CONJUGAL CONDITION, 1857-1891.—MARRIAGEABLE MEN AND WOMEN AT EACH AGE., TABLE LIII.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) the Number of Bachelors and Widowers, and the Number of Spinsters and Widows at each Age, the Excess of the farmer over the latter, or the contrary, and the Number of the former to every 100 of the latter at the last Five Censuses.

Ages.	1857.				1861.				1871.
	Number of Bachelors and Widowers.	Number of Spinsters and Widows.	Excess of Bachelors and Widowers over Spinsters and Widows.	Number of Bachelors and Widowers to every 100 Spinsters and Widows.	Number of Bachelors and Widowers.	Number of Spinsters and Widows.	Excess of Bachelors and Widowers over Spinsters and Widows.	Number of Bachelors and Widowers to every 100 Spinsters and Widows.	Number of Bachelors and Widowers.	Number of Spinsters and Widows.	Excess of Bachelors and Widowers over Spinsters and Widows.	Excess Spinsters and Widows over Bachelors and Widowers.	Number of Bachelors and Widowers to every 100 Spinsters and Widows.
15 years and upwards	107,533	26,317	81,216	409	122,131	37,005	85,126	330	115,832	65,386	50,446		177
15 years to 20 years	12,113	9,569	2,544	127	15,196	14,038	1,158	108	25,915	26,365		450	98
20 years to 25 years	26,928	7,544	19,384	357	24,501	9,459	15,042	270	20,290	13,762	6,528		147
25 years to 30 years	28,442	3,320	25,122	857	30,807	4,631	26,176	665	16,676	6,622	10,054		255
30 years to 35 years	15,926	1,547	14,379	1,029	20,833	2,255	18,578	924	12,828	3,603	9,225		356
35 years to 40 years	8,644	977	7,667	885	11,018	1,432	9,586	769	11,222	2,937	8,285		382
40 years to 45 years	5,584	783	4,801	713	7,433	1,207	6,226	616	9,161	2,461	6,700		372
45 years to 50 years	3,145	531	2,614	592	4,006	792	3,214	506	6,003	1,991	4,012		302
50 years to 55 years	2,146	613	1,533	350	3,048	984	2,064	310	5,138	2,047	3,091		251
55 years to 60 years	1,212	418	794	290	1,508	655	853	230	2,787	1,443	1,344		193
60 years to 65 years	732	378	354	191	1,295	734	561	176	2,285	1,559	726		147
65 years to 70 years	334	191	143	175	549	325	224	169	1,325	1,031	294		129
70 years to 75 years	193	112	81	172	326	249	77	131	1,027	852	175		121
75 years to 80 years	124	39	85	318	140	88	52	159	384	351	33		109
80 years and upwards	57	27	30	211	116	62	54	187	258	255	3		101
Age unspecified	1,953	268	1,685	729	1,355	94	1,261	1,441	533	107	426		498