PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO MARRIED WOMEN IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES.
| Colony. |
Married Women under 45 Years of Age. |
Legitimate Births, 1881. |
| Total Number. |
Number per 100 Married Women under 45. |
| 1. New South Wales |
80,473 |
27,757 |
34.49 |
| 2. Queensland |
24,183 |
7,875 |
32.56 |
| 3. New Zealand |
57,464 |
18,198 |
31.67 |
| 4. Victoria |
84,831 |
25,673 |
30.26 |