Proportions of the Sexes at various Age Periods at Successive Censuses., TABLE IV.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Proportions of Males and Females in every 100 of the Population at each Age Period, as returned at the last Seven Censuses.
| Census Periods. |
Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 Persons living at each Age Period. |
| 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 |
males |
70.46 |
47.30 |
52.99 |
50.00 |
59.37 |
76.78 |
83.72 |
88.68 |
| females |
29.54 |
52.70 |
47.01 |
50.00 |
40.63 |
23.22 |
16.28 |
11.32 |
| 1846 |
males |
61.38 |
50.00 |
50.55 |
52.66 |
49.70 |
67.95 |
74.06 |
80.00 |
| females |
38.62 |
50.00 |
49.45 |
47.34 |
50.30 |
32.05 |
25.94 |
20.00 |
| 1851 |
males |
59.76 |
50.41 |
51.04 |
51.45 |
47.00 |
66.26 |
71.40 |
73.53 |
| females |
40.24 |
49.59 |
48.96 |
48.55 |
53.00 |
33.74 |
28.60 |
26.47 |
| 1854 |
males |
65.84 |
50.58 |
51.42 |
52.52 |
58.88 |
72.51 |
75.75 |
73.46 |
| females |
34.16 |
49.42 |
48.58 |
47.48 |
41.12 |
27.49 |
24.25 |
26.54 |
| 1857 |
males |
61.96 |
50.31 |
49.85 |
50.59 |
52.21 |
68.80 |
71.34 |
68.09 |
| females |
38.04 |
49.69 |
50.15 |
49.41 |
47.79 |
31.20 |
28.66 |
31.91 |
| 1861 |
males |
58.94 |
50.78 |
49.98 |
49.81 |
49.60 |
65.21 |
68.39 |
65.41 |
| females |
41.06 |
49.22 |
50.02 |
50.19 |
50.40 |
34.79 |
31.61 |
34.59 |
| 1871 |
males |
53.69 |
50.61 |
50.39 |
50.23 |
48.29 |
55.91 |
63.99 |
60.93 |
| females |
46.31 |
49.39 |
49.61 |
49.77 |
51.71 |
44.09 |
36.01 |
39.07 |