CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—EDUCATION., TABLE I.—The Number of Persons, Males and Females, at the Principal Age-groups, who could read and write, read only, or who were unable to read, at the last five 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	12,014
1871	Males	165,459	27,365	82,727			12,412	10,916	54,330			38,986	5,685	5,680			114,061	10,764	10,764
	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	280,891	24,190	106,128			21,749	10,006	74,816			73,504	4,394	5,620			185,578	9,790	25,691
	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
1901	Males	554,374	14,288	133,152	7,912	279	46,378	7,729	110,407	3		148,981	856	2,127	194	6	359,015	5,703	20,618	7,715	273
	Females	509,100	15,110	120,030	553	48	46,252	7,155	107,112	1	1	148,861	576	1,383	32	1	313,987	7,379	11,535	520	46