CONCUBINAGE IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES.
Colony. Single Women between 15 and 45 Years of Age. Illegitimate Births, 1881. Single Women living in Concubinage (exclusive of Public Prostitutes).
Total Number. Number per 100 Single Women between 15 and 45.
1. Queensland 15,441 345 1,059 6.83
2. New South Wales 71,085 1,236 3,583 5.04
3. Victoria 101,451 1,382 4,567 4.50
4. New Zealand 38,659 534 1,686 4.36