TABLE VI.—Showing the Proportion per Cent. of UNMARRIED, MARRIED, and WIDOWED, at different periods of Age, to the total number of Males and Females living at each Age-period, in the SEAPORT TOWNS, GOLD FIELDS, and RURAL DISTRICTS, respectively (exclusive of Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
| MALES. |
FEMALES. |
| YEARS. |
UNMARRIED. |
HUSBANDS. |
WIDOWERS. |
UNMARRIED. |
WIVES. |
WIDOWS. |
| Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
Seaport Towns. |
Gold Fields. |
Rural Districts. |
| All Ages |
62.63 |
69.90 |
69.66 |
35.40 |
27.81 |
28.02 |
1.97 |
2.29 |
2.32 |
56.63 |
48.57 |
57.98 |
39.69 |
49.58 |
39.71 |
3.68 |
1.85 |
2.31 |
| Under 20 |
99.94 |
99.82 |
99.86 |
0.06 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
97.88 |
95.66 |
97.66 |
2.11 |
4.31 |
2.30 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
| Aged 20 and upwards |
39.62 |
61.20 |
53.68 |
57.20 |
35.86 |
42.77 |
3.18 |
2.94 |
3.55 |
21.72 |
9.30 |
16.36 |
71.51 |
87.34 |
78.95 |
6.77 |
3.36 |
4.69 |
| 20 to 25 |
78.37 |
81.31 |
85.79 |
21.41 |
12.30 |
14.08 |
0.22 |
0.39 |
0.13 |
47.50 |
19.21 |
38.16 |
51.46 |
79.71 |
61.03 |
1.04 |
1.08 |
0.81 |
| 25 to 30 |
50.65 |
69.31 |
64.07 |
48.49 |
29.60 |
35.12 |
0.86 |
1.09 |
0.81 |
21.38 |
7.76 |
15.99 |
76.00 |
90.81 |
82.29 |
2.62 |
1.43 |
1.72 |
| 30 to 35 |
33.02 |
54.36 |
48.27 |
65.29 |
43.61 |
49.76 |
1.69 |
2.03 |
1.97 |
11.31 |
4.55 |
7.62 |
84.33 |
93.38 |
89.30 |
4.36 |
2.07 |
3.08 |
| 35 to 40 |
21.49 |
43.42 |
39.69 |
75.26 |
52.89 |
57.37 |
3.25 |
3.69 |
2.94 |
6.77 |
3.89 |
6.65 |
86.62 |
92.83 |
89.39 |
6.61 |
3.28 |
3.96 |
| 40 to 45 |
19.60 |
38.27 |
36.95 |
75.60 |
55.37 |
58.06 |
4.80 |
6.36 |
4.99 |
6.09 |
3.68 |
4.61 |
83.08 |
89.59 |
89.49 |
10.83 |
6.73 |
5.90 |
| 45 to 50 |
15.50 |
32.48 |
33.72 |
77.25 |
57.51 |
59.54 |
7.25 |
10.01 |
6.74 |
4.30 |
3.56 |
1.74 |
80.82 |
87.37 |
88.23 |
14.88 |
9.07 |
10.03 |
| 50 to 55 |
15.60 |
30.82 |
33.81 |
73.54 |
56.57 |
55.43 |
10.86 |
12.61 |
10.76 |
5.36 |
4.35 |
3.50 |
67.34 |
79.64 |
77.23 |
27.30 |
16.01 |
19.27 |
| 55 to 60 |
11.45 |
30.29 |
33.41 |
73.04 |
51.77 |
50.86 |
15.51 |
17.94 |
15.73 |
2.98 |
2.44 |
6.03 |
59.19 |
65.04 |
72.87 |
37.83 |
32.52 |
21.10 |
| 60 to 65 |
13.35 |
28.10 |
34.29 |
68.93 |
45.95 |
45.76 |
17.72 |
25.95 |
19.95 |
6.15 |
5.56 |
2.21 |
39.39 |
53.17 |
61.94 |
54.46 |
41.27 |
35.82 |
| 65 to 70 |
12.09 |
32.68 |
31.99 |
62.09 |
39.87 |
42.76 |
25.82 |
27.45 |
25.25 |
2.79 |
0.00 |
4.86 |
36.31 |
44.18 |
48.54 |
60.99 |
55.82 |
46.60 |
| 70 to 75 |
20.54 |
22.58 |
25.45 |
48.41 |
35.48 |
43.64 |
31.25 |
41.94 |
30.91 |
3.95 |
16.67 |
7.89 |
30.26 |
23.33 |
32.08 |
65.79 |
60.00 |
66.03 |
| 75 to 80 |
41.18 |
64.58 |
37.50 |
29.41 |
12.50 |
28.12 |
29.41 |
22.92 |
34.38 |
12.00 |
40.00 |
6.56 |
24.00 |
0.00 |
46.67 |
64.00 |
60.00 |
46.67 |
| 80 and upwards. |
29.03 |
53.34 |
40.00 |
32.25 |
13.33 |
23.33 |
38.72 |
33.33 |
36.67 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
40.00 |
20.00 |
0.00 |
13.33 |
80.00 |
100.00 |
46.67 |