Unmarried, Married, and Widowed at Successive Censuses., TABLE II.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines and of the Migratory Population) the Number of Unmarried Persons, distinguishing Males under and over 20, and Females under and over 15 Years of Age ; the Numbers of Husbands and Wives, Widowers and Widows, of all ages ; with the Proportions per Cent. of the Unmarried Males over 20 and Females over 15 Years of Age, the Married and the Widowed of both Sexes, to their respective Totals at the last Four Censuses.
Census Periods. Total of all Conjugal Conditions. Unmarried. Husbands and Wives of all Ages. Widowers and Widows of all Ages. Proportions in every 100 living.
All Ages. Males under 20 ; Females under 15. Males over 20 ; Females 15. Unmarried. Husbands and Wives. Widowers and Widows.
1854 males 155,876 107,509 40,205 67,304 44,806 3,561 68.97 28.74 2.29
females 80,900 43,449 30,409 130,040 35,408 2,043 53.68 43.80 2.52
1857 males 234,319 159,121 68,841 90,280 70,051 5,147 67.90 29.90 2.20
females 145,160 79,239 56,888 22,351 61,955 3,966 54.58 42.68 2.74
1861 males 300,005 204,331 104,225 100,106 88,840 6,834 68.11 29.61 2.28
females 210,547 119,374 88,991 30,383 84,550 6,623 56.70 40.16 3.14
1871 males 381,960 261,409 181,235 80,174 110,804 9,747 68.44 29.01 2.55
females 329,561 204,872 153,128 51,744 111,047 13,642 62.16 33.70 4.14