CENSUS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1891.,TABLE VI.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the DEGREE of EDUCATION possessed by MALES and FEMALES at STATED PERIODS of AGE, in each DIVISION of the PROVINCE, at DATES of CENSUS of 1881 and 1891 respectively.
Division and County. All Ages. Under 5 Years. 5 to 14 Years. 15 to 20 Years. 21 Years and upwards.
1881. 1891. 1881. 1891. 1881. 1891. 1881. 1891. 1881. 1891.
1.—CENTRAL.
COUNTY—
Adelaide—
Read and Write M 45,792 54,659 10,082 14,004 7,051 7,775 28,659 32,880
F 45,576 59,615 10,653 14,086 8,362 9,372 26,561 36,157
Read only M 2,750 1,803 1,500 1,027 171 35 1,079 741
F 3,375 2,533 1,495 996 104 26 1,776 1,511
Cannot read M 12,834 16,110 9,034 10,713 2,504 3,953 102 95 1,194 1,349
F 12,639 15,804 8,929 10,381 2,372 3,958 94 52 1,244 1,413
Total M 61,376 72,572 9,034 10,713 14,086 18,984 7,324 7,905 30,932 34,970
F 61,590 77,952 8,929 10,381 14,520 19,040 8,560 9,450 29,581 39,081
Albert—
Read and write M 63 100 6 16 13 7 44 77
F 43 48 14 11 7 8 22 29
Read only M 6 4 1 1 5 3
F 4 3 1 4 2
Cannot read M 24 29 11 15 6 12 1 2 6
F 14 26 10 16 3 9 1 1
Total M 93 133 11 15 13 29 14 9 55 80
F 61 77 10 16 17 21 8 8 26 32
Alfred—
Read and write M 38 23 2 4 9 3 27 16
F 15 12 6 2 1 3 8 7
Read only M 3 2 2 1 1 1
F 4 1 3
Cannot read M 7 9 2 3 4 4 1 1 1
F 6 10 5 3 1 3 2 2
Total M 48 34 2 3 8 9 9 4 29 18
F 25 22 5 3 8 5 1 5 11 9
Carnarvon—
Read and write M 160 242 29 59 22 36 109 147
F 111 191 19 46 25 31 67 114
Read only M 7 14 6 9 1 5
F 5 8 4 5 1 3
Cannot read M 50 69 29 40 20 25 1 4
F 46 74 27 53 18 19 1 2
Total M 217 325 29 40 55 93 22 36 111 156
F 162 273 27 53 41 70 25 31 69 119
Eyre—
Read and write M 1,779 2,397 361 604 281 419 1,137 1,374
F 1,349 1,978 350 544 269 334 730 1,100
Read only M 95 80 57 49 6 4 32 27
F 106 64 45 30 8 53 34
Cannot read M 601 803 395 525 157 240 9 2 40 36
F 527 739 358 498 149 227 2 1 18 13
Total M 2,475 3,280 395 525 575 893 296 425 1,209 1,437
F 1,982 2,781 358 498 544 801 279 335 801 1,147
Fergusson—
Read and write M 3,050 2,600 668 714 521 440 1,861 1,446
F 2,156 2,271 573 643 402 395 1,181 1,233
Read only M 198 85 125 65 12 1 61 19
F 182 78 121 45 2 2 59 31
Cannot read M 938 769 633 506 229 223 15 4 61 36
F 848 796 617 539 199 227 3 3 29 27
Total M 4,186 3,454 633 506 1,022 1,002 548 445 1,983 1,501
F 3,186 3,145 617 539 893 915 407 400 1,269 1,291
Gawler—
Read and write M 4,617 4,139 1,100 1,074 746 715 2,771 2,350
F 3,968 3,716 1,099 1,033 733 601 2,136 2,082
Read only M 368 212 204 112 26 7 138 93
F 392 233 177 115 14 3 201 115
Cannot read M 1,571 1,194 1,067 798 335 278 22 4 147 114
F 1,466 1,188 1,006 806 316 284 14 1 130 97
Total M 6,556 5,545 1,067 798 1,639 1,464 794 726 3,056 2,557
F 5,826 5,137 1,006 806 1,592 1,432 761 605 2,467 2,294