CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.— EDUCATION., TABLE I.—Showing at the principal Age-groups the Number of Persons who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read at the last four Census Periods.

Census Periods.		All Ages.					Under 10.					10 and under 20.					20 and over.
		Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write (Foreign).	Read only (Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write (Foreign).	Read only (Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write (Foreign).	Read only (Foreign).	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Read and Write (Foreign).	Read only (Foreign).
1861	Males	110,563	21,814	66,111	*	*	4,968	6,685	39,121	*	*	24,416	5,103	6,044	*	*	81,179	10,026	20,946	*	*
	Females	77,980	24,210	50,182	*	*	4,858	7,032	36,703	*	*	26,257	5,164	3,464	*	*	46,865	12,014	10,015	*	*
1871	Males	165,459	27,365	82,727	*	*	12,412	10,916	54,330	*	*	38,986	5,685	5,680	*	*	114,061	10,764	22,717	*	*
	Females	131,282	29,026	68,122	*	*	12,387	10,376	52,360	*	*	41,408	4,896	3,852	*	*	77,487	13,754	11,910	*	*
1881	Males	280,831	24,190	106,128	*	*	21,749	10,006	74,816	*	*	73,504	4,394	5,620	*	*	185,578	9,790	23,692	*	*
	Females	226,236	25,182	88,901	*	*	22,002	9,649	72,718	*	*	74,266	3,358	3,440	*	*	129,968	12,175	12,743	*	*
1891	Males	446,832	20,940	128,031	11,711	489	38,462	10,972	106,715	1	1	112,010	1,408	2,134	210	9	296,360	8,560	19,182	11,500	479
	Females	376,444	22,056	116,817	583	51	38,681	10,119	103,524	6	1	112,800	988	1,214	25		224,963	10,949	12,079	552	50