AGES, 1841-1881.—PROPORTIONS PER CENT., TABLE XLII.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Proportions per Cent. of the Persons, Males, and Females, at each Age Period, to the Total of all Ages, at the last Eight Censuses.
| Census Periods. |
Proportions per Cent, of those at each Age to the Total at all Ages. |
| Under 2 Years. |
2 and under 7. |
7 and under 14. |
14 and under 21. |
21 and under 45. |
45 and under 60. |
60 and upwards. |
| 1841 |
Persons |
5.49 |
7.70 |
6.73 |
8.05 |
67.06 |
4.50 |
0.47 |
| Males |
3.69 |
5.80 |
4.77 |
6.78 |
73.05 |
5.34 |
0.57 |
| Females |
9.82 |
12.27 |
11.40 |
11.08 |
52.78 |
2.48 |
0.17 |
| 1846 |
Persons |
10.28 |
15.16 |
8.67 |
6.05 |
54.60 |
4.61 |
0.63 |
| Males |
8.37 |
12.49 |
7.42 |
4.90 |
60.45 |
5.56 |
0.81 |
| Females |
13.31 |
19.42 |
10.65 |
7.89 |
45.32 |
3.09 |
0.32 |
| 1851 |
Persons |
9.61 |
14.88 |
11.65 |
8.72 |
47.76 |
6.50 |
0.88 |
| Males |
8.10 |
12.72 |
10.03 |
6.86 |
53.40 |
7.78 |
1.11 |
| Females |
11.84 |
18.09 |
14.03 |
11.49 |
39.41 |
4.61 |
0.53 |
| 1854 |
Persons |
4.90 |
10.01 |
10.66 |
11.51 |
55.67 |
6.23 |
1.02 |
| Males |
3.78 |
7.81 |
8.50 |
10.29 |
61.32 |
7.17 |
1.13 |
| Females |
7.10 |
14.23 |
14.79 |
13.85 |
44.81 |
4.43 |
0.79 |
| 1857 |
Persons |
7.55 |
11.12 |
10.20 |
9.86 |
53.84 |
6.35 |
1.08 |
| Males |
6.06 |
8.96 |
8.35 |
8.32 |
59.79 |
7.33 |
1.19 |
| Females |
9.73 |
14.70 |
13.25 |
12.38 |
44.22 |
4.80 |
0.92 |
| 1861 |
Persons |
7.62 |
15.45 |
10.48 |
9.23 |
48.88 |
6.85 |
1.49 |
| Males |
6.56 |
13.11 |
8.86 |
7.68 |
54.17 |
7.95 |
1.67 |
| Females |
9.13 |
18.83 |
12.81 |
11.20 |
41.48 |
5.28 |
1.27 |
| 1871 |
Persons |
6.53 |
15.88 |
18.70 |
11.23 |
35.29 |
9.59 |
2.78 |
| Males |
6.16 |
14.90 |
17.49 |
10.10 |
36.76 |
11.44 |
3.15 |
| Females |
6.97 |
17.00 |
20.09 |
12.54 |
33.60 |
7.46 |
2.34 |
| 1881 |
Persons |
5.38 |
13.21 |
18.00 |
16.39 |
29.59 |
12.84 |
4.59 |
| Males |
5.26 |
12.92 |
17.42 |
15.51 |
28.68 |
14.83 |
5.38 |
| Females |
5.51 |
13.53 |
18.62 |
17.33 |
30.56 |
10.70 |
3.75 |