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 |
6.86 |
| 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 |