CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—EDUCATION., TABLE III.—Showing at various 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.
Ages. Total. Read and Write. Read Only. Cannot Read. Read and Write (Foreign). Read only (Foreign).
1861. 1871. 1881. 1891. 1861. 1871. 1881. 1891. 1861. 1871. 1881. 1891. 1861. 1871. 1881. 1891. 1891. 1891.
All Ages Males 198,488 275,551 411,149 608,003 110,563 165,459 280,831 446,832 21,814 27,365 24,190 20,940 66,111 82,727 106,128 128,031 11,711 489
Females 152,372 223,430 340,319 515,951 77,930 131,282 226,236 376,444 24,210 29,026 25,182 22,056 50,182 68,122 88,901 116,817 583 51
Under 5 years Males 28,118 41,650 56,169 83,640 154 919 717 28,118 40,577 56,169 82,923
Females 27,722 40,334 51,954 81,354 141 947 748 27,722 39,246 51,954 80,606
5 and under 10. Males 22,656 36,008 50,402 72,511 4,968 12,258 21,749 38,462 6,685 9,997 10,006 10,255 11,003 13,753 18,647 23,792 1 1
Females 20,871 34,789 49,415 70,977 4,858 12,246 22,002 38,681 7,032 9,429 9,649 9,371 8,981 13,114 17,764 22,918 6 1
10 and Under 15 Males 18,668 29,211 45,219 61,840 11,919 21,817 39,202 59,749 3,312 3,924 2,957 964 3,437 3,470 3,060 1,114 13
Females 17,662 28,578 43,462 60,867 12,295 22,455 38,782 59,326 3,316 3,536 2,488 783 2,051 2,587 2,192 756 2
15 and under 20. Males 16,895 21,140 38,299 53,931 12,407 17,169 34,302 52,261 1,791 1,761 1,437 444 2,607 2,210 2,560 1,020 197 9
Females 17,223 21,578 37,602 54,160 13,962 18,953 35,484 53,474 1,848 1,360 870 205 1,413 1,265 1,248 458 23
20 and under 25. Males 18,753 21,321 40,182 57,666 13,802 17,721 36,768 54,070 1,462 1,365 1,053 622 3,489 2,235 2,356 1,766 1,191 17
Females 15,231 21,037 34,516 53,133 11,725 18,233 32,316 51,963 1,992 1,420 863 326 1,514 1,384 1,337 799 45
25 and under 30 Males 20,878 23,987 35,190 59,752 15,965 19,687 30,763 54,902 1,604 1,445 1,079 751 3,319 2,855 3,348 2,260 1,782 57
Females 14,145 19,722 25,521 46,673 9,948 16,259 23,191 44,972 2,367 1,884 971 547 1,830 1,579 1,359 1,086 63 5
30 and under 40 Males 29,806 42,982 56,950 92,171 22,743 33,454 48,147 82,541 2,320 2,661 2,258 1,680 4,743 6,867 6,545 4,379 3,444 127
Females 17,912 28,147 40,403 63,534 12,256 20,970 34,873 59,258 3,275 3,994 2,700 1,677 2,381 3,183 2,830 2,465 128 6
40 and under 50. Males 22,213 27,595 43,891 58,092 15,799 21,150 35,451 49,749 2,221 1,958 2,161 1,832 4,193 4,487 6,279 3,909 2,481 121
Females 12,617 16,580 27,254 40,494 7,762 11,419 21,075 35,337 2,636 2,845 3,199 2,472 2,219 2,316 2,930 2,584 91 10
50 and upwards Males 20,501 31,657 44,847 68,400 12,870 22,049 34,449 55,098 2,419 3,335 3,234 3,675 5,212 6,273 7,164 6,868 2,602 157
Females 8,989 17,665 27.192 44,759 5,174 10,606 18,513 33,433 1,744 3,611 4,442 5,927 2,071 3,448 4,237 5,145 225 29
5 years & over. Males 170,370 233,901 354,980 524,363 110,563 165,305 280,831 446,832 21,814 26,446 24,190 20,223 37,993 42,150 49,959 45,108 11,711 489
Females 124,650 188,096 285,363 434,597 77,980 131,141 226,236 376,444 21,210 28,079 25,182 21,308 22,460 28,876 33,947 36,211 583 51
15 years & over Males 129,046 168,682 259,359 390,012 93,676 131,230 219,880 348,621 11,817 12,525 11,227 9,004 23,553 24,927 28,252 20,202 11,697 488
Females 86,117 124,729 192,488 302,753 60,827 96,440 165,452 278,437 13,862 15,114 13,045 11,154 11,428 13,175 13,991 12,537 575 50
20 years & over Males 112,151 147,542 221,060 336,081 81,179 114,061 185,578 296,360 10,026 10,764 9,790 8,560 20,946 22,717 25,692 19,182 11,500 479
Females 68,894 103,151 154,886 248,593 46,865 77,487 129,968 224,963 12,014 13,754 12,175 10,949 10,015 11,910 12,743 12,079 552 50
21 years & over Males 108,513 143,405 213,461 324,959 78,487 110,743 178,858 285,844 9,735 10,488 9,571 8,464 20,291 22,174 25,032 18,867 11,307 477
Females 65,784 98,855 147,479 237,809 44,403 73,787 122,992 214,357 11,641 13,483 12,004 10,895 9,735 11,585 12,483 11,962 545 50