TABLE X.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the DEGREE of EDUCATION possessed by MALES and FEMALES at STATED PERIODS of AGE, in each DIVISION of the STATE, at DATES of CENSUS 1891 and 1901 respectively (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
Division and County. All Ages. Under 5 Years. 5 to 14 Years. 15 to 20 Years. 21 Years and upwards.
1891. 1901. 1891. 1901. 1891. 1901. 1891. 1901. 1891. 1901.
I.—CENTRAL—continued.
COUNTY—
LIGHT—
Read and write M 5,690 6,142 1,538 1,525 833 1,006 3,319 3,611
F 5,832 6,187 1,514 1,477 1,002 1,014 3,316 3,696
Read only M 169 133 1 76 77 1 4 92 51
F 268 238 75 77 2 2 191 159
Cannot read M 1,816 1,379 1,075 849 540 398 10 1 191 131
F 1,771 1,408 1,107 896 440 377 10 2 214 133
Total M 7,675 7,654 1,075 850 2,154 2,000 844 1,011 3,602 3,793
F 7,871 7,833 1,107 896 2,029 1,931 1,014 1,018 3,721 3,988
STURT—
Read and write M 2,694 3,125 664 818 434 477 1,596 1,830
F 2,423 2,777 694 733 375 460 1,354 1,584
Read only M 73 87 2 43 58 3 2 27 25
F 98 100 43 50 1 54 50
Cannot read M 844 751 547 477 234 204 12 3 51 67
F 776 649 519 445 213 167 1 3 43 34
Total M 3,611 3,963 547 479 941 1,080 449 482 1,674 1,922
F 3,297 3,526 519 445 950 950 377 463 1,451 1,668
TOTAL—
Read and write M 76,337 94,010 19,744 23,596 11,217 15,333 45,376 55,081
F 80,099 101,638 19,597 23,484 12,743 16,497 47,759 61,657
Read only M 2,618 2,211 19 1,495 1,286 53 43 1,070 863
F 3,516 2,967 18 1,410 1,257 36 24 2,070 1,668
Cannot read M 22,726 20,481 14,907 13,307 5,791 5,132 135 110 1,893 1,932
F 22,253 19,922 14,596 13,070 5,639 4,913 71 82 1,947 1,857
Total M 101,681 116,702 14,907 13,326 27,030 30,014 11,405 15,486 48,339 57,876
F 105,868 124,527 14,596 13,088 26,646 29,654 12,850 16,603 51,776 65,182
II.—LOWER NORTH.
COUNTY—
BURRA—
Read and write M 1,786 1,652 470 451 263 241 1,053 960
F 1,607 1,708 422 476 270 322 915 910
Read only M 64 46 28 23 5 1 31 22
F 109 66 29 30 1 79 36
Cannot read M 572 418 348 261 167 116 5 2 52 39
F 640 439 396 317 191 91 2 1 51 30
Total M 2,422 2,116 348 261 665 590 273 244 1,136 1,021
F 2,356 2,213 396 317 642 597 273 323 1,045 976
DALY—
Read and write M 7,343 8,478 1,886 2,150 1,198 1,395 4,259 4,933
F 6,481 7,885 1,906 2,080 1,090 1,353 3,485 4,452
Read only M 323 306 5 165 186 11 3 147 112
F 521 410 3 211 179 2 6 308 222
Cannot read M 2,348 2,034 1,516 1,314 571 430 24 13 237 277
F 2,151 1,888 1,448 1,250 501 408 5 8 197 222
Total M 10,014 10,818 1,516 1,319 2,622 2,766 1,233 1,411 4,643 5,322
F 9,153 10,183 1,448 1,253 2,618 2,667 1,097 1,367 3,990 4,896
HAMLEY—
Read and write M 225 474 33 83 29 86 163 305
F 123 289 36 80 17 53 70 156
Read only M 16 9 13 3 1 3 5
F 11 7 3 3 1 7 4
Cannot read M 44 101 25 71 12 20 2 2 5 8
F 60 82 41 56 18 23 1 1 2
Total M 285 584 25 71 58 106 31 89 171 318
F 194 378 41 56 57 106 18 54 78 162
KIMBERLEY—
Read and write M 920 757 205 232 141 114 574 411
F 761 735 217 214 138 127 406 394
Read only M 37 31 26 23 1 11 7
F 41 28 20 13 1 3 20 12
Cannot read M 305 184 197 114 78 41 6 2 24 27
F 297 175 179 106 86 48 1 2 31 19
Total M 1,262 972 197 114 309 296 147 117 609 445
F 1,099 938 179 106 323 275 140 132 457 425
STANLEY—
Read and write M 3,845 3,788 1,038 1,003 565 611 2,242 2,174
F 3,461 3,614 997 953 587 627 1,877 2,034
Read only M 157 104 83 53 2 2 72 49
F 241 150 1 108 58 4 3 129 88
Cannot read M 1,154 855 763 517 276 225 11 5 104 108
F 1,058 789 663 529 290 177 4 101 83
Total M 5,156 4,747 763 517 1,397 1,281 578 618 2,418 2,331
F 4,760 4,553 663 530 1,395 1,188 595 630 2,107 2,205