CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 40., EDUCATION.—Return showing the Proportion of Sexes of Persons of different Ages who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively.
1861. 1871. 1881.
Read and write. Read only. Cannot read. Read and write. Read only. Cannot read. Read and write. Read only. Cannot read.
Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males. Proportion of Males in 100 persons. Proportion of Females in 100 persons. Proportion of Females to 100 Males.
All ages 58.64 41.36 70.53 47.40 52.60 110.98 56.85 43.15 75.91 55.76 44.24 79.34 48.53 51.47 106.07 54.84 45.16 82.35 55.38 44.62 80.58 49.00 51.00 104.10 54.42 45.58 83.76
All ages, exclusive of children under 5 years & unspecified 58.62 41.38 70.59 47.39 32.61 111.01 58.74 41.26 70.25 55.73 44.27 79.42 48.49 51.51 106.24 59.26 40.74 68.76 55.33 44.67 80.73 48.98 51.02 104.16 59.27 40.73 68.73
Under 5 years 50.35 49.65 98.59 52.20 47.80 91.56 49.25 50.75 103.05 50.83 49.17 96.72 50.54 49.46 97.84
5 years and under 10 50.54 49.46 97.88 48.73 51.27 105.21 50.76 49.24 96.99 49.99 50.01 100.03 51.44 48.56 94.38 51.10 48.90 95.70 49.68 50.32 101.48 50.89 49.11 96.49 50.93 49.07 96.35
10 years and under 15 49.20 50.80 103.25 49.96 50.04 100.15 58.52 41.48 70.88 49.25 50.75 103.04 52.58 47.42 90.17 57.20 42.80 74.81 50.24 49.76 99.04 54.29 45.71 84.18 58.00 42.00 72.41
15 years and under 20 47.21 52.79 111.83 49.21 50.79 103.19 60.81 39.19 64.45 47.50 52.50 110.52 56.41 43.59 77.26 63.51 36.49 57.47 49.12 50.88 103.58 62.27 37.73 60.60 66.96 33.04 49.34
20 years and under 21 54.05 45.95 85.03 42.32 57.68 136.30 65.97 34.03 51.57 49.26 47.25 50.74 52.75 103.01 111.66 48.99 50.46 51.01 49.54 104.11 98.19 61.67 62.51 38.33 37.49 62.16 59.96 49.03 50.97 103.93 56.15 43.85 78.08 71.43 28.57 40.00
21 years and under 25 49.75 50.25 101.02 48.64 51.36 105.61 61.40 38.60 62.87 54.22 45.78 84.51 54.77 45.23 82.56 60.93 39.07 64.13
25 years and under 30 61.59 38.41 62.37 40.38 59.62 147.63 60.33 39.67 65.75 54.74 45.26 82.68 43.39 56.61 130.49 64.31 35.69 55.50 56.99 43.01 75.48 52.64 47.36 89.97 70.90 29.10 41.03
30 years and under 40 64.96 35.04 53.93 41.46 58.54 141.21 62.64 37.36 59.64 61.44 38.56 62.76 39.97 60.03 150.19 68.25 31.75 46.25 57.96 42.64 72.52 45.53 54.47 119.65 69.57 30.43 43.89
40 years and under 50 67.04 32.96 49.17 45.73 54.27 118.66 61.39 38.61 62.88 649.91 35.09 54.05 40.76 59.24 145.35 65.88 34.12 51.80 62.70 37.30 59.50 40.30 59.70 148.12 67.57 32.43 48.00
50 and upwards 71.31 28.69 40.24 58.10 41.90 72.10 67.93 32.07 47.20 67.50 32.50 48.15 48.00 52.00 108.35 64.45 35.55 55.16 65.01 34.99 53.81 42.12 57.88 137.42 62.57 37.43 59.83
Unspecified 72.35 27.65 38.21 52.00 48.00 92.31 98.25 1.75 1.78 75.59 24.41 32.29 66.67 33.33 50.00 69.65 30.35 43.57 80.27 19.77 24.64 57.70 42.30 73.33 72.56 29.44 37.82