EDUCATION., ABSTRACT of the RETURNS of the POPULATION in the COUNTIES and COMMISSIONERS' DISTRICTS, at 1st March, 1856, classified with reference to the degree of ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
COUNTIES AND COMMISSIONERS' DISTRICTS. FEMALES.
UNDER 4 YEARS. 4 AND UNDER 7 YEARS. 7 AND UNDER 14 YEARS. 14 AND UNDER 21 YEARS. 21 AND UNDER 45 YEARS. 45 AND UPWARDS. TOTAL.
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Argyle 439 229 67 11 174 194 305 54 82 299 191 195 546 70 54 103 1,157 592 1,264
Bathurst 499 278 86 12 188 201 381 60 80 365 240 209 680 81 59 154 1,346 635 1,592
Bligh 34 13 8 19 19 16 3 9 21 18 21 56 2 4 10 89 61 103
Brisbane 155 62 25 5 57 50 95 17 19 105 77 56 183 21 10 37 389 160 425
Camden 1,038 567 155 27 406 446 701 124 185 809 405 445 1,439 147 143 296 2,687 1,374 3,272
Cook 275 179 29 7 119 131 220 35 42 245 113 63 349 71 36 92 792 301 913
Cumberland 6,054 3,112 1,042 263 1,551 2,314 5,813 766 1,034 6,726 2,677 3,033 14,499 955 725 2,905 15,115 8,148 30,206
Durham 712 388 107 23 240 299 596 69 78 544 262 299 846 114 109 194 1,785 892 2,203
Georgiana 112 73 8 91 48 31 37 19 50 64 43 96 26 11 21 403 129 198
Gloucester 322 173 55 8 99 115 216 33 42 203 121 134 391 37 42 92 785 388 910
Hunter 69 43 17 2 39 28 52 20 8 80 30 17 93 22 10 25 223 80 252
King 187 128 15 1 136 105 79 53 48 115 113 86 165 54 24 44 671 278 404
Macquarie 159 72 27 5 39 60 127 12 19 137 66 69 204 17 20 47 365 195 520
Murray 240 165 29 7 133 80 158 37 45 144 126 116 319 58 27 71 759 297 699
Northumberland 1,389 755 210 48 498 586 1,164 234 307 1,212 625 699 2,237 239 159 476 3,740 1,961 5,137
Phillip 69 40 7 34 32 30 5 10 34 35 20 74 8 6 15 191 75 153
Roxburgh 348 183 47 6 117 153 164 37 58 175 135 174 443 39 43 86 859 475 874
St. Vincent 400 178 66 10 95 143 183 35 35 228 138 146 518 38 47 87 884 437 1,026
Wellington 330 172 27 6 133 112 182 52 38 166 133 144 448 37 28 60 857 349 862
Westmoreland 134 83 11 4 80 69 70 27 18 53 72 74 109 34 18 26 430 190 262
Total of the 20 Counties 12,965 6,893 2,038 445 4,248 5,185 10,583 1,710 2,176 11,711 5,641 6,043 23,695 2,070 1,575 4,841 33,527 17,017 51,275
Stanley (the reputed County) 704 255 91 22 149 220 378 67 120 453 285 333 1,172 27 38 147 1,487 802 2,172
Total within the Settled Districts 13,669 7,148 2,129 467 4,397 5,405 10,961 1,777 2,296 12,164 5,926 6,376 24,867 2,097 1,613 4,988 35,014 17,819 53,447
Albert 7 4 1 2 2 4 1 4 12 2 13 6 20
Bligh 34 39 7 35 23 23 16 10 46 32 29 88 7 1 20 163 70 177
Burnett 43 17 3 10 11 14 3 5 16 24 18 103 2 1 11 99 38 144
Clarence 134 88 14 2 57 52 66 20 20 78 51 63 219 12 6 27 362 155 392
Darling Downs 260 86 13 3 80 51 65 29 26 111 88 128 345 12 10 33 555 228 557
Gwydir 37 19 2 16 20 20 7 8 20 15 14 64 4 4 11 98 48 115
Lachlan 162 102 10 4 124 49 61 35 36 85 88 60 203 25 13 40 536 168 393
Leichhardt 11 5 1 2 9 3 1 4 2 3 7 16 22 21 21
Liverpool Plains 147 64 15 9 62 63 87 16 16 97 76 46 253 20 10 40 385 150 486
Lower Darling 15 2 8 2 1 4 5 3 15 1 30 6 20
Macleay 53 30 2 2 16 15 34 4 5 26 12 21 68 1 3 10 116 46 140
Maranoa 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 11 1 10
Monaroo 323 188 33 2 197 112 153 49 54 177 142 137 385 41 77 941 363 794
Moreton 39 9 1 7 5 8 3 8 18 14 37 Illegible Illegible 76 20 57
Morumbidgee 307 155 35 8 117 113 157 39 46 196 114 102 511 26 Illegible Illegible 758 315 943
New England 319 180 37 11 123 115 155 32 28 164 111 131 444 38 Illegible Illegible 303 336 844
Wellington 74 49 11 3 53 31 35 19 17 18 36 41 80 16 5 1 247 105 147
Wide Bay 30 15 2 4 6 12 3 4 20 12 16 54 1 3 3 65 31 89
Port Curtis 20 5 1 3 4 1 1 10 4 3 26 4 31 7 44
Total in the Squatting Districts 2,019 1,060 185 45 915 680 902 278 283 1,083 833 838 2,928 206 128 435 5,311 2,114 5,393
TOTAL IN THE COLONY 15,688 8,208 2,314 512 5,312 6,085 11,863 2,055 2,579 13,247 6,759 7,214 27,795 2,303 1,741 5,423 40,325 19,933 58,840