11,062 | 5,035 | 6,027 | 52.26 | 50.32 | 53.98 | 9,533 | 4,305 | 5,228 | 52.15 | 51.00 | 54.61 | 1,529 | 730 | 799 | 48.44 | 46.71 | 50.12 | 
    
      | Under 5 years | 2,225 | 1,164 | 1,061 | 10.51 | 11.63 | 9.50 | 1,835 | 947 | 888 | 10.19 | 11.22 | 9.28 | 390 | 217 | 173 | 12.35 | 13.88 | 10.85 | 
    
      | 5 - 10 | 2,558 | 1,274 | 1,284 | 12.08 | 12.74 | 11.50 | 2,123 | 1,066 | 1,057 | 11.78 | 12.63 | 11.04 | 435 | 208 | 227 | 13.78 | 13.32 | 14.24 | 
    
      | 10 - 15 | 2,571 | 1,269 | 1,302 | 12.14 | 12.68 | 11.66 | 2,136 | 1,054 | 1,082 | 11.86 | 12.49 | 11.30 | 435 | 215 | 220 | 13.78 | 13.77 | 13.80 | 
    
      | 15 - 20 | 2,335 | 1,102 | 1,233 | 11.03 | 11.02 | 11.04 | 2,001 | 934 | 1,067 | 11.11 | 11.07 | 11.15 | 334 | 168 | 166 | 10.58 | 10.75 | 10.41 | 
    
      | 20 - 25 | 2,074 | 817 | 1,257 | 9.80 | 8.17 | 11.26 | 1,820 | 708 | 1,112 | 10.10 | 8.39 | 11.61 | 254 | 109 | 145 | 8.05 | 6.98 | 9.10 | 
    
      | 25 - 30 | 1,642 | 677 | 965 | 7.75 | 6.77 | 8.64 | 1,445 | 592 | 853 | 8.02 | 7.01 | 8.91 | 197 | 85 | 112 | 6.24 | 5.44 | 7.03 | 
    
      | 30 - 35 | 1,541 | 699 | 842 | 7.29 | 6.98 | 7.54 | 1,324 | 600 | 724 | 7.35 | 7.12 | 7.56 | 217 | 99 | 118 | 6.88 | 6.34 | 7.40 | 
    
      | 35 - 40 | 1,454 | 671 | 783 | 6.87 | 6.71 | 7.01 | 1,245 | 569 | 676 | 6.91 | 6.74 | 7.06 | 209 | 102 | 107 | 6.62 | 6.53 | 6.71 | 
    
      | 40 - 45 | 1,218 | 610 | 608 | 5.75 | 6.10 | 5.45 | 1,028 | 506 | 522 | 5.71 | 6.00 | 5.45 | 190 | 104 | 86 | 6.02 | 6.65 | 5.40 | 
    
      | 45 - 50 | 903 | 454 | 449 | 4.27 | 4.54 | 4.02 | 758 | 374 | 384 | 4.21 | 4.43 | 4.01 | 145 | 80 | 65 | 4.59 | 5.13 | 4.08 | 
    
      | 50 - 55 | 659 | 313 | 346 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.09 | 556 | 266 | 290 | 3.09 | 3.15 | 3.03 | 103 | 47 | 56 | 3.26 | 3.00 | 3.51 | 
    
      | 55 - 60 | 539 | 252 | 287 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.57 | 478 | 219 | 259 | 2.65 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 1.93 | 2.12 | 1.76 | 
    
      | 60 - 65 | 455 | 216 | 239 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 402 | 187 | 215 | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 1.68 | 1.86 | 1.51 | 
    
      | 65 - 70 | 351 | 155 | 196 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.75 | 298 | 130 | 168 | 1.66 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 1.67 | 1.59 | 1.76 | 
    
      | 70 - 75 | 294 | 145 | 149 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.34 | 259 | 129 | 130 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 1.36 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 
    
      | 75 - 80 | 189 | 99 | 90 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 159 | 81 | 78 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.81 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0.95 | 1.15 | 0.75 | 
    
      | 80 - 85 | 115 | 63 | 52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.46 | 103 | 56 | 47 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.49 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.32 | 
    
      | 85 and over | 47 | 23 | 24 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 
    
      | Not specified | 10 | 10 |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |