CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No., 41., EDUCATION.—Return showing the number of Persons, Children, and Adults, in the Urban and Rural parts of the Colony, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Census of 1881.

	Sydney and Suburbs, exclusive of Shipping.									Towns and Villages of 100 Inhabitants and over.									Total Urban.									Total Rural.
	Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.			Persons.			Males.			Females.
	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.	Read and write.	Read only.	Cannot read.
All ages	163,239	10,938	46,807	82,387	4,635	23,747	80,852	6,303	23,060	137,342	15,545	59,520	75,829	7,554	31,651	61,513	7,991	27,869	300,581	26,483	106,327	158,216	12,189	55,398	142,365	14,294	50,929	203,903	22,849	88,098	120,096	11,963	50,128	83,807	10,886	37,970
Under 5 years			29,333			14,692			14,641			32,949			16,053			16,806			62,282			30,745			31,537			48,841			25,424			23,417
5 years and under 15	37,846	5,396	9,093	18,609	2,673	4,727	19,237	2,723	4,366	33,890	7,951	12,820	16,318	3,973	6,339	17,572	3,978	6,481	71,736	13,347	21,913	34,927	6,646	11,066	36,809	6,701	10,847	49,784	11,713	18,869	25,844	6,293	10,040	23,940	5,420	8,829
15 and upwards	125,226	5,511	8,282	63,689	1,945	4,267	61,537	3,566	4,015	103,334	7,573	13,062	59,401	3,569	8,921	43,933	4,004	4,141	228,560	13,084	21,344	123,090	5,514	13,188	105,470	7,570	8,156	153,934	11,110	19,770	94,078	5,654	14,129	59,856	5,456	5,641
Unspecified	167	31	99	89	17	61	78	14	38	118	21	689	110	12	338	8	9	351	285	52	788	199	20	399	80	23	389	185	26	618	174	16	535	11	10	83