PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO MARRIED WOMEN IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF ABORIGINES).
| Colony. |
Married Women under 45 Years of Age. |
Legitimate Births, 1891. |
| Total Number. |
Number per 100 Married Women under 45. |
| 1. Tasmania |
15,150 |
4,786 |
31.59 |
| 2. Queensland |
44,537 |
14,031 |
31.50 |
| 3. South Australia |
33,486 |
10,425 |
31.13 |
| 4. Victoria |
120,630 |
36,441 |
30.21(1) |
| 5. New South Wales |
125,056 |
37,343 |
29.86 |
| 6. New Zealand |
63,172 |
17,635 |
27.92 |