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 |
|