CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 38., EDUCATION.—Return showing, at different Ages, the number of Persons who could read and write, read only, or were unable to read or write, at the Censuses of 1861, 1871, and 1881 respectively, and the Increase or Decrease of the same in the two decennial periods 1861-1871 and 1871-1881.
|
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
| 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 ages |
188,543 |
46,024 |
116,293 |
110,563 |
21,814 |
66,111 |
77,980 |
24,210 |
50,182 |
296,741 |
56,391 |
150,849 |
165,459 |
27,365 |
82,727 |
131,282 |
29,026 |
68,122 |
507,067 |
49,372 |
195,029 |
280,831 |
24,190 |
106,128 |
226,236 |
25,182 |
88,901 |
| All ages, exclusive of children under 5 years and unspecified |
188,250 |
45,974 |
54,165 |
110,351 |
21,788 |
31,815 |
77,899 |
24,186 |
22,350 |
296,024 |
54,477 |
70,423 |
164,986 |
26,414 |
41,730 |
131,038 |
28,083 |
28,093 |
506,460 |
49,294 |
82,175 |
280,344 |
24,145 |
48,703 |
226,116 |
25,149 |
33,472 |
| Under 5 years |
|
|
55,840 |
|
|
28,118 |
|
|
27,722 |
295 |
1,866 |
79,823 |
154 |
919 |
40,577 |
141 |
947 |
39,246 |
|
|
111,123 |
|
|
56,169 |
|
|
54,954 |
| 5 and under 10 |
9,811 |
13,702 |
18,151 |
4,958 |
6,677 |
9,214 |
4,853 |
7,025 |
8,937 |
24,471 |
19,409 |
26,647 |
12,234 |
9,985 |
13,616 |
12,237 |
9,424 |
13,031 |
43,702 |
19,623 |
35,693 |
21,712 |
9,987 |
18,178 |
21,990 |
9,636 |
17,515 |
| 10 and under 15 |
24,178 |
6,621 |
4,918 |
11,896 |
3,308 |
2,878 |
12,282 |
3,313 |
2,040 |
44,212 |
7,453 |
6,007 |
21,775 |
3,919 |
3,436 |
22,437 |
3,534 |
2,571 |
77,894 |
5,437 |
5,148 |
39,133 |
2,952 |
2,980 |
38,761 |
2,485 |
2,162 |
| 15 and under 20 |
26,421 |
3,635 |
3,590 |
12,473 |
1,789 |
2,183 |
13,948 |
1,846 |
1,407 |
36,074 |
3,118 |
3,444 |
17,136 |
1,759 |
2,187 |
18,938 |
1,359 |
1,257 |
69,708 |
2,303 |
3,723 |
34,242 |
1,434 |
2,493 |
35,466 |
869 |
1,230 |
| 20 and under 21 |
25,489 |
3,450 |
4,429 |
13,776 |
1,460 |
2,922 |
11,713 |
1,990 |
1,507 |
7,008 |
547 |
859 |
3,311 |
276 |
537 |
3,697 |
271 |
322 |
13,680 |
390 |
896 |
6,708 |
219 |
640 |
6,972 |
171 |
256 |
| 21 and under 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,897 |
2,235 |
2,728 |
14,375 |
1,087 |
1,675 |
14,522 |
1,148 |
1,053 |
55,325 |
1,528 |
2,718 |
29,996 |
837 |
1,656 |
25,329 |
691 |
1,062 |
| 25 and under 30 |
25,872 |
3,967 |
4,593 |
15,934 |
1,602 |
2,771 |
9,938 |
2,365 |
1,822 |
35,895 |
3,326 |
4,396 |
19,649 |
1,443 |
2,827 |
16,246 |
1,883 |
1,569 |
53,890 |
2,046 |
4,602 |
30,710 |
1,077 |
3,263 |
23,180 |
969 |
1,339 |
| 30 and under 40 |
34,942 |
5,589 |
6,341 |
22,700 |
2,317 |
3,972 |
12,242 |
3,272 |
2,369 |
54,344 |
6,650 |
9,962 |
33,390 |
2,658 |
6,799 |
20,954 |
3,992 |
3,163 |
82,921 |
4,951 |
9,172 |
48,064 |
2,254 |
6,381 |
34,857 |
2,697 |
2,791 |
| 40 and under 50 |
23,523 |
4,852 |
5,719 |
15,769 |
2,219 |
3,511 |
7,754 |
2,633 |
2,208 |
32,519 |
4,799 |
6,743 |
21,109 |
1,956 |
4,442 |
11,410 |
2,843 |
2,301 |
56,446 |
5,352 |
9,059 |
35,390 |
2,157 |
6,121 |
21,056 |
3,195 |
2,938 |
| 50 and upwards |
18,014 |
4,158 |
6,424 |
12,845 |
2,416 |
4,364 |
5,169 |
1,742 |
2,060 |
32,604 |
6,940 |
9,637 |
22,007 |
3,331 |
6,211 |
10,597 |
3,609 |
3,426 |
52,894 |
7,664 |
11,164 |
34,389 |
3,228 |
6,985 |
18,505 |
4,436 |
4,179 |
| Unspecified |
293 |
50 |
6,288 |
212 |
26 |
6,178 |
81 |
24 |
110 |
422 |
48 |
603 |
319 |
32 |
420 |
103 |
16 |
183 |
607 |
78 |
1,731 |
487 |
45 |
1,256 |
120 |
33 |
475 |