TABLE I.—COMPARATIVE SUMMARY : Showing the NUMBER of PERSONS of both SEXES and of all ages in the PROVINCE who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, at the dates of CENSUS 1876 and 1881 respectively (exclusive of aborigines).
Particulars. Population of the Province. Males. Females.
Totals. Males. Females. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Unspecified. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Unspecified.
1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881. 1876. 1881.
Total Population (exclusive of Northern Territory and Shipping 210,996 272,876 108,389 142,908 102,607 129,968 75,562 104,829 8,074 7,198 24,087 30,881 666 70,565 92,417 8,287 8,006 23,297 29,545 458
Northern Territory 743 3,451 650 3,347 93 104 534 585 56 12 60 2,750 69 71 1 24 32
Shipping 1,532 3,538 1,452 3,275 80 263 1,351 1,940 40 49 53 1,286 8 65 215 1 1 14 47
Grand Total of South Australia 213,271 279,865 110,491 149,530 102,780 130,335 77,447 107,354 8,170 7,259 24,200 34,917 674 70,699 92,703 8,288 8,008 23,335 29,624 458