Goldfields., TABLE XIV.—Showing, in Quinquennial Periods of Age, the Number of Persons, Males, and Females, living on the Goldfields ; the Proportion per Cent. of the Numbers at each Age to the Total Population at all Ages ; and the Proportions of Males and Females in every 100 Persons living at each Age Period.

Ages.	Proportions of the Goldfields.
	Numbers.			Proportions per Cent.			Proportions of the Sexes in every 100 Persons living.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
All Ages	270,428	155,269	115,159				57.42	42.58
Specified Ages	269,670	154,570	115,100	100.00	100.00	100.00	57.32	42.68
Under 5 years	44,822	22,635	22,187	16.62	14.64	19.28	50.50	49.50
5 years to 10 years	39,559	19,932	19,627	14.67	12.89	17.05	50.39	49.61
10 years to 15 years	29,970	14,868	15,102	11.11	9.62	13.12	49.61	50.39
15 years to 20 years	17,131	8,112	9,019	6.35	5.25	7.84	47.35	52.65
20 years to 25 years	14,775	7,198	7,577	5.48	4.65	6.58	48.72	51.28
25 years to 30 years	18,017	9,949	8,068	6.68	6.43	7.01	55.22	44.78
30 years to 35 years	22,807	14,276	8,531	8.46	9.23	7.41	62.60	37.40
35 years to 40 years	27,016	18,213	8,803	10.02	11.78	7.65	67.42	32.58
40 years to 45 years	22,578	16,150	6,428	8.37	10.45	5.58	71.53	28.47
45 years to 50 years	13,260	9,482	3,778	4.92	6.13	3.28	71.51	28.49
50 years to 55 years	9,087	6,601	2,486	3.37	4.27	2.16	72.64	27.36
55 years to 60 years	4,583	3,153	1,430	1.70	2.04	1.24	68.80	31.20
60 years to 65 years	3,171	2,116	1,055	1.18	1.37	0.92	66.73	33.27
65 years to 70 years	1,495	989	506	0.55	0.64	0.44	66.15	33.85
70 years to 75 years	924	581	343	0.34	0.38	0.30	62.88	37.12
75 years to 80 years	300	202	98	0.11	0.16	0.09	67.33	32.67
80 years and upwards	175	113	62	0.07	0.07	0.05	64.57	35.43
Unspecified Children	19	11	8
Unspecified Adults, &c.	739	688	51