PROPORTIONS PER CENT. AT VARIOUS AGE PERIODS AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES., TABLE III.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Proportions per Cent. of the Persons, Males and Females, at each Age Period to the Total of all Ages at the last six Censuses.
| Census Periods. |
Proportions per Cent. of each Age to the Total of all Ages. |
| Under 2 Years. |
2 and under 7 |
7 and under 14 |
14 and under 21 |
21 and under 45 |
45 and under 60 |
60 and upwards. |
| 1841 |
Persons |
5.49 |
7.70 |
6.73 |
8.05 |
67.06 |
4.50 |
0.47 |
| Males |
3.69 |
5.80 |
4.77 |
6.78 |
73.05 |
5.34 |
0.57 |
| Females |
9.82 |
12.27 |
11.40 |
11.08 |
52.78 |
2.48 |
0.17 |
| 1846 |
Persons |
10.28 |
15.16 |
8.67 |
6.05 |
54.60 |
4.61 |
0.63 |
| Males |
8.37 |
12.49 |
7.42 |
4.90 |
60.45 |
5.56 |
0.81 |
| Females |
13.31 |
19.42 |
10.65 |
7.89 |
43.32 |
3.09 |
0.32 |
| 1851 |
Persons |
9.61 |
14.88 |
11.65 |
8.72 |
47.76 |
6.50 |
0.88 |
| Males |
8.10 |
12.72 |
10.03 |
6.86 |
53.40 |
7.78 |
1.11 |
| Females |
11.84 |
18.09 |
14.03 |
11.49 |
39.41 |
4.61 |
0.53 |
| 1854 |
Persons |
4.90 |
10.01 |
10.66 |
11.51 |
55.67 |
6.23 |
1.02 |
| Males |
3.78 |
7.81 |
8.50 |
10.29 |
61.32 |
7.17 |
1.13 |
| Females |
7.10 |
14.23 |
14.79 |
13.85 |
44.81 |
4.13 |
0.79 |
| 1857 |
Persons |
7.55 |
11.12 |
10.20 |
9.86 |
53.84 |
6.35 |
1.08 |
| Males |
6.06 |
8.96 |
8.35 |
8.32 |
59.79 |
7.33 |
1.19 |
| Females |
9.73 |
14.70 |
13.25 |
12.38 |
44.22 |
4.80 |
0.92 |
| 1861 |
Persons |
7.62 |
15.45 |
10.48 |
9.23 |
48.88 |
6.85 |
1.49 |
| Males |
6.56 |
13.11 |
3.86 |
7.68 |
54.17 |
7.95 |
1.67 |
| Females |
9.13 |
18.83 |
12.81 |
11.20 |
41.48 |
5.28 |
1.27 |