CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 46., EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.—Return showing the number of Children of 15 years of age and under, of the various Religious Denominations in Sydney and Suburbs and in the Country Districts, who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read at the Census of 1881.
| Religious Denominations. |
Sydney and Suburbs. |
County Districts. |
Total Children of the Colony. |
| 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. |
| All Denominations— |
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| 15 years and under |
40,217 |
5,913 |
39,798 |
19,875 |
2,909 |
20,176 |
20,342 |
3,004 |
19,622 |
92,463 |
21,083 |
110,981 |
46,164 |
11,076 |
56,952 |
46,299 |
10,007 |
54,029 |
132,680 |
26,996 |
150,779 |
66,039 |
13,985 |
77,128 |
66,641 |
13,011 |
73,651 |
| Under 5 years |
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29,333 |
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14,692 |
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14,641 |
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81,790 |
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41,477 |
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40,313 |
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111,123 |
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56,169 |
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54,954 |
| 5 to 15 years |
40,217 |
5,913 |
10,465 |
19,875 |
2,909 |
5,484 |
20,342 |
3,004 |
4,981 |
92,463 |
21,083 |
29,191 |
46,164 |
11,376 |
15,475 |
46,299 |
10,007 |
13,716 |
132,680 |
26,996 |
39,656 |
66,039 |
13,985 |
20,959 |
66,641 |
13,011 |
18,697 |
| Church of England |
19,042 |
2,687 |
5,177 |
9,411 |
1,319 |
2,720 |
9,631 |
1,368 |
2,457 |
41,412 |
9,736 |
13,818 |
20,650 |
5,131 |
7,316 |
20,762 |
4,605 |
6,502 |
60,454 |
12,423 |
18,995 |
30,061 |
6,450 |
10,036 |
30,393 |
5,973 |
8,959 |
| Presbyterian |
3,252 |
436 |
744 |
1,625 |
219 |
402 |
1,627 |
217 |
342 |
10,042 |
2,272 |
2,755 |
5,052 |
1,202 |
1,473 |
4,990 |
1,070 |
1,282 |
13,294 |
2,708 |
3,499 |
6,677 |
1,421 |
1,875 |
6,617 |
1,287 |
1,624 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
3,050 |
351 |
708 |
1,483 |
159 |
355 |
1,567 |
192 |
353 |
9,429 |
1,651 |
2,446 |
4,734 |
847 |
1,303 |
4,695 |
804 |
1,143 |
12,479 |
2,002 |
3,154 |
6,217 |
1,006 |
1,658 |
6,262 |
996 |
1,496 |
| Other Methodists |
360 |
64 |
93 |
171 |
28 |
47 |
189 |
36 |
46 |
1,259 |
257 |
335 |
621 |
130 |
170 |
638 |
127 |
165 |
1,619 |
321 |
428 |
792 |
158 |
217 |
827 |
163 |
211 |
| Congregationalists |
2,045 |
230 |
455 |
996 |
116 |
239 |
1,049 |
114 |
216 |
1,116 |
163 |
248 |
564 |
73 |
128 |
552 |
90 |
120 |
3,161 |
393 |
703 |
1,560 |
189 |
367 |
1,601 |
204 |
336 |
| Baptists |
567 |
61 |
116 |
303 |
29 |
55 |
264 |
32 |
61 |
908 |
194 |
227 |
468 |
116 |
117 |
440 |
78 |
110 |
1,475 |
255 |
343 |
771 |
145 |
172 |
704 |
110 |
171 |
| Unitarians |
73 |
6 |
14 |
42 |
5 |
10 |
31 |
1 |
4 |
34 |
1 |
7 |
23 |
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4 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
107 |
7 |
21 |
65 |
5 |
14 |
42 |
2 |
7 |
| Other Protestants |
694 |
112 |
192 |
336 |
60 |
98 |
358 |
52 |
94 |
1,032 |
218 |
386 |
522 |
112 |
201 |
510 |
106 |
185 |
1,726 |
330 |
578 |
858 |
172 |
299 |
868 |
158 |
279 |
| Roman Catholics |
9,785 |
1,776 |
2,548 |
4,858 |
881 |
1,336 |
4,927 |
895 |
1,212 |
26,426 |
6,434 |
8,577 |
13,107 |
3,381 |
4,545 |
13,319 |
3,053 |
4,032 |
36,211 |
8,210 |
11,125 |
17,965 |
4,262 |
5,881 |
18,246 |
3,948 |
5,244 |
| Hebrews |
505 |
50 |
110 |
245 |
31 |
57 |
260 |
19 |
53 |
155 |
9 |
28 |
72 |
4 |
15 |
83 |
5 |
13 |
660 |
59 |
138 |
317 |
35 |
72 |
343 |
24 |
66 |
| Other Persuasions, &c. |
844 |
140 |
308 |
405 |
62 |
165 |
439 |
78 |
143 |
650 |
148 |
364 |
351 |
80 |
203 |
299 |
68 |
161 |
1,494 |
288 |
672 |
756 |
142 |
368 |
738 |
146 |
304 |