HUSBANDS AND WIVES IN EACH AUSTRALASIAN COLONY, 1881.

Colony.	Husbands.			Wives.
	Under 21 Years.	Over 21 Years.	Total.	Under 21 Years.	Over 21 Years.	Total.
Victoria	283	124,371	124,654	3,006	123,036	126,042
New South Wales	408	109,810	110,218	4,040	103,793	107,833
Queensland	118	30,004	30,122	1,285	28,839	30,124
South Australia	95	43,860	43,955	1,344	42,339	43,683
Western Australia	15	4,260	4,275	207	3,769	3,976
	919	312,305	313,224	9,882	301,776	311,658
Tasmania*	73	17,671	17,744	607	16,527	17,134
New Zealand	97	73,234	73,331	2,374	70,433	72,807
	1,089	403,210	404,299	12,863	388,736	401,599