' Statistics of Van Diemen’s Land. 3 
The disparity of the sexes under 21 years of age is 
so inconsiderable as scarcely to merit remark ; the difference 
being less than 6 per cent. in fayour of the males up to 
that period of life. 
Table 4 shows the religion professed by the people, 
exclusive of the Troops and Convicts under punishment ; 
Viz.— 
Per cent. 
Church of England denomination ............ 69°32 
SiS eXON ET Esra SOME CS ASD a 7°09 
ANF CSIC SANTIS): Se IS SE OES 3°99 
Other Protestant, Dissenters ............s00--e od 40 
Came hPORMNOMIG Gcceserncl tcc. cocotsesevtseeeae see 15°43 
JI ERIS es SUES At eae Aiea al Re la aso 0°70 
Miahomedans’ and Pagans .-...........-.-accc------- 0004 
The industrial occupations of the community are thus 
indicated,— 
Per cent. 
Landed Proprietors, Bankers, iit ake Bik 
ang. Professional Miami .i:3..5.23:25 4. vncrens «css 
Shopkeepers and other Retail Dealers ........ 1°67 
Mechanics:and—Artificers, ......sescccepcerceeecees 7:95 
SUVS OLVET YOST Ae yipcn Soe bee Pe peeene ce anscar di Ansa Bo7p 1°66 
Gardeners, Stockmen, and Farm Labourers 16°66 
Domiestia Servantgces coascdac ope <olelend--geetdscdesese 6°89 
O theng, moti clan pd . secush hel?) lerses perce een tes= KAT 
IMIR Cea oes ht ieerate were aaa dbrath okpe apa cin da datnng aes 3°21 
Conyicts at Punishment Stations ................ 5°32 
By Table 5 it appears that there were 10,187 houses in 
the Colony at the date of the last Census. Of these 48°72 
per cent. are built of stone and brick, and 51°28 per cent. 
of wood. About 5 per cent. of the whole are described 
as unfinished, and 6°5 per cent. as uninhabited. By a 
singular coincidence, the proportion of houses uninhabited 
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