1.—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, 1881 and 1891 respectively (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
| PARTICULARS. |
POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE. |
MALES. |
FEMALES. |
| Totals. |
Males. |
Females. |
Read and Write. |
Read Only. |
Cannot Read. |
Read and Write. |
Read Only. |
Cannot Read. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Population (exclusive of Northern Territory and Shipping) |
272,876 |
310,426 |
142,908 |
157,759 |
129,968 |
152,667 |
104,829 |
118,114 |
7,198 |
4,097 |
30,881 |
35,548 |
92,417 |
113,296 |
8,006 |
5,392 |
29,545 |
33,979 |
| Northern Territory |
3,451 |
4,898 |
3,347 |
4,560 |
104 |
338 |
585 |
920 |
12 |
16 |
2,750 |
3,624 |
71 |
165 |
1 |
2 |
32 |
171 |
| Shipping |
3,538 |
5,107 |
3,275 |
4,482 |
263 |
625 |
1,940 |
3,549 |
49 |
63 |
1,286 |
870 |
215 |
470 |
1 |
1 |
47 |
154 |
| GRAND TOTAL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
279,865 |
320,431 |
149,530 |
166,801 |
130,335 |
153,630 |
107,354 |
122,583 |
7,259 |
4,176 |
34,917 |
40,042 |
92,703 |
113,931 |
8,008 |
5,395 |
29,624 |
34,304 |