CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 47., EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.—Return showing the Percentage of Children of Five to Fifteen Years of Age 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 or write, at the Census of 1881.
| Religious Denominations. |
Sydney and Suburbs. |
Country 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 Persuasions |
71.06 |
10.45 |
18.49 |
70.31 |
10.29 |
19.40 |
71.81 |
10.60 |
17.59 |
64.78 |
14.77 |
20.45 |
63.49 |
15.23 |
21.28 |
66.07 |
14.31 |
19.62 |
66.58 |
13.54 |
19.88 |
65.40 |
13.85 |
20.75 |
67.76 |
13.23 |
19.01 |
| Church of England |
70.78 |
9.98 |
19.24 |
69.97 |
9.81 |
20.22 |
72.09 |
9.51 |
18.40 |
63.74 |
14.99 |
21.27 |
62.39 |
15.50 |
22.11 |
65.09 |
14.48 |
20.43 |
65.82 |
13.52 |
20.66 |
65.80 |
13.52 |
20.68 |
67.05 |
13.18 |
19.77 |
| Presbyterians |
73.37 |
9.84 |
16.79 |
72.35 |
9.75 |
17.90 |
74.39 |
9.93 |
15.68 |
66.64 |
15.08 |
18.28 |
65.38 |
15.56 |
19.06 |
67.90 |
14.60 |
17.50 |
68.17 |
13.89 |
17.94 |
66.95 |
14.25 |
18.80 |
69.39 |
13.53 |
17.08 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
74.23 |
8.54 |
17.23 |
74.26 |
7.96 |
17.78 |
74.20 |
9.12 |
16.68 |
69.71 |
12.21 |
18.08 |
68.72 |
12.29 |
18.99 |
70.70 |
12.13 |
17.17 |
70.77 |
11.35 |
17.88 |
70.00 |
11.33 |
18.67 |
71.54 |
11.37 |
17.09 |
| Other Methodists |
69.63 |
12.38 |
17.99 |
69.51 |
11.38 |
19.11 |
69.75 |
13.38 |
16.87 |
69.71 |
12.21 |
18.08 |
67.43 |
14.11 |
18.46 |
71.99 |
10.31 |
17.70 |
68.37 |
13.56 |
18.07 |
67.87 |
13.54 |
18.59 |
68.87 |
13.58 |
17.55 |
| Congregationalists |
74.91 |
8.42 |
16.67 |
73.72 |
8.59 |
17.69 |
76.10 |
8.25 |
15.65 |
73.08 |
10.68 |
16.24 |
73.73 |
9.54 |
16.73 |
72.43 |
11.82 |
15.75 |
74.26 |
9.23 |
16.51 |
73.73 |
8.93 |
17.34 |
74.79 |
9.53 |
15.68 |
| Baptists |
76.21 |
8.20 |
15.59 |
78.29 |
7.50 |
14.21 |
74.13 |
8.90 |
16.97 |
68.32 |
14.60 |
17.08 |
66.76 |
16.55 |
16.69 |
69.88 |
12.65 |
17.47 |
71.15 |
12.30 |
16.55 |
70.86 |
13.33 |
15.81 |
71.44 |
11.27 |
17.29 |
| Unitarians |
78.50 |
6.45 |
15.05 |
78.50 |
6.45 |
15.05 |
78.50 |
6.45 |
15.05 |
80.95 |
2.38 |
16.67 |
85.19 |
|
14.81 |
73.24 |
6.66 |
20.00 |
79.26 |
5.18 |
15.56 |
77.38 |
5.95 |
16.67 |
81.14 |
4.41 |
14.45 |
| Other Protestants |
69.54 |
11.22 |
19.24 |
68.02 |
12.14 |
19.84 |
71.06 |
10.30 |
18.64 |
63.08 |
13.32 |
23.60 |
62.52 |
13.41 |
24.07 |
63.64 |
13.23 |
23.13 |
65.53 |
12.53 |
21.94 |
64.56 |
12.94 |
22.50 |
66.50 |
12.12 |
21.38 |
| Roman Catholics |
69.35 |
12.59 |
18.06 |
68.66 |
12.45 |
18.89 |
70.04 |
12.73 |
17.23 |
63.77 |
15.53 |
20.70 |
62.32 |
16.07 |
21.61 |
65.22 |
14.99 |
19.79 |
65.19 |
14.78 |
20.03 |
63.92 |
15.16 |
20.92 |
66.46 |
14.40 |
19.14 |
| Hebrews |
75.94 |
7.52 |
16.54 |
73.57 |
9.31 |
17.12 |
78.31 |
5.73 |
15.96 |
80.73 |
4.69 |
14.58 |
79.12 |
4.40 |
16.48 |
82.34 |
4.98 |
12.68 |
77.01 |
6.89 |
16.10 |
74.76 |
8.26 |
16.98 |
79.26 |
5.52 |
15.22 |
| Other Persuasions, &c. |
65.33 |
10.83 |
23.84 |
64.08 |
9.81 |
26.11 |
66.58 |
11.85 |
21.57 |
55.94 |
12.74 |
31.32 |
55.36 |
12.62 |
32.02 |
56.52 |
12.86 |
30.62 |
60.88 |
11.74 |
27.38 |
59.71 |
11.22 |
29.07 |
62.05 |
12.26 |
25.69 |