CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1871.—EDUCATION.

CENSUS OR REGISTRY DISTRICTS.	Sex.	Totals.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read (including Chinese and Aborigines).	Under 5 years.			5 and under 10 years.			10 and under 15 years.
						Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.
54. Muswellbrook and Merton	Males	1,926	1,041	231	654		11	335	72	83	128	150	36	31
	Females	1,690	840	269	581	1	8	308	70	93	131	142	43	30
Total		3,616	1,881	500	1,235	1	19	643	142	176	259	292	79	61
COUNTY DURHAM—
Municipal Town of Muswellbrook	Males	761	469	81	211		6	127	34	42	29	70	15	7
	Females	684	372	98	214		3	129	44	39	43	59	12	4
Rural	Males	314	161	46	107		1	63	14	18	20	20	6
	Females	282	142	46	94	1	1	48	14	20	23	18	8	1
COUNTY BRISBANE—
Environs of Town of Muswellbrook	Males	50	25	5	20			10	2	1	4	10		4
	Females	36	19	8	9			4		2	2	4		1
Village of Denman and Environs	Males	111	70	10	31			15	4	5	8	11		1
	Females	126	61	15	50			31	2	5	9	13	1	1
Village of Kyuga and Environs	Males	105	51	18	36		1	14	9	3	9	10	4	3
	Females	90	44	24	22		3	12	1	10	6	10		1
Rural	Males	383	183	45	155		3	67	7	10	34	14	8	9
	Females	293	131	44	118			53	4	10	27	24	13	16
COUNTY HUNTER—Rural	Males	202	82	26	94			39	2	4	24	15	3	7
	Females	179	71	34	74		1	31	5	7	21	14	9	6
55. Newcastle	Males	9,845	6,188	1,028	2,629	7	35	1,734	622	462	374	950	93	47
	Females	8,822	5,012	1,258	2,552	2	44	1,680	616	477	419	960	111	54
Total		18,667	11,200	2,286	5,181	9	79	3,414	1,238	939	793	1,910	204	101
COUNTY NORTHUMBERLAND—
Municipal Town of Newcastle	Males	3,715	2,517	270	928	3	13	654	240	149	138	372	24	15
	Females	3,866	2,475	399	992		20	663	255	153	162	423	40	24
Shipping	Males	441	409	16	16							4
	Females	3	3
Commonage or Pasturage Reserve	Males	695	370	96	229		5	158	45	43	30	57	7	2
	Females	624	268	117	239		4	154	39	59	41	55	7	2
Municipality of Waratah	Males	797	488	81	228	1	3	155	60	32	35	97	7	6
	Females	733	392	119	222		2	136	48	50	46	89	11	4
Municipality of Wickham	Males	225	106	36	83			50	10	16	14	16	4	1
	Females	173	82	23	68			44	3	9	10	18	4
Wallsend Coal-mining District	Males	701	436	74	191		5	140	56	38	21	75	5	4
	Females	592	320	104	168	1	6	118	56	35	26	68	5
Burwood Coal-mining District	Males	512	281	79	152			90	28	30	20	60	5	4
	Females	458	243	89	126		2	81	46	19	20	51	7	4
Plattsburgh Coal-mining District	Males	465	282	70	113		3	81	37	34	9	53	6	2
	Females	411	233	57	121		2	83	34	22	15	46	6	2
Borchole Coal-mining District	Males	455	279	51	125	1	2	79	45	26	23	39	5	3
	Females	399	216	61	122		2	83	30	26	16	47	5	3
Lambton Coal-mining District	Males	275	185	18	72			52	21	10	9	28		2
	Females	275	149	53	73		2	51	24	16	11	35	2	4
New Lambton Coal-mining District	Males	240	125	46	69		1	36	6	14	10	21	12	1
	Females	163	68	36	59		1	35	6	14	10	10	4	2
Minmi Coal-mining District	Males	139	81	11	47			21	9	7	8	25		2
	Females	117	71	18	28		1	16	11	9	5	19	1	1
Brookstown Coal-mining District	Males	123	68	9	46			32	12	4	6	11	1
	Females	115	59	16	40			22	9	7	9	13		1
Village of Hexham	Males	82	52	10	20			11	2	4	4	9	2	1
	Females	61	34	10	17		1	8	6	3	4	4	1	2
Ash Island	Males	93	53	11	29			16	6	6	8	10		1
	Females	78	40	14	24			14	3	7	3	7		1
Mosquito Island	Males	99	44	21	34			19	4	6	3	11	1	1
	Females	88	40	22	26	1	1	18	4	2	5	11	2
Rural	Males	569	310	95	164	2	3	87	32	35	19	48	10	2
	Females	455	224	82	149			96	30	31	22	45	11	4