TABLE IV.—SHOWING the PERCENTAGE of the NUMBER of PERSONS who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, as compared with the TOTAL POPULATION, at DATE of each CENSUS from 1871 to 1901 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
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1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Read and write |
63.53 |
60.56 |
62.09 |
71.79 |
71.13 |
71.48 |
73.49 |
74.15 |
73.81 |
79.99 |
80.39 |
80.18 |
| Read only |
10.10 |
12.73 |
11.38 |
4.86 |
6.14 |
5.46 |
2.50 |
3.51 |
2.99 |
2.01 |
2.57 |
2.28 |
| Cannot read |
24.52 |
24.98 |
24.74 |
23.35 |
22.73 |
23.06 |
24.01 |
22.34 |
23.20 |
18.00 |
17.04 |
17.54 |
| Unspecified |
1.85 |
1.73 |
1.79 |
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