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Census of New Zealand, 1891.—Conjugal Condition and Education of the People.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 18th February, 1892.

Wm. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.

THE following tables, showing certain results of the Census of last year as to the conjugal condition and education of the people, are published for general information.

CONJUGAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.

TABLE showing (exclusive of Maoris and Chinese) the Numbers and the Proportion per Cent. of Unmarried, Married, and Widowed, Males and Females, at Periods of Age, as shown by the Census of the 5th April, 1891.

Ages. Numbers. Proportion to every 100 living at each Age.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Total. Unmarried. Husbands. Widowers. Not stated. Total. Unmarried. Wives. Widows. Not stated. Unmarried. Husbands. Widowers. Unmarried. Wives. Widows.
All ages .. .. .. .. 328,451 229,437 90,487 7,777 750 293,763 190,658 90,870 12,098 137 70·02 27·61 2·37 64·93 30·95 4·12
Specified ages .. .. .. 327,800 229,197 90,371 7,758 474 293,491 190,552 90,765 12,076 98 70·02 27·61 2·37 64·95 30·94 4·11
14 years and upwards.. .. 209,187 110,584 90,371 7,758 474 177,419 74,480 90,765 12,076 98 52·98 43·30 3·72 42·00 51·19 6·81
Under 14 years .. .. .. 118,613 118,613 .. .. .. 116,072 116,072 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
14 years to 15 years .. .. 7,884 7,884 .. .. .. 7,780 7,780 .. .. .. .. .. .. 99·93 0·07 ..
15 " 16 " .. .. 7,201 7,201 .. .. .. 6,930 6,925 5 .. .. .. .. .. 99·74 0·26 ..
16 " 17 " .. .. 6,726 6,726 .. .. .. 6,817 6,799 18 .. .. .. .. .. 98·87 1·12 0·01
17 " 18 " .. .. 6,297 6,293 4 .. .. 6,352 6,277 71 1 3 99·94 0·06 .. 96·73 3·25 0·02
18 " 19 " .. .. 6,136 6,130 6 .. .. 6,278 6,072 204 1 1 99·90 0·10 .. 92·78 7·20 0·02
19 " 20 " .. .. 6,189 6,153 30 1 5 6,277 5,820 452 1 4 99·50 0·48 0·02 85·98 13·93 0·09
20 " 21 " .. .. 5,976 5,896 67 1 12 6,573 5,646 915 6 6 98·86 1·12 0·02 65·41 34·24 0·35
21 " 25 " .. .. 22,200 19,840 2,241 34 85 23,230 15,184 7,947 81 18 89·71 10·13 0·16 33·39 65·03 1·58
25 " 30 " .. .. 23,242 14,428 8,589 139 86 22,374 7,466 14,540 353 15 62·31 37·09 0·60 15·29 81·50 3·21
30 " 35 " .. .. 21,281 8,261 12,650 298 72 17,890 2,734 14,576 574 6 38·95 59·64 1·41 8·55 85·86 5·59
35 " 40 " .. .. 19,723 5,415 13,830 429 49 15,104 1,290 12,959 844 11 27·52 70·30 2·18 6·12 85·46 8·42
40 " 45 " .. .. 16,747 3,976 12,118 618 35 13,436 822 11,478 1,131 5 23·79 72·51 3·70 4·81 83·10 12·09
45 " 50 " .. .. 16,490 3,601 11,965 892 32 11,832 569 9,830 1,430 3 21·88 72·70 5·42 4·26 79·06 16·68
50 " 55 " .. .. 16,405 3,553 11,662 1,159 31 9,922 423 7,840 1,654 5 21·70 71·22 7·08 3·90 73·76 22·34
55 " 60 " .. .. 10,790 2,312 7,484 979 15 6,150 240 4,533 1,373 4 21·46 69·46 9·08 4·01 63·57 32·42
60 " 65 " .. .. 7,588 1,583 4,941 1,045 19 4,468 179 2,839 1,448 2 20·91 65·28 13·81 4·30 54·50 41·20
65 " 70 " .. .. 3,903 722 2,458 710 13 2,564 110 1,394 1,054 6 18·56 63·19 18·25 3·68 42·71 53·61
70 " 75 " .. .. 2,500 388 1,418 682 12 1,877 69 800 1,004 4 15·60 56·99 27·41 5·34 28·21 66·45
75 " 80 " .. .. 1,191 155 615 417 4 936 50 264 622 .. 13·06 51·81 35·13 2·98 16·74 80·28
80 " 85 " .. .. 482 54 209 217 2 440 13 73 350 4 11·25 43·54 45·21 6·38 14·36 79·26
85 " and upwards .. .. 236 13 84 137 2 189 12 27 149 1 5·55 35·90 58·55 .. .. ..
Unspecified .. .. .. 651 240 116 19 276 272 106 105 22 39 .. .. .. .. .. ..


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🏥 Census of New Zealand, 1891 - Conjugal Condition and Education

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
18 February 1892
Census, Conjugal Condition, Education, Population Statistics, 1891
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General