EDUCATION., ABSTRACT of the RETURNS of the POPULATION of the several TOWNS and VILLAGES, at the 1st March, 1856, classified with reference to the degree of ELEMENTARY EDUCATION attained.
TOWNS. |
MALES. |
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. |
Cannot Read. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Cannot Read. |
Can Read. |
Can Write. |
Aberdeen |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
|
4 |
9 |
2 |
24 |
Albury |
39 |
16 |
7 |
|
7 |
16 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
29 |
14 |
14 |
167 |
10 |
7 |
45 |
91 |
46 |
266 |
Appin |
9 |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
15 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
18 |
9 |
47 |
Armidale |
46 |
24 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
22 |
45 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
33 |
16 |
158 |
20 |
12 |
54 |
144 |
57 |
290 |
Bathurst |
202 |
76 |
35 |
15 |
22 |
62 |
178 |
19 |
13 |
150 |
69 |
75 |
532 |
62 |
28 |
211 |
450 |
213 |
1,086 |
Berrima |
12 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
16 |
|
|
11 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
20 |
6 |
75 |
Binalong |
14 |
5 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
41 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
39 |
14 |
69 |
Bombala |
21 |
15 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
19 |
4 |
|
10 |
11 |
3 |
51 |
7 |
2 |
16 |
64 |
17 |
97 |
Braidwood |
33 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
11 |
6 |
93 |
6 |
3 |
35 |
71 |
26 |
179 |
Brisbane |
222 |
73 |
33 |
9 |
24 |
39 |
137 |
6 |
6 |
118 |
93 |
54 |
557 |
21 |
5 |
107 |
439 |
137 |
928 |
Brisbane Suburbs |
120 |
42 |
17 |
5 |
23 |
26 |
65 |
6 |
6 |
56 |
35 |
29 |
229 |
6 |
6 |
52 |
232 |
84 |
407 |
Bungendore |
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
19 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
30 |
15 |
36 |
Bungonia |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
|
|
9 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
7 |
39 |
Camden |
29 |
15 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
29 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
10 |
6 |
70 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
65 |
23 |
138 |
Campbelltown |
46 |
24 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
39 |
3 |
2 |
22 |
3 |
5 |
78 |
2 |
3 |
37 |
84 |
27 |
177 |
Carcoar |
21 |
7 |
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
70 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
52 |
9 |
146 |
Clarence Town |
20 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
44 |
1 |
|
13 |
44 |
15 |
90 |
Cooma |
9 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
|
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
14 |
54 |
Dalby |
7 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
2 |
5 |
1 |
31 |
|
|
3 |
15 |
1 |
39 |
Dalkeith |
11 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
5 |
|
1 |
5 |
|
2 |
14 |
1 |
|
7 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
Deniliquin |
6 |
8 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
31 |
11 |
62 |
Drayton |
27 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
24 |
3 |
53 |
2 |
|
16 |
63 |
10 |
91 |
Dungog |
25 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
2 |
42 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
59 |
15 |
105 |
Eden |
10 |
4 |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
7 |
4 |
5 |
75 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
24 |
10 |
107 |
Emu |
9 |
4 |
3 |
|
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
10 |
2 |
|
12 |
1 |
|
10 |
21 |
5 |
38 |
Gayndah |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
1 |
5 |
|
|
3 |
16 |
1 |
51 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
24 |
8 |
70 |
Geringong |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
16 |
1 |
|
3 |
10 |
2 |
24 |
Gladstone |
12 |
7 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
5 |
5 |
101 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
31 |
8 |
113 |
Gosford, E. |
7 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
26 |
4 |
|
17 |
15 |
4 |
64 |
Gosford, W. |
8 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
8 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
11 |
31 |
Goulburn |
99 |
62 |
22 |
3 |
5 |
36 |
107 |
5 |
4 |
69 |
30 |
29 |
288 |
29 |
16 |
91 |
230 |
107 |
558 |
Grafton |
50 |
28 |
4 |
|
19 |
10 |
41 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
4 |
118 |
6 |
|
40 |
117 |
21 |
229 |
Gunning |
11 |
6 |
2 |
|
2 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
|
6 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
2 |
|
5 |
23 |
10 |
36 |
Gundagal, N. |
12 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
47 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
41 |
25 |
70 |
Gundagal, S. |
14 |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
|
2 |
7 |
26 |
10 |
35 |
Hartley |
7 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
7 |
8 |
6 |
54 |
Haydon Town |
10 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
6 |
10 |
|
36 |
5 |
|
13 |
32 |
2 |
65 |
Hexham |
6 |
5 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
14 |
|
2 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
2 |
|
7 |
21 |
6 |
51 |
Hinton |
21 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
18 |
2 |
|
27 |
14 |
5 |
48 |
4 |
5 |
28 |
70 |
19 |
123 |
Ipswich |
167 |
65 |
17 |
5 |
42 |
44 |
83 |
13 |
12 |
122 |
105 |
51 |
525 |
16 |
15 |
65 |
408 |
139 |
800 |
Jugiong |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
5 |
|
17 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
32 |
4 |
25 |
Kelso |
24 |
12 |
10 |
|
4 |
12 |
21 |
|
8 |
14 |
5 |
9 |
42 |
7 |
3 |
21 |
52 |
42 |
98 |
Kempsey |
9 |
2 |
4 |
|
1 |
3 |
11 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
|
8 |
2 |
|
9 |
15 |
7 |
33 |
Kiama |
31 |
16 |
6 |
|
9 |
6 |
18 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
3 |
84 |
5 |
2 |
22 |
64 |
19 |
144 |
Liverpool |
33 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
42 |
6 |
4 |
35 |
9 |
8 |
85 |
8 |
5 |
40 |
81 |
31 |
206 |
Macquarie (Port) |
31 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
64 |
12 |
4 |
38 |
67 |
18 |
156 |
Maitland, E. |
78 |
45 |
21 |
4 |
17 |
32 |
110 |
18 |
9 |
87 |
50 |
19 |
232 |
18 |
12 |
97 |
226 |
93 |
530 |
Maitland, W. |
298 |
120 |
55 |
9 |
51 |
90 |
245 |
22 |
12 |
199 |
70 |
35 |
744 |
59 |
17 |
226 |
620 |
209 |
1,423 |
Maryborough |
20 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
2 |
|
18 |
7 |
5 |
125 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
47 |
15 |
178 |
Merriwa |
15 |
12 |
|
|
6 |
2 |
9 |
|
1 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
43 |
10 |
60 |
Morpeth |
81 |
49 |
11 |
4 |
19 |
30 |
86 |
5 |
9 |
75 |
38 |
27 |
221 |
30 |
10 |
70 |
222 |
87 |
456 |
Moruya |
12 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
|
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
|
9 |
24 |
8 |
49 |
Mudgee |
51 |
28 |
6 |
5 |
25 |
7 |
43 |
12 |
3 |
41 |
18 |
10 |
134 |
18 |
1 |
59 |
152 |
27 |
282 |
Murrurundi |
10 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
11 |
2 |
|
23 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
18 |
4 |
48 |
Muswellbrook |
23 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
10 |
9 |
52 |
8 |
3 |
40 |
67 |
33 |
141 |
Narrellan |
13 |
3 |
2 |
|
4 |
7 |
5 |
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
23 |
13 |
31 |
Newcastle |
72 |
32 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
28 |
73 |
7 |
2 |
69 |
26 |
10 |
364 |
10 |
5 |
86 |
159 |
55 |
595 |
Orange |
17 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
|
|
7 |
5 |
3 |
43 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
42 |
19 |
73 |
Panbula |
19 |
10 |
|
|
4 |
6 |
13 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
37 |
10 |
50 |
Parramatta |
274 |
166 |
35 |
18 |
79 |
91 |
388 |
19 |
7 |
257 |
135 |
45 |
743 |
131 |
51 |
385 |
804 |
229 |
1,791 |
Paterson |
17 |
12 |
3 |
|
8 |
|
17 |
|
|
13 |
7 |
3 |
50 |
5 |
2 |
19 |
49 |
8 |
99 |
Penrith |
22 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
28 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
39 |
62 |
24 |
166 |
Picton |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
21 |
|
2 |
10 |
18 |
4 |
42 |
Picton Upper |
6 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
25 |
Pitt Town |
17 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
33 |
15 |
45 |
Queanbeyan |
35 |
22 |
3 |
|
12 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
13 |
5 |
79 |
6 |
5 |
24 |
91 |
27 |
151 |
Raymond Terrace |
45 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
40 |
|
1 |
19 |
11 |
4 |
87 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
82 |
25 |
162 |
Richmond |
61 |
34 |
5 |
|
15 |
19 |
57 |
6 |
2 |
50 |
11 |
14 |
101 |
21 |
11 |
45 |
148 |
51 |
253 |
St. Alban's |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
2 |
12 |
5 |
29 |
St. Aubin's |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
5 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
7 |
46 |
St. Mary's |
13 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
27 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
38 |
13 |
62 |
Scone |
15 |
7 |
2 |
|
4 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
43 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
37 |
15 |
76 |
Singleton |
43 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
44 |
1 |
3 |
32 |
12 |
6 |
103 |
15 |
2 |
44 |
94 |
37 |
225 |
Sofala |
33 |
16 |
4 |
|
2 |
10 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
152 |
5 |
|
36 |
71 |
23 |
231 |
Stockton |
7 |
9 |
3 |
|
7 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
Stroud |
18 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
17 |
3 |
54 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
61 |
19 |
110 |
Tamworth |
25 |
21 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
|
10 |
18 |
4 |
98 |
7 |
4 |
28 |
81 |
18 |
148 |
Tenterfield |
9 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
|
9 |
31 |
9 |
40 |
Tinonee |
3 |
3 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
Tumut |
15 |
5 |
5 |
|
7 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
47 |
8 |
3 |
9 |
47 |
19 |
87 |
Wagga Wagga, N. |
6 |
5 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
12 |
29 |
Wagga Wagga, S. |
20 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
35 |
8 |
1 |
14 |
55 |
22 |
75 |
Warwick |
40 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
18 |
2 |
|
13 |
11 |
6 |
120 |
5 |
|
19 |
77 |
21 |
171 |
Warialda |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
|
2 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
22 |
Wellingrove |
8 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
|
3 |
16 |
4 |
26 |
Wellington |
17 |
6 |
4 |
|
5 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
|
5 |
8 |
5 |
38 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
43 |
16 |
68 |
Windsor |
99 |
47 |
14 |
4 |
17 |
33 |
115 |
17 |
14 |
99 |
28 |
23 |
210 |
57 |
28 |
102 |
265 |
112 |
530 |
Wingham |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
Wollombi |
7 |
5 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
|
10 |
1 |
|
27 |
3 |
|
4 |
19 |
4 |
62 |
Wollongong |
44 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
72 |
2 |
|
42 |
4 |
10 |
130 |
7 |
4 |
59 |
87 |
35 |
305 |
Yass |
37 |
18 |
11 |
3 |
13 |
17 |
42 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
15 |
7 |
103 |
10 |
3 |
44 |
96 |
43 |
218 |
Total in Country Towns |
3,196 |
1,526 |
526 |
150 |
672 |
942 |
2,904 |
268 |
190 |
2,238 |
1,229 |
701 |
8,710 |
813 |
356 |
2,875 |
7,704 |
2,715 |
16,877 |
Total in Sydney & Suburbs |
3,736 |
1,834 |
634 |
170 |
743 |
1,122 |
3,766 |
172 |
151 |
3,397 |
865 |
624 |
12,589 |
495 |
289 |
3,344 |
7,845 |
2,820 |
23,266 |
Total Urban Population |
6,932 |
3,360 |
1,160 |
320 |
1,415 |
2,064 |
6,670 |
440 |
341 |
5,635 |
2,094 |
1,325 |
21,299 |
1,308 |
645 |
6,219 |
15,549 |
5,535 |
40,143 |
Total Rural & Pastoral parts |
8,818 |
5,193 |
948 |
198 |
4,591 |
3,602 |
5,005 |
1,767 |
1,304 |
6,308 |
6,187 |
3,310 |
24,249 |
4,143 |
1,644 |
8,597 |
30,699 |
10,808 |
44,357 |
TOTAL IN THE COLONY |
15,750 |
8,553 |
2,108 |
518 |
6,006 |
5,666 |
11,675 |
2,207 |
1,645 |
11,942 |
8,281 |
4,635 |
45,548 |
5,451 |
2,289 |
14,816 |
46,248 |
16,343 |
84,500 |