Proportion of the Sexes at Successive Censuses., TABLE VI.—Showing the proportion of Males and Females, in every One Hundred Persons of each Nationality, living in Victoria in 1857, 1861, and 1871, respectively.
| Where Born. |
Proportion of the Sexes in every One Hundred Persons living in— |
| 1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL OF VICTORIA |
64.35 |
35.65 |
60.83 |
39.17 |
54.82 |
45.18 |
| BRITISH POSSESSIONS : |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In Victoria |
50.67 |
49.33 |
50.26 |
49.74 |
50.24 |
49.76 |
| Other Australian Colonies and New Zealand |
53.46 |
46.54 |
52.11 |
47.89 |
49.91 |
50.09 |
| England |
66.60 |
33.40 |
63.71 |
36.29 |
59.53 |
40.47 |
| Wales |
72.91 |
27.09 |
71.56 |
28.44 |
63.34 |
36.66 |
| Scotland |
63.52 |
36.48 |
61.01 |
38.99 |
56 |
44 |
| Ireland |
54.42 |
45.58 |
54.13 |
45.87 |
48.97 |
51.03 |
| Other British Possessions |
74.43 |
25.57 |
73.60 |
26.40 |
68.24 |
31.76 |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In France and French Colonies |
83.31 |
16.69 |
82.08 |
17.92 |
73.25 |
26.75 |
| Germany (including Austria1) |
79.47 |
20.53 |
77.92 |
22.08 |
73.91 |
26.09 |
| Other European Countries |
94.97 |
5.03 |
94.58 |
5.42 |
91.40 |
8.60 |
| United States of America |
88.49 |
11.51 |
86.49 |
13.51 |
73.30 |
26.70 |
| China |
100 |
|
99.97 |
0.03 |
99.83 |
0.17 |
| Other Countries |
86.41 |
13.59 |
85.22 |
14.78 |
67.94 |
32.06 |
| At Sea |
54.93 |
45.07 |
53.64 |
46.36 |
53.05 |
46.95 |
| Unspecified |
80.43 |
19.57 |
80.59 |
19.41 |
62.97 |
37.03 |
| ALLEGIANCE. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British subjects |
60.56 |
39.44 |
57.56 |
42.44 |
53.06 |
46.94 |
| Foreign subjects |
94.19 |
5.81 |
92.83 |
7.17 |
90.13 |
9.87 |
| Allegiance unknown |
76.43 |
23.57 |
77.64 |
23.36 |
54.85 |
45.15 |