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Population Age Profile
An age profile of the population over the period of sixty years to 1901 shows a relatively young population and large
families.
|
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
| Under 5 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
| 5 to 13 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
25 |
18 |
16 |
7 |
| 14 to 19 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
| 20 to 29 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
| 30 to 39 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| 40 to 49 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
| 50 to 59 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 60 to 69 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
| 70 to 79 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| 80 to 89 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| Over 90 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
67 |
69 |
82 |
83 |
72 |
58 |
47 |
The same profile as a percentage of the population of the year concerned shows the relatively constant nature of this over
the period.
|
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
| Under 5 |
14 |
10 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
9 |
15 |
| 5 to 13 |
22 |
24 |
20 |
31 |
24 |
28 |
15 |
| 14 to 19 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
1 9 |
17 |
| 20 to 29 |
23 |
20 |
17 |
8 |
13 |
7 |
21 |
| 30 to 39 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
| 40 to 49 |
4 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
| 50 to 59 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
13
| 60 to 69 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
| 70 to 79 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
| 80 to 89 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
| Over 90 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
While there is a noted drop in school aged children at the time of the 1901 census, the school roll did increase thereafter, reaching 21 in 1921.
