Education of the People., TABLE VII.—Showing for each Electoral District and for Urban and Rural Districts the Proportion of Persons of all Ages who could read, and could not read, in the order of the highest results ; the Proportion of all Ages over 7 years and over 21 years ; also the Number of State Schools, and their Number relative to Area and to Population.
Electoral Districts and Groups. Proportion of Persons who could Proportion per cent. of Ages. Per 100 Square Miles. State Schools. Population per State School.
Read. Not read. 7 years and over. 21 years and over. State Schools. Population. Number.
The whole Colony 74.62 25.38 79.75 49.51 0.93 560 245 599
Urban Districts 79.57 20.43 81.79 51.99 122.26 572,300 9 4,679
Rural Districts 72.61 27.39 78.92 48.53 0.90 399 236 443
Order
1. Launceston, North 81.23 18.77 82.35 53.84 1 7,604
2. Launceston, City 80.60 19.40 81.46 51.00 55.77 3,199 3 5,736
3. Hobart, South 80.30 19.70 83.24 53.50 2 3,890
4. Launceston, South 80.10 19.90 80.77 48.75 2 4,802
5. Hobart, North 79.69 20.31 82.68 54.92 1 8,527
6. Urban Districts 79.57 20.43 81.79 51.99 122.26 572,300 9 4,679
7. Cumberland 78.97 21.03 85.74 64.52 0.23 124 13 543
8. Hobart, City 78.86 21.14 82.01 52.67 303.00 12,578 6 4,151
9. Hobart, West 76.71 23.29 80.24 49.70 3 2,866
10. Westbury 75.77 24.23 80.00 46.44 3.00 1,240 11 413
11. Glenorchy 75.65 24.35 81.93 53.32 7.86 10,810 4 1,375
12. The whole Colony 74.62 25.38 79.75 49.51 0.93 560 245 599
13. Evandale 74.36 25.64 79.89 46.05 1.13 737 5 652
14. George Town 74.31 25.69 77.16 44.16 1.57 811 7 515
15. Longford 74.25 25.75 78.98 48.75 4.42 2,306 6 521
16. Wellington 74.19 25.81 77.14 47.50 0.38 198 15 521
17. Sorell 73.77 26.23 79.56 47.58 2.85 744 16 261
18. Campbell Town 73.74 26.26 79.85 48.65 0.55 295 5 539
19. Selby 72.89 27.11 76.38 46.24 2.33 793 12 340
20. Ringarooma 72.77 27.23 78.54 51.64 0.74 369 10 481
21. Rural Districts 72.61 27.39 78.92 48.53 0.90 399 236 443
22. Cressy 72.39 27.61 80.42 46.12 1.15 664 4 576
23. Kingborough 72.34 27.66 79.53 46.46 2.37 761 24 320
24. Brighton 72.29 27.71 79.44 49.24 3.47 1,078 11 310
25. Devon, West 72.19 27.81 77.69 47.02 1.25 715 10 573
26. Devon, East 72.04 27.96 76.47 45.61 3.43 1,724 18 503
27. Fingal 71.38 28.62 77.83 47.14 0.96 321 15 333
28. Richmond 69.21 30.79 78.41 46.39 2.61 957 7 366
29. Deloraine 69.03 30.97 77.91 45.53 1.40 573 12 409
30. Oatlands 68.73 31.27 77.21 45.41 1.69 562 10 333
31. New Norfolk 67.79 32.21 80.77 51.52 2.25 1,061 9 493
32. Glamorgan 66.33 33.67 75.77 43.93 0.52 166 6 320
33. Franklin 66.17 33.83 76.25 44.90 0.18 113 6 617