TABLE III.—COMPARATIVE RETURN : Showing the NUMBER of MALES and FEMALES at stated PERIODS of AGE, in the undermentioned DIVISIONS of the PROVINCE, who CAN READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, at DATES of CENSUS of 1876 and 1881 respectively.
Periods of Age. |
THE PROVINCE. |
CITY OF ADELAIDE. |
OTHER CORPORATE TOWNS. |
DISTRICT COUNCILS AND HUNDREDS. |
Persons. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Unspecified. |
Persons. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Unspecified. |
Persons. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Unspecified. |
Persons. |
Read and Write. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
1881. |
1876. |
All Ages |
Males |
110,491 |
149,530 |
77,447 |
107,354 |
8,170 |
7,259 |
24,200 |
34,917 |
674 |
|
15,104 |
19,104 |
11,447 |
15,012 |
824 |
706 |
2,771 |
3,386 |
62 |
|
14,460 |
23,875 |
10,490 |
17,747 |
990 |
994 |
2,925 |
5,134 |
55 |
|
76,045 |
97,059 |
51,479 |
Females |
102,780 |
130,335 |
70,699 |
92,703 |
8,288 |
8,008 |
23,335 |
29,624 |
458 |
|
16,469 |
19,375 |
12,284 |
14,903 |
1,093 |
857 |
3,067 |
3,615 |
25 |
|
16,090 |
25,111 |
11,473 |
18,627 |
1,295 |
1,343 |
3,292 |
5,141 |
30 |
|
68,841 |
84,628 |
46,088 |
Total under 5 years |
Males |
15,762 |
21,028 |
|
|
|
|
15,762 |
21,028 |
|
|
1,965 |
2,318 |
|
|
|
|
1,965 |
2,318 |
|
|
2,172 |
3,886 |
|
|
|
|
2,172 |
3,886 |
|
|
11,386 |
14,628 |
|
Females |
15,852 |
20,656 |
|
|
|
|
15,852 |
20,656 |
|
|
2,072 |
2,441 |
|
|
|
|
2,012 |
2,441 |
|
|
2,344 |
3,779 |
|
|
|
|
2,344 |
3,779 |
|
|
11,175 |
14,238 |
|
5 years |
Males |
3,133 |
3,782 |
179 |
303 |
713 |
603 |
2,204 |
2,876 |
37 |
|
387 |
411 |
25 |
21 |
88 |
56 |
273 |
334 |
1 |
|
419 |
664 |
33 |
73 |
135 |
119 |
241 |
472 |
10 |
|
2,291 |
2,670 |
120 |
Females |
3,101 |
3,644 |
178 |
278 |
513 |
565 |
2,385 |
2,801 |
25 |
|
384 |
426 |
24 |
35 |
71 |
54 |
289 |
337 |
|
|
442 |
656 |
27 |
57 |
120 |
127 |
295 |
472 |
|
|
2,231 |
2,522 |
126 |
6 years |
Males |
3,141 |
3,501 |
720 |
861 |
1,049 |
892 |
1,320 |
1,748 |
52 |
|
361 |
355 |
91 |
81 |
127 |
98 |
139 |
176 |
4 |
|
460 |
626 |
130 |
206 |
178 |
179 |
141 |
241 |
11 |
|
2,262 |
2,485 |
489 |
Females |
3,091 |
3,541 |
834 |
965 |
962 |
882 |
1,261 |
1,694 |
34 |
|
388 |
410 |
95 |
114 |
130 |
97 |
162 |
199 |
1 |
|
426 |
698 |
144 |
248 |
153 |
171 |
129 |
279 |
|
|
2,220 |
2,404 |
583 |
7 years |
Males |
3,263 |
3,458 |
1,469 |
1,850 |
1,003 |
841 |
758 |
767 |
33 |
|
422 |
410 |
232 |
223 |
119 |
114 |
68 |
73 |
3 |
|
457 |
613 |
257 |
391 |
144 |
129 |
51 |
93 |
5 |
|
2,356 |
2,406 |
975 |
Females |
3,121 |
3,519 |
1,523 |
1,983 |
891 |
837 |
688 |
699 |
19 |
|
371 |
389 |
213 |
227 |
97 |
84 |
60 |
78 |
1 |
|
471 |
645 |
257 |
409 |
150 |
144 |
64 |
92 |
|
|
2,236 |
2,458 |
1,040 |
8 years |
Males |
3,182 |
3,347 |
1,982 |
2,378 |
697 |
597 |
469 |
372 |
34 |
|
406 |
369 |
314 |
271 |
62 |
63 |
27 |
35 |
3 |
|
451 |
567 |
330 |
445 |
87 |
84 |
31 |
38 |
3 |
|
2,278 |
2,386 |
1,320 |
Females |
3,081 |
3,335 |
2,045 |
2,424 |
638 |
568 |
377 |
343 |
21 |
|
381 |
366 |
269 |
283 |
78 |
56 |
33 |
27 |
1 |
|
477 |
584 |
350 |
474 |
89 |
78 |
37 |
32 |
1 |
|
2,171 |
2,362 |
1,399 |
9 years |
Males |
2,833 |
3,319 |
2,056 |
2,748 |
483 |
351 |
268 |
220 |
26 |
|
359 |
355 |
301 |
305 |
44 |
29 |
9 |
21 |
5 |
|
372 |
582 |
320 |
526 |
48 |
39 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
|
2,058 |
2,355 |
1,416 |
Females |
2,838 |
3,318 |
2,199 |
2,727 |
446 |
384 |
173 |
207 |
20 |
|
375 |
401 |
317 |
351 |
42 |
35 |
15 |
15 |
1 |
|
407 |
616 |
344 |
551 |
49 |
42 |
14 |
23 |
|
|
2,031 |
2,279 |
1,522 |
10 years |
Males |
2,907 |
3,293 |
2,319 |
2,922 |
359 |
247 |
203 |
124 |
26 |
|
342 |
385 |
297 |
368 |
37 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
407 |
560 |
358 |
526 |
30 |
25 |
18 |
9 |
1 |
|
2,111 |
2,320 |
1,643 |
Females |
2,862 |
3,309 |
2,395 |
2,983 |
299 |
237 |
153 |
89 |
15 |
|
392 |
381 |
343 |
355 |
36 |
19 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
|
412 |
587 |
352 |
566 |
39 |
15 |
20 |
6 |
1 |
|
2,021 |
2,314 |
1,674 |
11 years |
Males |
2,657 |
3,142 |
2,262 |
2,880 |
248 |
168 |
130 |
94 |
17 |
|
342 |
320 |
323 |
307 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
|
378 |
566 |
356 |
545 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
1,913 |
2,222 |
1,568 |
Females |
2,733 |
3,138 |
2,435 |
2,887 |
204 |
166 |
89 |
85 |
5 |
|
344 |
398 |
311 |
382 |
23 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
|
|
439 |
547 |
402 |
528 |
26 |
16 |
11 |
3 |
|
|
1,921 |
2,170 |
1,701 |
12 years |
Males |
2,869 |
3,252 |
2,496 |
3,051 |
218 |
131 |
133 |
70 |
22 |
|
356 |
368 |
333 |
356 |
17 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
374 |
541 |
349 |
520 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
2,096 |
2,314 |
1,782 |
Females |
2,836 |
3,240 |
2,591 |
3,074 |
143 |
103 |
87 |
63 |
15 |
|
430 |
404 |
397 |
396 |
22 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
|
426 |
597 |
407 |
585 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
|
1,955 |
2,217 |
1,767 |
13 years |
Males |
2,625 |
3,309 |
2,335 |
3,116 |
181 |
122 |
100 |
71 |
9 |
|
322 |
398 |
299 |
380 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
|
336 |
602 |
319 |
581 |
13 |
17 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
1,921 |
2,279 |
1,688 |
Females |
2,716 |
3,260 |
2,545 |
3,147 |
116 |
65 |
50 |
48 |
5 |
|
405 |
432 |
382 |
427 |
17 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
409 |
657 |
389 |
645 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
1,874 |
2,147 |
1,756 |
14 years |
Males |
2,761 |
3,211 |
2,509 |
3,023 |
160 |
116 |
81 |
72 |
11 |
|
373 |
376 |
358 |
367 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
356 |
519 |
340 |
499 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
1,972 |
2,266 |
1,763 |
Females |
2,549 |
3,121 |
2,412 |
3,030 |
90 |
51 |
44 |
40 |
3 |
|
385 |
438 |
376 |
426 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
418 |
579 |
402 |
564 |
9 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
1,718 |
2,091 |
1,611 |
Total of 5 and under 15 years |
Males |
29,371 |
33,614 |
18,327 |
23,132 |
5,111 |
4,068 |
5,666 |
6,414 |
267 |
|
3,670 |
3,747 |
2,573 |
2,679 |
530 |
400 |
547 |
668 |
20 |
|
4,010 |
5,840 |
2,792 |
4,312 |
681 |
630 |
506 |
898 |
31 |
|
21,258 |
23,703 |
12,764 |
Females |
28,928 |
33,425 |
19,157 |
23,498 |
4,302 |
3,858 |
5,307 |
6,069 |
162 |
|
3,855 |
4,045 |
2,727 |
2,996 |
522 |
368 |
598 |
681 |
8 |
|
4,327 |
6,166 |
3,074 |
4,627 |
656 |
620 |
592 |
919 |
5 |
|
20,378 |
22,964 |
13,179 |
15 and under 20 years |
Males |
11,691 |
14,801 |
10,831 |
13,960 |
434 |
454 |
348 |
387 |
78 |
|
1,581 |
1,966 |
1,517 |
1,914 |
30 |
23 |
24 |
29 |
10 |
|
1,463 |
2,268 |
1,417 |
2,198 |
25 |
48 |
16 |
22 |
5 |
|
8,218 |
10,153 |
7,524 |
Females |
11,784 |
14,991 |
11,299 |
14,567 |
294 |
231 |
151 |
193 |
40 |
|
2,016 |
2,474 |
1,963 |
2,410 |
31 |
35 |
19 |
29 |
3 |
|
1,933 |
2,969 |
1,868 |
2,912 |
37 |
34 |
23 |
23 |
5 |
|
7,699 |
9,424 |
7,343 |
20 and under 21 years |
Males |
2,182 |
2,833 |
2,039 |
2,678 |
69 |
53 |
67 |
102 |
7 |
|
293 |
439 |
281 |
427 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
|
264 |
417 |
251 |
404 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
|
1,502 |
1,777 |
1,392 |
Females |
2,190 |
2,906 |
2,093 |
2,804 |
53 |
44 |
34 |
58 |
10 |
|
437 |
521 |
420 |
497 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
|
370 |
592 |
360 |
568 |
5 |
14 |
5 |
10 |
|
|
1,354 |
1,763 |
1,287 |
Total of 15 and under 21 years |
Males |
13,873 |
17,634 |
12,870 |
16,638 |
503 |
507 |
415 |
489 |
85 |
|
1,874 |
2,405 |
1,798 |
2,341 |
35 |
29 |
30 |
35 |
11 |
|
1,727 |
2,685 |
1,668 |
2,602 |
31 |
56 |
22 |
27 |
6 |
|
9,720 |
11,930 |
8,916 |
Females |
13,974 |
17,897 |
13,392 |
17,371 |
347 |
275 |
185 |
251 |
50 |
|
2,453 |
2,995 |
2,383 |
2,907 |
41 |
47 |
25 |
41 |
4 |
|
2,303 |
3,561 |
2,228 |
3,480 |
42 |
48 |
28 |
33 |
5 |
|
9,053 |
11,187 |
8,630 |
21 and under 25 years |
Males |
7,683 |
14,074 |
7,207 |
12,594 |
232 |
292 |
202 |
1,188 |
42 |
|
1,171 |
2,021 |
1,146 |
1,972 |
4 |
27 |
13 |
22 |
8 |
|
885 |
1,892 |
844 |
1,844 |
22 |
26 |
19 |
22 |
|
|
5,000 |
8,438 |
4,637 |
Females |
6,993 |
10,938 |
6,724 |
10,554 |
165 |
195 |
87 |
189 |
17 |
|
1,402 |
2,037 |
1,360 |
1,966 |
26 |
25 |
15 |
46 |
1 |
|
1,157 |
2,213 |
1,115 |
2,150 |
26 |
35 |
12 |
28 |
4 |
|
4,349 |
6,560 |
4,168 |
25 and under 30 years |
Males |
8,250 |
15,032 |
7,678 |
13,455 |
268 |
277 |
251 |
1,300 |
53 |
|
1,257 |
2,260 |
1,219 |
2,191 |
15 |
24 |
18 |
45 |
5 |
|
955 |
2,213 |
916 |
2,148 |
21 |
28 |
12 |
37 |
6 |
|
5,233 |
8,572 |
4,814 |
Females |
6,980 |
10,195 |
6,545 |
9,716 |
262 |
250 |
144 |
229 |
29 |
|
1,346 |
1,758 |
1,258 |
1,694 |
55 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
2 |
|
1,148 |
2,098 |
1,099 |
2,001 |
31 |
50 |
18 |
47 |
|
|
4,360 |
6,186 |
4,068 |
30 and under 35 years |
Males |
7,555 |
10,965 |
6,994 |
9,412 |
249 |
251 |
285 |
1,302 |
27 |
|
1,092 |
1,415 |
1,047 |
1,356 |
25 |
21 |
20 |
38 |
|
|
979 |
1,597 |
912 |
1,535 |
35 |
23 |
31 |
39 |
1 |
|
4,792 |
6,219 |
4,397 |
Females |
6,320 |
7,689 |
5,670 |
7,172 |
367 |
280 |
250 |
231 |
33 |
|
1,079 |
1,231 |
969 |
1,147 |
58 |
44 |
50 |
40 |
2 |
|
1,053 |
1,534 |
937 |
1,455 |
62 |
47 |
50 |
32 |
4 |
|
4,090 |
4,819 |
3,674 |
35 and under 40 years |
Males |
6,537 |
9,625 |
5,887 |
8,136 |
300 |
268 |
309 |
1,221 |
41 |
|
925 |
1,149 |
847 |
1,080 |
31 |
22 |
40 |
47 |
7 |
|
861 |
1,467 |
796 |
1,387 |
36 |
39 |
26 |
41 |
3 |
|
4,169 |
5,568 |
3,710 |
Females |
5,603 |
6,670 |
4,781 |
6,013 |
478 |
368 |
306 |
289 |
38 |
|
951 |
1,037 |
831 |
941 |
74 |
51 |
45 |
45 |
1 |
|
925 |
1,358 |
787 |
1,219 |
83 |
88 |
50 |
51 |
5 |
|
3,615 |
4,208 |
3,067 |
40 and under 45 years |
Males |
5,510 |
7,344 |
4,811 |
6,514 |
324 |
285 |
334 |
545 |
41 |
|
724 |
980 |
672 |
898 |
26 |
25 |
26 |
57 |
|
|
710 |
1,120 |
642 |
1,047 |
28 |
32 |
38 |
41 |
2 |
|
3,649 |
4,616 |
3,102 |
Females |
5,101 |
6,045 |
4,121 |
5,087 |
595 |
531 |
352 |
427 |
33 |
|
908 |
1,008 |
767 |
864 |
73 |
68 |
67 |
76 |
1 |
|
779 |
1,178 |
600 |
1,021 |
105 |
91 |
72 |
66 |
2 |
|
3,334 |
3,791 |
2,682 |
45 and under 50 years |
Males |
4,709 |
5,672 |
4,148 |
4,980 |
297 |
267 |
240 |
425 |
24 |
|
696 |
745 |
646 |
675 |
19 |
28 |
27 |
42 |
4 |
|
689 |
892 |
620 |
826 |
38 |
35 |
29 |
31 |
2 |
|
3,083 |
3,619 |
2,669 |
Females |
3,779 |
4,949 |
3,120 |
4,025 |
416 |
572 |
223 |
352 |
20 |
|
728 |
823 |
620 |
704 |
65 |
64 |
42 |
55 |
1 |
|
611 |
974 |
496 |
806 |
74 |
104 |
39 |
64 |
2 |
|
2,405 |
3,109 |
1,978 |
50 and under 55 years |
Males |
3,689 |
4,897 |
3,229 |
4,302 |
236 |
279 |
203 |
316 |
21 |
|
569 |
656 |
520 |
592 |
28 |
31 |
17 |
33 |
4 |
|
493 |
798 |
442 |
740 |
29 |
31 |
22 |
27 |
|
|
2,484 |
3,208 |
2,137 |
Females |
3,051 |
3,871 |
2,468 |
3,120 |
388 |
476 |
177 |
275 |
18 |
|
578 |
640 |
500 |
544 |
44 |
58 |
34 |
38 |
|
|
488 |
737 |
390 |
629 |
68 |
74 |
30 |
34 |
|
|
1,964 |
2,469 |
1,561 |
55 and under 60 years |
Males |
2,873 |
3,336 |
2,505 |
2,930 |
192 |
206 |
159 |
200 |
17 |
|
419 |
491 |
381 |
461 |
27 |
16 |
10 |
14 |
1 |
|
398 |
530 |
363 |
482 |
17 |
23 |
16 |
25 |
2 |
|
1,973 |
2,196 |
1,686 |
Females |
2,227 |
2,691 |
1,804 |
2,189 |
280 |
340 |
128 |
162 |
15 |
|
370 |
471 |
318 |
428 |
32 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
|
|
342 |
517 |
288 |
428 |
40 |
59 |
14 |
30 |
|
|
1,502 |
1,688 |
1,187 |
60 and under 65 years |
Males |
1,995 |
2,770 |
1,666 |
2,376 |
169 |
199 |
147 |
195 |
13 |
|
287 |
383 |
249 |
348 |
24 |
21 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
257 |
419 |
223 |
363 |
21 |
32 |
12 |
24 |
1 |
|
1,416 |
1,919 |
1,162 |
Females |
1,755 |
2,250 |
1,310 |
1,742 |
285 |
315 |
153 |
193 |
7 |
|
328 |
389 |
253 |
323 |
47 |
29 |
27 |
37 |
1 |
|
283 |
413 |
206 |
347 |
51 |
39 |
25 |
27 |
1 |
|
1,137 |
1,442 |
844 |
65 and under 70 years |
Males |
1,307 |
1,607 |
1,069 |
1,351 |
136 |
153 |
95 |
103 |
7 |
|
201 |
220 |
174 |
186 |
14 |
19 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
163 |
258 |
141 |
230 |
14 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
1 |
|
930 |
1,115 |
742 |
Females |
1,044 |
1,406 |
769 |
1,055 |
197 |
240 |
69 |
111 |
9 |
|
187 |
231 |
147 |
182 |
20 |
24 |
18 |
25 |
2 |
|
150 |
281 |
115 |
224 |
28 |
43 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
704 |
890 |
504 |
70 and under 75 years |
Males |
754 |
1,102 |
599 |
883 |
80 |
112 |
68 |
107 |
7 |
|
151 |
173 |
116 |
135 |
19 |
21 |
14 |
17 |
2 |
|
94 |
175 |
76 |
147 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
13 |
|
|
505 |
746 |
403 |
Females |
620 |
904 |
453 |
654 |
113 |
158 |
50 |
92 |
4 |
|
106 |
154 |
78 |
123 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
19 |
1 |
|
89 |
164 |
66 |
127 |
17 |
27 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
|
424 |
584 |
208 |
75 and under 80 years |
Males |
360 |
537 |
280 |
426 |
35 |
59 |
42 |
52 |
3 |
|
63 |
92 |
38 |
64 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
36 |
67 |
34 |
57 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
260 |
375 |
207 |
Females |
333 |
447 |
243 |
303 |
56 |
85 |
27 |
59 |
7 |
|
58 |
68 |
41 |
52 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
|
|
59 |
79 |
50 |
63 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
214 |
299 |
150 |
80 years and upwards |
Males |
182 |
293 |
129 |
225 |
34 |
36 |
17 |
32 |
2 |
|
39 |
49 |
20 |
34 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
25 |
36 |
17 |
27 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
118 |
207 |
92 |
Females |
174 |
302 |
114 |
204 |
36 |
59 |
22 |
39 |
2 |
|
42 |
47 |
27 |
32 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
|
|
29 |
59 |
20 |
50 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
103 |
194 |
67 |
Total of 21 years and upwards |
Males |
51,404 |
77,254 |
46,202 |
67,584 |
2,552 |
2,684 |
2,352 |
6,986 |
298 |
|
7,594 |
10,634 |
7,075 |
9,992 |
259 |
277 |
229 |
365 |
31 |
|
6,545 |
11,464 |
6,026 |
10,833 |
277 |
308 |
224 |
323 |
18 |
|
33,612 |
46,798 |
29,758 |
Females |
43,980 |
58,357 |
38,122 |
51,834 |
3,638 |
3,875 |
1,988 |
2,648 |
232 |
|
8,083 |
9,894 |
7,169 |
9,000 |
530 |
442 |
372 |
452 |
12 |
|
7,113 |
11,605 |
6,169 |
10,520 |
597 |
675 |
327 |
410 |
20 |
|
28,201 |
36,239 |
24,258 |
Unspecified |
Males |
81 |
|
48 |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
24 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
41 |
Females |
46 |
|
28 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
14 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
34 |
|
21 |