Conjugal Condition (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), 1891-1901.—Husbands TABLE XXXIV.—Showing the Numbers, Excess, and Proportion of Husbands and Wives at different Period of Age at the Censuses of 1891 and 1901.

Ages.	1891.					1901.
	Number of Husbands.	Number of Wives.	Excess of Husbands over Wives.	Excess of Wives over Husbands.	Number of Husbands to every 100 Wives.	Number of Husbands.	Number of Wives.	Excess of Husbands over Wives.	Excess of Wives over Husbands.	Number of Husbands to every 100 Wives.
All Ages	170,283	173,646		3,363	98	177,238	183,242		6,004	97
Under 15 years	1	3		2
15 years to 20 years	97	1,620		1,523	6	89	1,039		950	9
20 years to 25 years	6,571	18,895		12,324	35	4,196	12,674		8,478	33
25 years to 30 years	24,194	33,177		8,983	73	15,098	25,424		10,326	59
30 years to 35 years	28,789	29,425		636	98	26,078	32,029		5,951	81
35 years to 40 years	21,842	20,747	1,095		105	32,330	32,000	330		101
40 years to 45 years	17,102	16,664	438		103	27,327	25,117	2,210		109
45 years to 50 years	15,815	14,810	1,005		107	18,007	15,775	2,232		114
50 years to 55 years	15,317	13,507	1,810		113	13,342	11,832	1,510		113
55 years to 60 years	15,028	10,765	4,263		140	11,076	9,179	1,897		121
60 years to 65 years	12,811	7,661	5,150		167	9,674	7,581	2,093		128
65 years to 70 years	6,828	3,596	3,232		190	9,659	5,967	3,692		162
70 years to 75 years	3,789	1,834	1,955		207	6,409	3,069	3,340		209
75 years to 80 years	1,408	626	782		225	2,783	1,138	1,645		245
80 years and upwards	691	316	375		219	1,170	418	752		280