Married and Single at Successive Census Periods.—Proportions per Cent., TABLE I.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Proportions of Married and Single in every 100 Persons, Males, and Females, of all Ages, living in Victoria at the last Seven Census Periods.
| Census Period. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Married. |
Single. |
Married. |
Single. |
Married. |
Single. |
| 1841 |
28.15 |
71.85 |
20.35 |
79.65 |
46.74 |
53.26 |
| 1846 |
34.12 |
65.88 |
27.57 |
72.43 |
44.56 |
55.44 |
| 1851 |
32.35 |
67.65 |
27.11 |
72.89 |
40.13 |
59.87 |
| 1854 |
33.88 |
66.12 |
28.74 |
71.26 |
43.76 |
56.24 |
| 1857 |
34.79 |
65.21 |
29.89 |
70.11 |
42.67 |
57.33 |
| 1861 |
33.95 |
66.05 |
29.61 |
70.39 |
40.16 |
59.84 |
| 1871 |
31.18 |
68.82 |
29.01 |
70.99 |
33.70 |
66.30 |