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Year	Males (%)	Females (%)
1861	70.02	29.98
1864	69.61	30.39
1867	67.87	32.13
1871	66.02	33.98
1874	63.71	36.29
1878	61.57	38.43
1881	60.38	39.62
1886	57.86	42.14
1891	55.87	44.13
1896	54.96	45.04
1901	54.12	45.88
1906	54.56	45.44
1911	54.06	45.94
1916	49.94	50.06
1921	51.32	48.68

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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