THE COLONY.—SUMMARY BY PERIODS OF AGE., TABLE III.—Showing the Number of UNMARRIED, MARRIED, and WIDOWED of each Sex, at Quinquennial Periods of Age from 15 Years upwards, and the Proportion per cent. of Males and Females which the Numbers of each Condition bear to the Total living at each Age-period, (exclusive of Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
| YEARS. |
NUMBERS. |
PROPORTION. |
| MALES. |
FEMALES. |
MALES. |
FEMALES. |
| Total. |
Unmarried. |
Husbands. |
Widowers. |
Total. |
Unmarried. |
Husbands. |
Widows. |
Unmarried. |
Husbands. |
Widowers. |
Unmarried. |
Wives. |
Widowers. |
| All Ages |
234,319 |
159,121 |
70,051 |
5,147 |
145,160 |
79,239 |
61,955 |
3,966 |
67.90 |
29.90 |
2.20 |
54.59 |
42.68 |
2.73 |
| Aged 15 and upwards* |
177,584 |
102,386 |
70,051 |
5,147 |
88,268 |
22,351 |
61,951 |
3,966 |
57.66 |
39.44 |
2.90 |
25.32 |
70.19 |
4.49 |
| 0 to 15 |
56,735 |
56,735 |
|
|
56,892 |
56,888 |
4 |
|
100.00 |
|
|
99.99 |
0.01 |
|
| 15 to 20 |
12,199 |
12,106 |
86 |
7 |
11,481 |
9,550 |
1,912 |
19 |
99.24 |
0.70 |
0.06 |
83.18 |
16.65 |
0.17 |
| 20 to 25 |
31,533 |
26,839 |
4,605 |
89 |
20,356 |
7,341 |
12,812 |
203 |
85.11 |
14.61 |
0.28 |
36.06 |
62.94 |
1.00 |
| 25 to 30 |
43,697 |
28,025 |
15,255 |
417 |
19,176 |
2,939 |
15,856 |
381 |
64.14 |
34.91 |
0.95 |
15.33 |
82.69 |
1.98 |
| 30 to 35 |
31,976 |
15,312 |
16,050 |
614 |
13,573 |
1,103 |
12,026 |
444 |
47.89 |
50.20 |
1.91 |
8.13 |
88.60 |
3.27 |
| 35 to 40 |
21,658 |
7,917 |
13,014 |
727 |
9,067 |
534 |
8,090 |
443 |
36.55 |
60.09 |
3.36 |
5.89 |
89.23 |
4.88 |
| 40 to 45 |
14,583 |
4,790 |
8,999 |
794 |
5,924 |
295 |
5,141 |
488 |
32.85 |
61.71 |
5.44 |
4.98 |
86.78 |
8.24 |
| 45 to 50 |
8,672 |
2,443 |
5,527 |
702 |
3,471 |
116 |
2,940 |
415 |
28.17 |
63.73 |
8.10 |
3.34 |
84.70 |
11.96 |
| 50 to 55 |
5,481 |
1,523 |
3,335 |
623 |
2,292 |
104 |
1,679 |
509 |
27.79 |
60.85 |
11.36 |
4.54 |
73.26 |
22.20 |
| 55 to 60 |
2,858 |
744 |
1,646 |
468 |
1,182 |
45 |
764 |
373 |
26.03 |
57.59 |
16.38 |
3.81 |
64.63 |
31.56 |
| 60 to 65 |
1,549 |
408 |
817 |
324 |
752 |
35 |
374 |
343 |
26.34 |
52.74 |
20.92 |
4.66 |
49.73 |
45.61 |
| 65 to 70 |
640 |
169 |
306 |
165 |
325 |
10 |
134 |
181 |
26.42 |
47.80 |
25.78 |
3.08 |
41.23 |
55.69 |
| 70 to 75 |
342 |
80 |
149 |
113 |
159 |
9 |
47 |
103 |
23.39 |
43.57 |
33.04 |
5.66 |
29.56 |
64.78 |
| 75 to 80 |
164 |
76 |
40 |
48 |
52 |
10 |
13 |
29 |
46.34 |
24.39 |
29.27 |
19.23 |
25.00 |
55.77 |
| 80 and upwards |
76 |
29 |
19 |
28 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
38.16 |
25.00 |
36.84 |
12.50 |
15.63 |
71.87 |
| Age unspecified |
2,156 |
1,925 |
203 |
28 |
426 |
256 |
158 |
12 |
89.28 |
9.42 |
1.30 |
60.09 |
37.09 |
2.82 |