MARRIAGEABLE MEN AND WOMEN IN EACH AUSTRALASIAN COLONY, 1881.
| Colony. |
Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. |
| Marriageable Men. |
Marriageable Women. |
| Bachelors aged 20 and upwards. |
Widowers at all Ages. |
Total. |
Spinsters aged 15 and upwards. |
Widows at all Ages. |
Total. |
| Victoria |
87,071 |
12,796 |
99,867 |
97,667 |
21,711 |
119,378 |
| New South Wales |
90,597 |
9,848 |
100,445 |
68,206 |
16,064 |
84,270 |
| Queensland* |
26,177 |
2,237 |
28,414 |
14,420 |
3,077 |
17,497 |
| South Australia |
29,365 |
2,790 |
32,155 |
26,711 |
5,860 |
32,571 |
| Western Australia |
4,858 |
539 |
5,397 |
2,501 |
508 |
3,009 |
| Total |
238,068 |
28,210 |
266,278 |
209,505 |
47,220 |
256,725 |
| Tasmania |
11,089 |
2,378 |
13,467 |
12,733 |
2,974 |
15,707 |
| New Zealand |
60,123 |
4,964 |
65,087 |
37,126 |
7,296 |
44,422 |
| Grand Total |
309,280 |
35,552 |
344,832 |
259,364 |
57,490 |
316,854 |