At 30 June 2005, there were an estimated 6,367 more resident Tasmanian females than males, yielding a sex ratio of 97.4 males to every 100 females. The excess of females was greatest in the 65 years and over age group.

SEX BY AGE DISTRIBUTION, Tasmania - As at 30 June 2005r
	Males	Females	Sex ratio
Age group (years)	no.	no.	no. of males per 100 females
0-4	15,530	14,632	106.1
5-14	34,078	32,432	105.1
15-24	33,398	31,462	106.2
25-34	27,954	29,248	95.6
35-44	33,546	35,108	95.6
45-54	34,807	35,480	98.1
55-64	28,803	28,765	100.1
65 and over	31,629	38,804	81.5
All ages	239,745	245,931	97.5
r figures have been revised since previous publication Source: Population by Age and Sex, Tasmania (cat. no. 3201.0).