EDUCATION., (5.) ABSTRACT of the Returns of the Population in the Counties and Commissioners' Districts, on the 1st March, 1851, classified with reference to Education.

NAME OF DIVISION.	EDUCATION.												TOTALS.
	MALES.						FEMALES.
	Under 21 years.			Above 21 years.			Under 21 years.			Above 21 years.						Males.	Females.	GENERAL TOTALS.
	Cannot read.	Read only.	Read and write.	Cannot read.	Read only.	Read and write.	Cannot read.	Read only.	Read and write.	Cannot read.	Read only.	Read and write.
COUNTIES.
Argyle	679	268	374	412	264	1,126	728	301	349	219	244	501	3,123	2,342	5,465
Bathurst	791	295	377	563	303	1,409	835	341	398	276	237	580	3,738	2,667	6,405
Bligh	108	53	55	139	69	226	110	58	35	28	55	68	650	354	1,004
Brisbane	186	82	111	165	77	423	199	82	144	67	53	144	1,044	689	1,733
Camden	1,374	445	766	665	442	1,680	1,370	516	818	374	387	826	5,372	4,291	9,663
Cook	435	170	322	280	134	593	472	207	324	198	105	301	1,934	1,607	3,541
Cumberland	8,989	3,266	7,641	3,488	2,104	16,547	9,149	4,421	8,515	3,147	3,074	10,773	42,035	39,079	81,114
Durham	1,087	480	593	487	354	1,413	1,084	455	644	264	366	701	4,414	3,514	7,928
Georgiana	270	66	61	161	63	312	265	41	50	100	39	97	933	592	1,525
Gloucester	485	188	258	191	112	637	382	183	206	96	117	294	1,871	1,278	3,149
Hunter	158	56	95	100	40	173	120	54	107	45	26	89	622	441	1,063
King	438	107	110	255	119	447	398	131	108	141	88	163	1,476	1,029	2,505
Macquarie	167	82	133	116	63	341	169	92	191	41	62	180	902	735	1,637
Murray	563	201	262	270	186	834	496	206	226	138	156	348	2,316	1,570	3,886
Northumberland	2,034	879	1,216	862	691	2,598	1,896	992	1,259	612	677	1,491	8,280	6,927	15,207
Phillip	114	28	27	71	34	159	89	26	24	32	23	47	433	241	674
Roxburgh	374	105	180	191	95	574	338	111	170	97	67	236	1,519	1,019	2,538
St. Vincent	341	129	191	150	84	605	319	128	201	73	88	263	1,500	1,072	2,572
Wellington	192	77	89	150	92	395	206	68	81	59	55	145	995	614	1,609
Westmoreland	259	76	97	139	59	282	249	54	82	93	46	105	912	629	1,541
Total population in the 20 Counties	19,044	7,053	12,958	8,855	5,385	30,774	18,874	8,467	13,932	6,100	5,965	17,352	84,069	70,690	154,759
STANLEY (Reputed County)	459	181	334	383	209	1,375	456	220	334	127	119	590	2,941	1,846	4,787
Total within the SETTLED DISTRICTS	19,503	7,234	13,292	9,238	5,594	32,149	19,330	8,687	14,266	6,227	6,084	17,942	87,010	72,536	159,546
SQUATTING DISTRICTS.
Bligh	154	41	57	192	94	387	143	31	32	37	48	75	925	366	1,291
Clarence	173	77	91	139	94	542	209	69	70	47	56	154	1,116	605	1,721
Darling Downs	161	39	116	351	129	908	153	41	53	30	32	160	1,704	469	2,173
Lachlan	426	130	140	296	168	701	404	93	129	117	85	203	1,861	1,031	2,892
Liverpool Plains	237	79	106	367	158	818	200	68	91	59	37	165	1,765	620	2,385
M'Leay	34	12	20	38	18	120	48	13	27	14	12	35	242	149	391
Monaroo (including Auckland)	594	176	218	318	161	816	491	171	183	143	137	281	2,283	1,406	3,689
Moreton (excluding Stanley)	14	4	8	65	5	138	13	5	4	3	3	10	234	38	272
Morumbidgee	614	187	230	463	271	1,347	544	151	201	149	135	379	3,112	1,559	4,671
New England	512	157	221	392	252	1,361	403	152	180	101	119	347	2,895	1,302	4,197
Wellington	172	59	54	228	128	457	142	63	34	47	50	78	1,098	414	1,512
Burnett	59	8	58	128	52	435	35	10	15	6	8	38	740	112	852
Maranoa	6	2	4	10	6	46	6	1	1			3	74	11	85
Wide Bay	23	6	20	111	23	136	13	7	16	11	12	28	319	87	406
Western Lower Darling	7	1	4	6	5	73	8		9	1	1	17	96	36	132
Eastern Lower Darling	21	9	13	48	16	119	33	3	5	6	9	9	226	65	291
Gwydir	62	19	34	85	48	281	78	28	22	12	14	54	529	208	737
Total in the SQUATTING DISTRICTS	3,269	1,006	1,394	3,237	1,628	8,685	2,923	906	1,072	783	758	2,036	19,219	8,478	27,697
Total in NEW SOUTH WALES	22,772	8,240	14,686	12,475	7,222	40,834	22,253	9,593	15,338	7,010	6,842	19,978	106,229	81,014	187,243