EDUCATION., ABSTRACT of the RETURNS of the POPULATION in the several TOWNS and VILLAGES, on the 1st March, 1856, classified with reference to the degree of ELEMENTARY EDUCATION attained.
TOWNS. 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.
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 4 3 1 1 8 6 1 2 7 2 1 10 3 23
Albury 29 16 10 1 9 12 27 2 5 26 14 6 65 4 5 11 74 38 130
Appin 6 6 4 1 1 7 8 1 8 2 3 18 15 15 35
Armidale 60 30 13 1 10 29 45 6 4 31 13 26 76 6 4 12 125 76 165
Bathurst 193 82 43 7 38 75 188 26 36 174 71 91 338 27 28 83 437 273 790
Berrima 10 6 5 1 1 3 12 1 1 7 4 6 24 2 2 2 24 17 46
Binalong 12 5 1 1 4 6 1 10 9 5 16 3 1 3 31 11 35
Bombala 25 10 6 6 5 15 5 14 10 6 28 6 1 4 57 23 61
Braidwood 34 12 9 7 2 12 38 1 1 21 10 8 53 3 8 12 62 38 131
Brisbane 221 71 36 8 48 59 140 23 43 173 90 84 415 5 6 54 458 228 790
Brisbane Suburbs 117 36 23 3 8 55 68 9 20 66 27 60 151 3 11 35 200 169 323
Bungendore 11 5 2 5 7 7 1 1 8 5 2 10 4 1 4 31 13 29
Bungonia 6 3 1 1 1 5 1 7 1 4 11 1 1 4 12 8 27
Camden 28 11 9 2 6 12 36 1 2 31 2 11 61 3 4 13 51 38 143
Campbelltown 41 23 5 2 8 20 52 6 5 40 18 11 75 8 6 19 104 47 188
Carcoar 23 9 3 2 6 1 28 2 20 7 6 38 3 3 6 48 15 94
Clarence Town 30 8 7 6 9 18 1 1 13 9 9 28 2 1 4 56 27 63
Cooma 16 4 2 5 2 2 1 1 13 6 5 12 1 1 32 11 28
Dalby 13 3 4 5 1 1 6 7 2 10 1 1 28 4 22
Dalkeith 2 2 1 2 2 5 1 3 10 2 6 5 19
Deniliquin 7 5 1 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 20 2 17 9 25
Drayton 20 4 5 5 5 2 3 10 4 8 29 4 35 16 48
Dungog 24 18 3 1 4 8 35 5 15 9 9 38 2 2 4 62 22 93
Eden 8 8 1 1 5 8 1 2 15 5 4 28 2 2 4 25 14 55
Emu 6 4 2 3 3 4 4 9 1 1 16 4 4 22 6 33
Gayndah 12 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 18 1 4 16 5 29
Geringong 6 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 10 1 2 11 3 18
Gladstone 18 5 1 3 3 1 1 7 4 3 24 2 29 7 36
Gosford, E. 9 1 4 1 3 13 1 11 2 17 3 1 6 14 10 48
Gosford, W. 8 3 4 2 2 11 1 6 3 13 1 1 5 17 8 35
Goulburn 117 47 26 4 20 48 122 14 15 110 37 45 223 5 16 35 240 150 494
Grafton 40 26 9 1 5 16 35 4 7 35 17 18 67 2 6 92 52 144
Gunning 7 4 1 1 4 7 2 3 6 2 4 11 2 2 18 12 26
Gundagal, N. 15 10 1 1 6 5 4 3 3 9 8 5 18 2 2 4 43 16 36
Gundagal, S. 4 5 1 2 5 1 1 1 4 4 6 9 2 16 15 14
Hartley 7 2 2 1 1 13 10 3 2 14 2 3 14 5 41
Haydon Town 14 4 2 1 2 9 3 2 6 7 20 2 2 4 31 8 39
Hexham 3 2 1 2 6 1 7 4 1 11 1 5 10 5 29
Hinton 29 7 3 9 4 37 5 3 29 9 10 38 7 3 13 66 23 117
Ipswich 162 74 18 6 48 49 97 19 33 110 74 79 297 10 11 25 387 130 535
Jugiong 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 10 1 1 19 3 15
Kelso 22 11 4 1 2 10 15 2 4 14 5 15 29 3 8 6 45 41 65
Kempsey 7 4 2 6 9 5 4 5 11 4 15 13 29
Kiama 27 12 5 2 8 16 31 4 4 43 8 8 76 3 6 15 62 39 167
Liverpool 45 10 9 1 4 14 34 4 3 46 10 13 76 9 6 25 82 45 182
Macquarie 28 11 9 3 5 2 50 5 2 38 7 7 65 5 3 14 61 23 170
Maitland, E. 74 38 13 3 15 41 98 13 30 121 41 48 192 17 11 51 198 143 465
Maitland, W. 249 114 66 10 53 95 285 46 71 276 99 120 532 37 28 108 598 380 1,211
Maryborough 19 8 1 1 3 7 2 2 13 7 9 36 1 3 1 38 18 57
Merriwa 20 7 2 2 6 8 1 4 10 5 6 17 1 3 36 18 38
Morpeth 87 32 10 6 23 34 83 17 21 111 48 48 132 15 12 28 222 125 360
Moruya 8 8 1 3 6 8 1 1 5 3 8 12 2 1 23 18 26
Mudgee 45 39 4 1 15 7 61 7 5 30 16 17 75 7 3 10 129 36 177
Murrurundi 13 1 2 3 1 8 4 1 11 1 13 5 22 4 37
Muswellbrook 25 16 4 8 11 28 2 5 25 11 14 38 2 8 12 64 42 103
Narrellan 5 3 4 7 2 6 2 9 8 1 6 11 15 27
Newcastle 65 28 19 1 8 20 64 16 12 85 17 32 176 6 9 37 140 92 363
Orange 15 7 5 1 1 6 15 2 11 2 3 30 1 1 2 26 17 59
Panbula 17 5 3 11 3 16 3 1 4 6 11 24 1 1 43 18 45
Parramatta 261 145 41 21 72 93 339 30 39 315 168 137 648 84 47 165 760 357 1,488
Paterson 17 13 3 3 5 12 19 3 3 19 2 7 34 2 2 9 42 27 84
Penrith 35 15 9 1 9 17 33 5 2 32 11 17 58 8 3 10 83 48 134
Picton 6 1 2 4 8 8 1 11 3 5 12 1 5 15 16 36
Picton Upper 6 8 1 7 1 2 5 1 4 7 2 1 1 18 14 14
Pitt Town 10 11 1 1 2 4 13 11 3 4 17 2 5 6 28 14 48
Queanbeyan 39 24 4 2 15 8 26 3 4 17 19 20 40 6 2 6 106 38 91
Raymond Terrace 37 18 11 2 6 13 36 6 1 29 15 18 66 1 6 17 83 49 150
Richmond 52 28 8 2 12 27 61 6 11 55 12 27 87 9 7 24 119 80 229
St. Alban's 7 1 2 15 1 6 1 1 9 2 11 4 30
St. Aubin's 5 1 4 1 1 6 1 5 3 3 11 1 2 11 5 28
St. Mary's 10 7 2 4 5 5 4 15 4 3 18 2 4 2 31 14 40
Scone 16 7 8 3 5 13 1 3 8 8 9 25 4 1 5 39 26 51
Singleton 42 23 11 6 16 17 68 6 9 47 14 15 82 4 17 104 52 227
Sofala 38 11 9 2 11 24 2 13 8 13 62 2 3 5 63 36 104
Stockton 11 6 6 2 3 1 6 7 3 13 2 31 5 24
Stroud 23 14 2 3 4 5 31 2 5 21 5 9 43 1 6 47 22 109
Tamworth 26 13 1 4 9 12 25 2 2 26 15 7 44 3 2 10 68 24 109
Tenterfield 11 10 1 2 6 1 4 2 14 1 1 27 10 16
Tinonee 5 5 1 1 3 1 1 4 2 8 1 12 5 15
Tumut 15 6 1 5 3 10 3 9 10 5 8 22 3 3 37 21 45
Wagga Wagga, N. 8 3 5 2 3 4 1 4 8 1 2 18 10 13
Wagga Wagga, S. 11 7 2 5 5 8 2 6 3 9 19 1 1 4 27 19 37
Warwick 49 9 5 9 6 15 6 3 21 6 18 49 1 6 79 33 91
Warialda 7 3 2 3 4 1 1 4 2 1 12 7 9
Wellingrove 2 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 8 1 6 7 12
Wellington 17 12 3 2 6 9 2 3 8 5 10 18 3 2 1 41 24 36
Windsor 97 64 22 4 20 43 113 8 18 109 34 57 191 25 17 52 248 157 469
Wingham 3 3 1 1 6 2 1 6 5 6
Wollombi 15 8 2 2 4 16 4 1 10 2 4 18 3 2 34 11 46
Wollongong 45 25 17 5 6 10 53 3 11 65 18 13 128 9 9 20 106 60 271
Yass 37 22 11 1 10 13 43 5 9 30 22 8 73 7 3 9 103 44 156
Total in Country Towns 3,135 1,462 599 141 687 1,125 2,962 380 522 2,852 1,194 1,369 5,767 417 354 1,129 7,275 3,969 12,851
Total in Sydney & Suburbs 3,787 1,801 716 173 793 1,421 3,777 491 726 4,696 1,675 1,981 10,373 487 406 1,939 9,034 5,250 20,958
Total Urban Population 6,922 3,263 1,315 314 1,480 2,546 6,739 871 1,248 7,548 2,869 3,350 16,140 904 760 2,068 16,309 9,219 33,809
Total Rural & Pastoral parts 8,766 4,945 999 198 3,832 3,539 5,124 1,184 1,331 5,699 3,890 3,864 11,655 1,399 981 2,355 24,016 10,714 25,031
TOTAL IN THE COLONY 13,688 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