THE COLONY, MUNICIPALITIES, MINING DISTRICTS, IN QUINQUENNIAL AGE PERIODS., TABLE VIII.—Showing in Quinquennial Periods the Ages of Persons, Males and Females, living in the Colony, in Corporate Towns and Municipalities, and on the Gold Fields ; and the Proportions per Cent. of the Numbers at each Age to the Total of all Ages.
| Age. |
The Colony. |
Corporate Towns and Municipalities. |
Mining Districts. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
235,301 |
127,696 |
107,605 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
228,181 |
154,692 |
73,489 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| 0 to 5 |
91,514 |
46,076 |
45,438 |
16.94 |
14.02 |
21.47 |
42,127 |
21,082 |
21,045 |
17.90 |
16.52 |
19.56 |
35,989 |
18,170 |
17,819 |
15.78 |
11.75 |
24.25 |
| 5 to 10 |
53,265 |
26,507 |
26,758 |
9.86 |
8.06 |
12.64 |
25,513 |
12,602 |
12,911 |
10.84 |
9.87 |
12.00 |
18,347 |
9,116 |
9,231 |
8.04 |
5.89 |
12.56 |
| 10 to 15 |
34,535 |
17,444 |
17,091 |
6.39 |
5.31 |
8.07 |
17,265 |
8,294 |
8,971 |
7.34 |
6.50 |
8.34 |
10,216 |
5,231 |
4,985 |
4.48 |
3.38 |
6.78 |
| 15 to 20 |
33,117 |
16,851 |
16,266 |
6.13 |
5.13 |
7.96 |
15,774 |
6,991 |
8,783 |
6.70 |
5.48 |
8.16 |
10,543 |
6,042 |
4,501 |
4.62 |
3.90 |
6.13 |
| 20 to 25 |
56,147 |
33,514 |
22,633 |
10.39 |
10.20 |
10.69 |
23,230 |
11,039 |
12,191 |
9.87 |
8.65 |
11.33 |
25,367 |
17,688 |
7,679 |
11.12 |
11.44 |
10.45 |
| 25 to 30 |
81,073 |
54,246 |
26,827 |
15.01 |
16.51 |
12.68 |
31,505 |
17,881 |
13,624 |
13.39 |
14.00 |
12.66 |
41,785 |
31,504 |
10,281 |
18.32 |
20.37 |
13.99 |
| 30 to 35 |
69,308 |
49,213 |
20,095 |
12.83 |
14.98 |
9.50 |
28,230 |
17,840 |
10,390 |
12.00 |
13.97 |
9.66 |
35,987 |
28,110 |
7,877 |
15.77 |
18.18 |
10.72 |
| 35 to 40 |
44,036 |
30,869 |
13,167 |
8.15 |
9.39 |
6.22 |
18,530 |
11,547 |
6,983 |
7.88 |
9.04 |
6.49 |
20,484 |
15,959 |
4,525 |
8.98 |
10.32 |
6.16 |
| 40 to 45 |
32,280 |
22,760 |
9,520 |
5.97 |
6.93 |
4.50 |
13,396 |
8,369 |
5,027 |
5.69 |
6.56 |
4.67 |
13,814 |
10,847 |
2,967 |
6.05 |
7.01 |
4.04 |
| 45 to 50 |
17,763 |
12,539 |
5,224 |
3.29 |
3.81 |
2.47 |
7,569 |
4,741 |
2,828 |
3.22 |
3.71 |
2.63 |
6,678 |
5,194 |
1,484 |
2.92 |
3.36 |
2.02 |
| 50 to 55 |
13,057 |
9,058 |
3,999 |
2.42 |
2.75 |
1.89 |
5,619 |
3,444 |
2,175 |
2.39 |
2.70 |
2.02 |
4,673 |
3,630 |
1,043 |
2.05 |
2.34 |
1.42 |
| 55 to 60 |
6,162 |
4,125 |
1,967 |
1.14 |
1.28 |
0.93 |
2,833 |
1,703 |
1,130 |
1.20 |
1.33 |
1.05 |
2,012 |
1,512 |
500 |
0.88 |
0.97 |
0.68 |
| 60 to 65 |
4,796 |
3,219 |
1,577 |
0.89 |
0.98 |
0.74 |
2,103 |
1,219 |
884 |
0.89 |
0.95 |
0.82 |
1,495 |
1,111 |
384 |
0.65 |
0.72 |
0.52 |
| 65 to 70 |
1,718 |
1,142 |
576 |
0.32 |
0.35 |
0.27 |
864 |
514 |
350 |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.33 |
429 |
308 |
121 |
0.19 |
0.20 |
0.16 |
| 70 to 75 |
947 |
606 |
341 |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.16 |
444 |
248 |
196 |
0.19 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
233 |
175 |
58 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
| 75 to 80 |
357 |
238 |
119 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
178 |
110 |
68 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
71 |
45 |
26 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| 80 and upwards |
247 |
174 |
73 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
121 |
72 |
49 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
58 |
50 |
8 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.01 |