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).
| READ AND WRITE. |
READ ONLY. |
CANNOT READ. |
| 1901. |
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
1881. |
1891. |
1901. |
| No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
No. |
Per Cent. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 290,748 |
80.18 |
15,267 |
5.46 |
9,571 |
2.99 |
8,283 |
2.29 |
64,541 |
23.06 |
74,346 |
23.20 |
63,573 |
17.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
0.15 |
41,684 |
100.00 |
45,281 |
100.00 |
40,016 |
99.85 |
| 69,451 |
77.90 |
7,926 |
11.82 |
4,618 |
5.71 |
4,229 |
4.74 |
12,483 |
18.62 |
17,988 |
22.24 |
15,480 |
17.36 |
| 46,952 |
98.82 |
782 |
2.20 |
164 |
0.44 |
122 |
0.26 |
740 |
2.08 |
699 |
1.88 |
440 |
0.92 |
| 174,345 |
93.81 |
6,559 |
4.84 |
4,789 |
3.05 |
3,871 |
2.08 |
9,634 |
7.10 |
10,378 |
6.61 |
7,637 |
4.11 |
| 3,071 |
17.24 |
2,942 |
20.33 |
1,857 |
10.18 |
1,914 |
10.74 |
9,119 |
63.03 |
14,160 |
77.61 |
12,832 |
72.02 |
| 49,374 |
91.07 |
4,630 |
11.67 |
2,667 |
5.58 |
2,273 |
4.19 |
3,133 |
7.90 |
3,620 |
7.58 |
2,570 |
4.74 |
| 57,880 |
92.19 |
|
|
|
|
2,294 |
3.65 |
|
|
|
|
2,612 |
4.16 |
| 63,958 |
98.95 |
1,136 |
2.35 |
258 |
0.50 |
164 |
0.25 |
971 |
2.00 |
907 |
1.74 |
518 |
0.80 |
| 55,452 |
98.90 |
|
|
|
|
143 |
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
476 |
0.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 147,513 |
79.99 |
7,259 |
4.86 |
4,176 |
2.50 |
3,706 |
2.01 |
34,917 |
23.35 |
40,042 |
24.01 |
33,203 |
18.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
0.14 |
21,028 |
100.00 |
23,015 |
100.00 |
20,232 |
99.86 |
| 34,896 |
77.63 |
4,068 |
12.10 |
2,331 |
5.69 |
2,148 |
4.78 |
6,414 |
19.08 |
9,139 |
22.30 |
7,905 |
17.59 |
| 23,268 |
98.49 |
507 |
2.88 |
107 |
0.58 |
80 |
0.34 |
489 |
2.77 |
532 |
2.88 |
277 |
1.17 |
| 89,349 |
93.47 |
2,684 |
3.47 |
1,738 |
2.06 |
1,450 |
1.52 |
6,986 |
9.04 |
7,356 |
8.72 |
4,789 |
5.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,576 |
17.37 |
1,495 |
20.53 |
929 |
10.11 |
952 |
10.50 |
4,624 |
63.49 |
7,122 |
77.47 |
6,543 |
72.13 |
| 24,702 |
90.87 |
2,335 |
11.79 |
1,351 |
5.57 |
1,167 |
4.29 |
1,647 |
8.31 |
1,891 |
7.79 |
1,315 |
4.84 |
| 29,070 |
92.03 |
|
|
|
|
1,180 |
3.74 |
|
|
|
|
1,337 |
4.23 |
| 31,886 |
98.66 |
745 |
3.08 |
158 |
0.61 |
109 |
0.34 |
632 |
2.62 |
658 |
2.53 |
324 |
1.00 |
| 27,518 |
98.58 |
|
|
|
|
96 |
0.34 |
|
|
|
|
302 |
1.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 143,235 |
80.39 |
8,008 |
6.14 |
5,395 |
3.51 |
4,577 |
2.57 |
29,624 |
22.73 |
34,304 |
22.33 |
30,370 |
17.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
0.17 |
20,656 |
100.00 |
22,266 |
100.00 |
19,784 |
99.83 |
| 34,555 |
78.16 |
3,858 |
11.54 |
2,287 |
5.73 |
2,081 |
4.71 |
6,069 |
18.16 |
8,849 |
22.17 |
7,575 |
17.13 |
| 23,684 |
99.14 |
275 |
1.54 |
57 |
0.31 |
42 |
0.18 |
251 |
1.40 |
167 |
0.89 |
163 |
0.68 |
| 84,996 |
94.16 |
3,875 |
6.64 |
3,051 |
4.20 |
2,421 |
2.68 |
2,648 |
4.54 |
3,022 |
4.15 |
2,848 |
3.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,495 |
17.09 |
1,447 |
20.14 |
928 |
10.25 |
962 |
11.00 |
4,495 |
62.56 |
7,038 |
77.75 |
6,289 |
71.91 |
| 24,672 |
91.27 |
2,295 |
11.56 |
1,316 |
5.60 |
1,106 |
4.09 |
1,486 |
7.48 |
1,729 |
7.35 |
1,255 |
4.64 |
| 28,810 |
92.34 |
|
|
|
|
1,114 |
3.57 |
|
|
|
|
1,275 |
4.09 |
| 32,072 |
99.23 |
391 |
1.61 |
100 |
0.38 |
55 |
0.17 |
339 |
1.40 |
249 |
0.96 |
194 |
0.60 |
| 27,934 |
99.21 |
|
|
|
|
47 |
0.17 |
|
|
|
|
174 |
0.62 |