Summary by Electoral Districts—Numbers., TABLE V.—Number of Persons, Males, and Females of all Ages in Tasmania who could read and write, read only, who could not read, and whose Education was unknown, in each Electoral District.
| Electoral Districts. |
Read and write. |
Read only. |
Could not read. |
Education unknown. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| The whole Colony |
102,637 |
54,024 |
48,613 |
6,257 |
3,214 |
3,043 |
37,061 |
19,690 |
17,371 |
712 |
632 |
80 |
| City of Hobart |
18,709 |
9,038 |
9,671 |
911 |
420 |
491 |
5,262 |
2,666 |
2,596 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
| City of Launceston |
13,241 |
6,388 |
6,853 |
627 |
306 |
321 |
3,338 |
1,702 |
1,636 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Rural Districts |
70,687 |
38,598 |
32,089 |
4,719 |
2,488 |
2,231 |
28,461 |
15,312 |
13,149 |
687 |
630 |
57 |
| Hobart, North |
6,491 |
3,247 |
3,244 |
302 |
133 |
169 |
1,731 |
840 |
891 |
3 |
|
3 |
| Hobart, South |
6,011 |
2,807 |
3,204 |
233 |
115 |
118 |
1,532 |
886 |
646 |
4 |
|
4 |
| Hobart, West |
6,207 |
2,984 |
3,223 |
376 |
172 |
204 |
1,999 |
940 |
1,059 |
16 |
1 |
15 |
| Launceston, North |
5,904 |
3,003 |
2,901 |
271 |
127 |
144 |
1,427 |
772 |
655 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Launceston, South |
7,337 |
3,385 |
3,952 |
356 |
179 |
177 |
1,911 |
930 |
981 |
|
|
|
| Brighton |
2,327 |
1,189 |
1,138 |
131 |
72 |
59 |
942 |
508 |
434 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
| Campbell Town |
1,871 |
982 |
889 |
114 |
55 |
59 |
707 |
381 |
326 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Cressy |
1,541 |
824 |
717 |
126 |
77 |
49 |
636 |
361 |
275 |
|
|
|
| Cumberland |
4,881 |
3,570 |
1,311 |
263 |
165 |
98 |
1,370 |
757 |
613 |
543 |
540 |
3 |
| Devon, East |
5,988 |
3,201 |
2,787 |
526 |
282 |
244 |
2,529 |
1,367 |
1,162 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
| Devon, West |
3,880 |
2,090 |
1,790 |
258 |
154 |
104 |
1,594 |
884 |
710 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Deloraine |
3,149 |
1,667 |
1,482 |
239 |
119 |
120 |
1,520 |
849 |
671 |
5 |
5 |
|
| Evandale |
2,290 |
1,180 |
1,110 |
135 |
59 |
76 |
836 |
446 |
390 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Fingal |
3,392 |
1,942 |
1,450 |
176 |
90 |
86 |
1,431 |
782 |
649 |
4 |
|
4 |
| Franklin |
2,236 |
1,174 |
1,062 |
213 |
113 |
100 |
1,252 |
678 |
574 |
3 |
3 |
|
| George Town |
2,468 |
1,277 |
1,191 |
210 |
103 |
107 |
926 |
504 |
422 |
3 |
|
3 |
| Glamorgan |
1,193 |
602 |
591 |
79 |
40 |
39 |
646 |
344 |
302 |
1 |
|
1 |
| Glenorchy |
3,961 |
1,932 |
2,029 |
199 |
110 |
89 |
1,339 |
691 |
648 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Kingborough |
5,165 |
2,555 |
2,610 |
398 |
196 |
202 |
2,127 |
1,116 |
1,011 |
|
|
|
| Longford |
2,168 |
1,052 |
1,116 |
153 |
71 |
82 |
805 |
412 |
393 |
|
|
|
| New Norfolk |
2,646 |
1,402 |
1,244 |
201 |
95 |
106 |
1,353 |
731 |
622 |
53 |
20 |
33 |
| Oatlands |
2,151 |
1,113 |
1,038 |
137 |
65 |
72 |
1,041 |
532 |
509 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Richmond |
1,660 |
869 |
791 |
95 |
48 |
47 |
781 |
417 |
364 |
25 |
25 |
|
| Ringarooma |
3,341 |
2,064 |
1,277 |
162 |
101 |
61 |
1,311 |
745 |
566 |
|
|
|
| Selby |
2,762 |
1,463 |
1,299 |
209 |
100 |
109 |
1,105 |
570 |
535 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Sorell |
2,923 |
1,520 |
1,403 |
160 |
89 |
71 |
1,096 |
604 |
492 |
4 |
4 |
|
| Wellington |
5,467 |
3,201 |
2,266 |
329 |
182 |
147 |
2,016 |
1,066 |
930 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Westbury |
3,227 |
1,729 |
1,498 |
206 |
102 |
104 |
1,098 |
577 |
521 |
8 |
5 |
3 |