Summary of Electoral Districts—Numbers., TABLE V.—Numbers 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 State | 133,132 | 68,792 | 64,340 | 3,894 | 1,955 | 1,939 | 34,872 | 18,505 | 16,337 | 577 | 342 | 235 | 
    
      | City of Hobart | 20,278 | 9,597 | 10,681 | 503 | 220 | 283 | 3,801 | 1,819 | 1,982 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 
    
      | City of Launceston | 14,838 | 6,848 | 7,990 | 326 | 154 | 172 | 2,725 | 1,374 | 1,351 | 133 | 73 | 60 | 
    
      | Rural Districts | 98,016 | 52,347 | 45,669 | 3,065 | 1,581 | 1,484 | 28,346 | 15,342 | 13,004 | 372 | 214 | 158 | 
    
      | Hobart | 20,278 | 9,597 | 10,681 | 503 | 220 | 283 | 3,801 | 1,819 | 1,982 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 
    
      | Launceston | 14,838 | 6,848 | 7,990 | 326 | 154 | 172 | 2,725 | 1,374 | 1,351 | 133 | 73 | 60 | 
    
      | Brighton | 2,217 | 1,107 | 1,110 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 657 | 363 | 294 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 
    
      | C&bell Town | 1,740 | 863 | 877 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 525 | 283 | 242 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Cressy | 1,609 | 838 | 771 | 56 | 26 | 30 | 508 | 276 | 232 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Cumberland | 2,253 | 1,190 | 1,063 | 113 | 66 | 47 | 938 | 531 | 407 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 
    
      | Deloraine | 3,630 | 1,895 | 1,735 | 130 | 63 | 67 | 1,157 | 613 | 544 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 
    
      | Devonport | 5,584 | 2,907 | 2,677 | 251 | 127 | 124 | 1,824 | 966 | 858 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 
    
      | Devon West | 5,477 | 2,960 | 2,517 | 224 | 124 | 100 | 1,744 | 960 | 784 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 
    
      | Evandale | 2,563 | 1,265 | 1,298 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 725 | 361 | 364 | 2 | 2 |  | 
    
      | Fingal | 4,329 | 2,407 | 1,922 | 170 | 95 | 75 | 1,328 | 716 | 612 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 
    
      | Franklin | 3,108 | 1,707 | 1,401 | 158 | 86 | 72 | 1,041 | 578 | 463 | 19 | 19 |  | 
    
      | George Town | 3,653 | 1,804 | 1,849 | 101 | 44 | 57 | 1,114 | 601 | 513 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 
    
      | Glenorchy | 5,106 | 2,410 | 2,696 | 106 | 56 | 50 | 1,054 | 535 | 519 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Glamorgan | 1,244 | 624 | 620 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 401 | 217 | 184 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 
    
      | Kingborough | 3,565 | 1,857 | 1,708 | 104 | 54 | 50 | 1,138 | 635 | 503 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 
    
      | Latrobe | 2,569 | 1,294 | 1,275 | 87 | 42 | 45 | 834 | 455 | 379 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Longford | 2,376 | 1,125 | 1,251 | 83 | 40 | 43 | 640 | 343 | 297 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 
    
      | Lyell | 8,632 | 5,766 | 2,866 | 145 | 78 | 67 | 1,637 | 891 | 746 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 
    
      | New Norfolk | 3,286 | 1,731 | 1,555 | 131 | 75 | 56 | 1,342 | 712 | 630 | 5 | 5 |  | 
    
      | Oatlands | 2,326 | 1,170 | 1,156 | 72 | 34 | 38 | 784 | 443 | 341 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Queenborough | 3,470 | 1,547 | 1,923 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 713 | 388 | 325 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Richmond | 1,817 | 883 | 934 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 573 | 296 | 277 | 3 |  | 3 | 
    
      | Ringarooma | 4,253 | 2,485 | 1,768 | 129 | 66 | 63 | 1,208 | 715 | 493 | 2 | 2 |  | 
    
      | Selby | 3,661 | 1,783 | 1,878 | 136 | 67 | 69 | 1,062 | 578 | 484 | 1 | 1 |  | 
    
      | Sorell | 3,141 | 1,597 | 1,544 | 89 | 52 | 37 | 922 | 526 | 396 |  |  |  | 
    
      | Waratah | 3,677 | 2,106 | 1,571 | 111 | 52 | 59 | 1,061 | 551 | 510 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 
    
      | Wellington | 4,133 | 2,244 | 1,889 | 102 | 53 | 49 | 1,320 | 709 | 611 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 
    
      | Westbury | 3,197 | 1,664 | 1,533 | 112 | 50 | 62 | 834 | 454 | 380 | 1 |  | 1 | 
    
      | Zeehan | 5,400 | 3,118 | 2,282 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 1,262 | 646 | 616 | 28 | 16 | 12 |