THE COLONY, MUNICIPALITIES, MINING DISTRICTS.—PROPORTIONS OF THE SEXES., TABLE XI.—Showing the Proportions of Males and Females in every 100 of the Population at each Quinquennial Period of Age, in the Colony, Corporate Towns and Municipalities, and on the Gold Fields.
| Age. |
Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 persons living at each Age Period. |
| The Colony. |
Corporate Towns and Municipalities. |
Gold Fields. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
60.82 |
39.18 |
54.28 |
45.72 |
67.80 |
32.20 |
| 0 to 5 |
50.35 |
49.65 |
50.04 |
49.96 |
50.50 |
49.50 |
| 5 to 10 |
49.76 |
50.24 |
49.40 |
50.60 |
49.69 |
50.31 |
| 10 to 15 |
50.51 |
49.49 |
48.04 |
51.96 |
51.20 |
48.80 |
| 15 to 20 |
50.88 |
49.12 |
44.32 |
55.68 |
57.31 |
42.69 |
| 20 to 25 |
59.69 |
40.31 |
47.52 |
52.48 |
69.73 |
30.27 |
| 25 to 30 |
66.91 |
33.09 |
56.76 |
43.24 |
75.40 |
24.60 |
| 30 to 35 |
71.01 |
28.99 |
63.20 |
36.80 |
78.12 |
21.88 |
| 35 to 40 |
70.10 |
29.90 |
62.32 |
37.68 |
77.91 |
22.09 |
| 40 to 45 |
70.51 |
29.49 |
62.47 |
37.53 |
78.53 |
21.47 |
| 45 to 50 |
70.59 |
29.41 |
62.64 |
37.36 |
77.78 |
22.22 |
| 50 to 55 |
69.37 |
30.63 |
61.29 |
38.71 |
77.68 |
22.32 |
| 55 to 60 |
68.08 |
31.92 |
60.11 |
39.89 |
75.15 |
24.85 |
| 60 to 65 |
67.12 |
32.88 |
58.03 |
41.97 |
74.32 |
25.68 |
| 65 to 70 |
66.48 |
33.52 |
59.49 |
40.51 |
71.79 |
28.21 |
| 70 to 75 |
63.99 |
36.01 |
55.86 |
44.14 |
75.11 |
24.89 |
| 75 to 80 |
66.67 |
33.33 |
61.80 |
38.20 |
63.38 |
36.62 |
| 80 and upwards |
70.45 |
29.55 |
59.51 |
40.49 |
86.21 |
13.79 |