Birth-places and Education., TABLE VI.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions, under the several degrees of Education, in respect of Persons, Males, and Females, three years and over, born in different Countries.

Birth-place.		All Ages.	All Ages, 3 years and over.						Proportion per cent. of Persons 3 years and over.
			Total.	Read & write.*	Read only. *	Cannot read.	Read & write (Foreign) †	Read only. (Foreign)‡	Read & write.	Read.	Cannot read.
Total		146,667
Total specified	Males	76,928	70,388	53,148	3,204	13,195	834	7	76.69	81.25	18.75
	Females	69,027	62,709	48,552	3,041	11,059	55	2	77.52	82.37	17.63
	Persons	145,955	133,097	101,700	6,245	24,254	889	9	77.08	81.78	18.22
British Empire—
Australasia	Males	58,267	51,759	38,319	2,361	11,077	2		74.04	78.60	21.40
	Females	56,962	50,649	39,089	2,029	9,525	6		77.19	81.20	18.80
	Persons	115,229	102,408	77,408	4,390	20,602	8		75.58	79.87	20.13
United Kingdom.	Males	15,810	15,781	13,310	791	1,679	1		84.35	89.36	10.64
	Females	11,165	11,122	8,672	984	1,465	1		77.98	86.83	13.17
	Persons	26,975	26,903	21,982	1,775	3,144	2		81.71	88.31	11.69
Other British Possessions.	Males	482	461	407	8	34	11	1	90.68	92.63	7.37
	Females	418	398	368	8	19	3		93.22	95.23	4.77
	Persons	900	859	775	16	53	14	1	91.85	93.83	6.17
Total British Empire.	Males	74,559	68,001	52,036	3,160	12,790	14	1	76.54	81.19	18.81
	Females	68,545	62,169	48,129	3,021	11,009	10		77.44	82.30	17.70
	Persons	143,104	130,170	100,165	6,181	23,799	24	1	76.97	81.72	18.28
Foreign Countries	Males	2,394	2,393	1,112	44	411	820	6	80.74	82.83	17.17
	Females	545	540	423	20	50	45	2	86.67	90.74	9.26
	Persons	2,939	2,933	1,535	64	461	865	8	81.83	84.28	15.72
British Empire—
Australasia :
Tasmania §	Males	54,323	47,954	34,925	2,281	10,746	2		72.83	77.59	22.41
	Females	53,578	47,409	36,197	1,956	9,250	6		76.36	80.49	19.51
	Persons	107,901	95,363	71,122	4,237	19,996	8		74.59	79.03	20.97
Other Australasian Colonies.	Males	3,944	3,805	3,394	80	331			89.20	91.30	8.70
	Females	3,384	3,240	2,892	73	275			89.26	91.51	8.49
	Persons	7,328	7,045	6,286	153	606			89.23	91.40	8.50
United Kingdom :
England and Wales	Males	10,905	10,883	9,268	536	1,078	1		85.16	90.09	9.91
	Females	6,538	6,503	5,666	402	434	1		87.15	93.33	6.67
	Persons	17,448	17,386	14,934	938	1,512	2		85.90	91.30	8.70
Scotland	Males	2,134	2,131	2,016	53	62			94.60	97.09	2.91
	Females	1,711	1,706	1,478	147	81			86.63	95.25	4.75
	Persons	3,845	3,837	3,494	200	143			91.06	96.27	3.73
Ireland	Males	2,771	2,768	2,026	202	540			73.20	80.50	19.50
	Females	2,916	2,913	1,528	435	950			52.46	67.39	32.61
	Persons	5,687	5,681	3,554	637	1,490			62.56	73.77	26.23
Other British Possessions.	Males	482	461	407	8	34	11	1	90.67	92.62	7.38
	Females	418	398	368	8	19	3		93.22	95.23	4.77
	Persons	900	859	775	16	53	14	1	91.85	93.83	6.17
Foreign Countries—
Germany	Males	589	588	466	21	63	37	1	85.55	89.29	10.71
	Females	329	327	241	16	35	34	1	84.10	89.30	10.70
	Persons	918	915	707	37	98	71	2	85.03	89.29	10.71
France	Males	53	53	49		3		1	92.45	94.34	5.66
	Females	24	24	21	1	2			87.50	91.67	8.33
	Persons	77	77	70	1	5		1	90.91	93.51	6.49
Italy	Males	34	34	26	1	1	6		94.12	97.06	2.94
	Females	2	2			1	1		50.00	50.00	50.00
	Persons	36	36	26	1	2	7		91.66	94.44	5.56
China	Males	935	929	42	10	137	736	4	83.74	85.25	14.75
	Females	8	8	3		3	2		62.50	62.50	37.50
	Persons	943	937	45	10	140	738	4	83.57	85.06	14.94
Other Foreign Countries	Males	783	783	529	12	201	41		72.80	74.33	25.67
	Females	182	179	158	3	9	8	1	92.74	94.97	50.03
	Persons	965	962	687	15	210	49	1	76.51	78.17	21.83