Education of Children.—School Attendance, 1901.mdash';General Summary.—Ages., TABLE XVI.—Showing the Number of Children and Young Persons between 3 and 21 years of age stated as attending different Schools, and receiving Instruction at Home, in Urban, Rural, and Electoral Districts.
  
    
      |  | Total. | 3 to 5 years. | 5 to 7 years. | 7 to 14 years. | 14 to 21 years. | 
    
      | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | 
  
  
    
      | The whole State | 34,529 | 17,067 | 17,462 | 468 | 222 | 246 | 4,069 | 2,134 | 1,935 | 26,580 | 13,310 | 13,270 | 3,412 | 1,401 | 2,011 | 
    
      | City of Hobart | 4,969 | 2,362 | 2,607 | 117 | 65 | 52 | 643 | 344 | 299 | 3,615 | 1,736 | 1,879 | 594 | 217 | 377 | 
    
      | City of Launceston | 3,589 | 1,717 | 1,872 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 445 | 237 | 208 | 2,699 | 1,300 | 1,399 | 387 | 153 | 229 | 
    
      | Rural Districts | 25,971 | 12,988 | 12,983 | 293 | 135 | 158 | 2,981 | 1,553 | 1,428 | 20,266 | 10,274 | 9,902 | 2,431 | 1,026 | 1,405 | 
    
      | City of Hobart | 4,969 | 2,362 | 2,607 | 117 | 65 | 52 | 643 | 344 | 299 | 3,615 | 1,736 | 1,879 | 594 | 217 | 377 | 
    
      | City of Launceston | 3,589 | 1,717 | 1,872 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 445 | 237 | 208 | 2,699 | 1,300 | 1,199 | 387 | 158 | 229 | 
    
      | Brighton | 649 | 343 | 306 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 504 | 264 | 240 | 67 | 36 | 31 | 
    
      | C&bell Town | 463 | 237 | 226 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 371 | 194 | 177 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 
    
      | Cressy | 450 | 222 | 228 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 366 | 179 | 187 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 
    
      | Cumberland | 574 | 294 | 280 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 452 | 240 | 212 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 
    
      | Deloraine | 1,056 | 536 | 520 | 7 | 7 |  | 109 | 58 | 51 | 835 | 426 | 409 | 105 | 45 | 60 | 
    
      | Devonport | 1,667 | 870 | 797 | 18 | 18 |  | 191 | 94 | 97 | 1,325 | 693 | 632 | 133 | 65 | 68 | 
    
      | Devon West | 1,603 | 824 | 779 | 10 |  | 10 | 190 | 105 | 85 | 1,279 | 670 | 609 | 124 | 49 | 75 | 
    
      | Evandale | 720 | 377 | 343 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 48 | 38 | 564 | 302 | 262 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 
    
      | Fingal | 1,264 | 633 | 631 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 174 | 91 | 83 | 998 | 498 | 500 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 
    
      | Franklin | 917 | 496 | 421 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 103 | 47 | 56 | 725 | 411 | 314 | 73 | 31 | 42 | 
    
      | George Town | 1,114 | 563 | 551 |  |  |  | 137 | 74 | 63 | 875 | 449 | 426 | 102 | 40 | 62 | 
    
      | Glenorchy | 1,445 | 756 | 689 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 136 | 65 | 71 | 1,035 | 544 | 491 | 245 | 132 | 113 | 
    
      | Glamorgan | 359 | 176 | 183 | 5 | 5 |  | 31 | 14 | 17 | 291 | 142 | 149 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 
    
      | Kingborough | 915 | 463 | 452 | 1 |  | 1 | 88 | 56 | 32 | 748 | 376 | 372 | 78 | 31 | 47 | 
    
      | Latrobe | 765 | 358 | 407 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 589 | 290 | 299 | 86 | 29 | 57 | 
    
      | Longford | 663 | 329 | 334 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 503 | 251 | 252 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 
    
      | Lyell | 1,273 | 579 | 694 |  |  |  | 217 | 97 | 120 | 987 | 456 | 531 | 69 | 26 | 43 | 
    
      | New Norfolk | 693 | 339 | 354 | 3 |  | 3 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 577 | 285 | 292 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 
    
      | Oatlands | 719 | 346 | 373 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 79 | 37 | 42 | 578 | 290 | 288 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 
    
      | Queenborough | 936 | 463 | 473 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 69 | 42 | 639 | 336 | 303 | 174 | 57 | 117 | 
    
      | Richmond | 556 | 275 | 281 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 422 | 217 | 205 | 80 | 27 | 53 | 
    
      | Ringarooma | 1,133 | 571 | 562 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 140 | 68 | 72 | 875 | 447 | 428 | 94 | 44 | 50 | 
    
      | Selby | 1,098 | 516 | 582 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 128 | 64 | 64 | 850 | 400 | 450 | 99 | 43 | 56 | 
    
      | Sorell | 813 | 402 | 411 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 642 | 317 | 325 | 91 | 34 | 57 | 
    
      | Waratah | 990 | 488 | 502 |  |  |  | 131 | 73 | 58 | 761 | 371 | 390 | 98 | 44 | 54 | 
    
      | Wellington | 1,101 | 557 | 544 | 6 |  | 6 | 127 | 69 | 58 | 894 | 449 | 445 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 
    
      | Westbury | 828 | 433 | 395 |  |  |  | 81 | 42 | 39 | 679 | 356 | 323 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 
    
      | Zeehan | 1,207 | 542 | 665 | 35 |  | 35 | 193 | 97 | 96 | 902 | 421 | 481 | 77 | 24 | 53 |