TABLE VII.—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the POPULATION at the DATE of the CENSUS of 1881, 1891, and 1901, the NUMBER who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and UNABLE to READ, at CERTAIN PERIODS of AGE, together with the PROPORTIONS PER CENT. respectively (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
| PERIODS OF AGE. |
POPULATION AT EACH PERIOD OF AGE. |
READ AND WRITE. |
| 1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
1881. |
1891. |
| No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
| PERSONS— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All ages |
279,865 |
100.00 |
320,431 |
100.00 |
362,604 |
100.00 |
200,057 |
71.48 |
236,514 |
73.81 |
| Under 5 years |
41,684 |
14.89 |
45,281 |
14.13 |
40,077 |
11.05 |
|
|
|
|
| 5 and under 15 years |
67,039 |
23.95 |
80,897 |
25.25 |
89,160 |
24.59 |
46,630 |
69.56 |
58,291 |
72.05 |
| 15 and under 21 years |
35,531 |
12.70 |
37,167 |
11.60 |
47,514 |
13.10 |
34,009 |
95.72 |
36,304 |
97.68 |
| 21 years and upwards |
135,611 |
48.46 |
157,086 |
49.02 |
185,853 |
51.26 |
119,418 |
88.06 |
141,919 |
90.34 |
| SCHOOL AGES— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5 and 6 years* |
14,468 |
5.17 |
18,245 |
5.70 |
17,817 |
4.91 |
2,407 |
16.64 |
2,228 |
12.21 |
| 7 to 12 years* |
39,670 |
14.17 |
47,782 |
14.91 |
54,217 |
14.95 |
31,907 |
80.43 |
41,495 |
86.84 |
| 7 to 13 years† |
|
|
|
|
62,786 |
17.32 |
|
|
|
|
| 13 to 20 years |
48,432 |
17.31 |
52,037 |
16.24 |
64,640 |
17.83 |
46,325 |
95.65 |
50,872 |
97.76 |
| 14 to 20 years |
|
|
|
|
56,071 |
15.46 |
|
|
|
|
| MALES— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All ages |
149,530 |
100.00 |
166,801 |
100.00 |
184,422 |
100.00 |
107,354 |
71.79 |
122,583 |
73.49 |
| Under 5 years |
21,028 |
14.06 |
23,015 |
13.80 |
20,260 |
10.99 |
|
|
|
|
| 5 and under 15 years |
33,614 |
22.48 |
40,989 |
24.57 |
44,949 |
24.37 |
23,132 |
68.82 |
29,519 |
72.01 |
| 15 and under 21 years |
17,634 |
11.79 |
18,478 |
11.08 |
23,625 |
12.81 |
16,638 |
94.35 |
17,839 |
96.54 |
| 21 years and upwards |
77,254 |
51.67 |
84,319 |
50.55 |
95,588 |
51.83 |
67,584 |
87.49 |
75,225 |
89.22 |
| SCHOOL AGES— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5 and 6 years* |
7,283 |
4.87 |
9,193 |
5.51 |
9,071 |
4.92 |
1,164 |
15.98 |
1,142 |
12.42 |
| 7 to 12 years* |
19,811 |
13.25 |
24,267 |
14.55 |
27,184 |
14.74 |
15,829 |
79.90 |
21,025 |
86.64 |
| 7 to 13 years† |
|
|
|
|
31,587 |
17.52 |
|
|
|
|
| 13 to 20 years |
24,154 |
16.15 |
26,007 |
15.59 |
32,319 |
17.52 |
22,777 |
94.30 |
25,191 |
96.86 |
| 14 to 20 years |
|
|
|
|
27,916 |
15.14 |
|
|
|
|
| FEMALES— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All ages |
130,335 |
100.00 |
153,630 |
100.00 |
178,182 |
100.00 |
92,703 |
71.13 |
113,931 |
74.16 |
| Under 5 years |
20,656 |
15.85 |
22,266 |
14.49 |
19,817 |
11.12 |
|
|
|
|
| 5 and under 15 years |
33,425 |
25.64 |
39,908 |
25.98 |
44,211 |
24.81 |
23,498 |
70.30 |
28,772 |
72.10 |
| 15 and under 21 years |
17,897 |
13.73 |
18,689 |
12.16 |
23,889 |
13.41 |
17,371 |
97.06 |
18,465 |
98.80 |
| 21 years and upwards |
58,357 |
44.78 |
72,767 |
47.37 |
90,265 |
50.66 |
51,834 |
88.82 |
66,694 |
91.65 |
| SCHOOL AGES— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5 and 6 years* |
7,185 |
5.51 |
9,052 |
5.89 |
8,746 |
4.91 |
1,243 |
17.30 |
1,086 |
12.00 |
| 7 to 12 years* |
19,859 |
15.24 |
23,515 |
15.31 |
27,033 |
15.17 |
16,078 |
80.96 |
20,470 |
87.05 |
| 7 to 13 years† |
|
|
|
|
31,199 |
17.51 |
|
|
|
|
| 13 to 20 years |
24,278 |
18.62 |
26,030 |
16.94 |
32,321 |
18.14 |
23,548 |
96.99 |
25,681 |
98.66 |
| 14 to 20 years |
|
|
|
|
28,155 |
15.80 |
|
|
|
|