PROPORTIONS OF THE SEXES AT EACH QUINQUENNIAL AGE PERIOD AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES., TABLE VI.—Showing, exclusive of the Chinese and Aborigines, the proportions of Males and Females in every 100 of the Population, at each Quinquennial Period of Age, at the three last Censuses.
| Age. |
Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 persons living at each Age Period. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
65.8 |
34.2 |
62.0 |
38.0 |
58.8 |
41.2 |
| 0 to 5 |
49.7 |
50.3 |
50.2 |
49.8 |
50.3 |
49.7 |
| 5 to 10 |
50.3 |
49.7 |
49.8 |
50.2 |
49.7 |
50.3 |
| 10 to 15 |
52.1 |
47.9 |
51.2 |
48.8 |
50.3 |
49.7 |
| 15 to 20 |
54.7 |
45.3 |
51.9 |
48.1 |
48.8 |
51.2 |
| 20 to 25 |
66.5 |
33.5 |
61.1 |
38.9 |
55.7 |
44.3 |
| 25 to 30 |
72.8 |
27.2 |
69.8 |
30.2 |
63.9 |
36.1 |
| 30 to 35 |
73.0 |
27.0 |
70.5 |
29.5 |
68.5 |
31.5 |
| 35 to 40 |
72.5 |
27.5 |
70.8 |
29.2 |
68.2 |
31.8 |
| 40 to 45 |
74.0 |
26.0 |
71.4 |
28.6 |
68.4 |
31.6 |
| 45 to 50 |
74.7 |
25.3 |
71.7 |
28.3 |
69.1 |
30.9 |
| 50 to 55 |
75.0 |
24.1 |
70.8 |
29.2 |
67.7 |
32.3 |
| 55 to 60 |
72.1 |
27.9 |
71.1 |
28.9 |
67.0 |
33.0 |
| 60 to 65 |
71.7 |
28.3 |
67.7 |
32.3 |
65.5 |
34.5 |
| 65 to 70 |
72.3 |
27.7 |
65.6 |
33.4 |
65.4 |
34.6 |
| 70 to 75 |
75.6 |
24.4 |
68.6 |
31.4 |
66.2 |
33.8 |
| 75 to 80 |
71.4 |
28.6 |
77.1 |
22.9 |
62.9 |
37.1 |
| 80 and upwards |
76.7 |
23.3 |
69.6 |
30.4 |
69.3 |
30.7 |