TABLE XXX.—Showing the Proportion of Males and Females in every One Hundred Persons of each Nationality at the last Four Censuses.
| Birthplace. |
Proportion of the Sexes in every One Hundred Persons living in— |
| 1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Total |
64.35 |
35.65 |
60.83 |
39.17 |
54.82 |
45.18 |
52.42 |
47.58 |
| BRITISH POSSESSIONS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Victoria |
50.67 |
49.33 |
50.26 |
49.74 |
50.24 |
49.76 |
49.58 |
50.42 |
| Other Australian Colonies and New Zealand |
53.46 |
46.54 |
52.11 |
47.89 |
49.91 |
50.09 |
47.94 |
52.06 |
| England |
66.60 |
33.40 |
63.71 |
36.29 |
59.53 |
40.47 |
57.84 |
42.16 |
| Wales |
72.91 |
27.09 |
71.56 |
28.44 |
63.34 |
36.66 |
60.88 |
39.12 |
| Scotland |
63.52 |
36.48 |
61.01 |
38.99 |
56.00 |
44.00 |
54.46 |
45.54 |
| Ireland |
54.42 |
45.58 |
54.13 |
45.87 |
48.97 |
51.03 |
47.53 |
52.47 |
| Other British Possessions |
74.43 |
25.57 |
73.60 |
26.40 |
67.74 |
32.26 |
64.28 |
35.72 |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| France and French Colonies |
83.31 |
16.69 |
82.08 |
17.92 |
73.25 |
26.75 |
78.11 |
21.89 |
| Germany (including Austria)(1) |
79.47 |
20.53 |
77.92 |
22.08 |
73.91 |
26.09 |
72.33 |
27.67 |
| Other European Countries |
94.97 |
5.03 |
94.58 |
5.42 |
90.87 |
9.13 |
88.82 |
11.18 |
| United States of America |
88.49 |
11.51 |
86.49 |
13.51 |
73.30 |
26.70 |
70.21 |
29.79 |
| China |
100.00 |
|
99.97 |
0.03 |
99.83 |
0.17 |
99.53 |
0.47 |
| Other Countries |
86.41 |
13.59 |
85.22 |
14.78 |
69.47 |
30.53 |
70.76 |
29.24 |
| At Sea |
54.93 |
45.07 |
53.64 |
46.36 |
53.05 |
46.95 |
50.95 |
49.05 |
| Unspecified |
80.43 |
19.57 |
80.59 |
19.41 |
68.74 |
31.26 |
59.95 |
40.05 |
| ALLEGIANCE. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British Subjects |
60.56 |
39.44 |
57.56 |
42.44 |
52.98 |
47.02 |
51.18 |
48.82 |
| Foreign Subjects |
94.19 |
5.81 |
92.83 |
7.17 |
89.08 |
10.92 |
86.08 |
13.92 |
| Allegiance unknown |
76.43 |
23.57 |
77.64 |
23.36 |
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