Birth-places and Education., TABLE VII.—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		172,475	159,438	132,665	3,885	22,412	467	9
Total specified	Males	89,616	82,880	68,388	1,950	12,133	404	5	82.99	85.36	14.64
	Females	82,851	76,558	64,277	1,935	10,279	63	4	84.04	86.57	13.43
	Persons	172,467	159,438	132,665	3,885	22,412	467	9	83.52	85.94	14.06
British Empire—
Australasia	Males	75,939	69,298	56,615	1,559	11,124			81.70	83.95	16.05
	Females	73,216	66,978	56,205	1,416	9,357			83.92	86.03	13.97
	Persons	149,155	136,276	112,820	2,975	20,481			82.79	84.97	15.03
United Kingdom.	Males	11,283	11,256	10,196	324	736			90.60	93.47	6.53
	Females	8,532	8,487	7,219	483	785			85.06	90.75	9.25
	Persons	19,815	19,743	17,415	807	1,521			88.22	92.30	7.70
Other British Possessions.	Males	701	646	518	11	112	5		80.96	82.66	17.34
	Females	572	564	451	7	106			79.96	81.20	18.80
	Persons	1,273	1,210	969	18	218	5		80.50	81.98	18.02
Total British Empire.	Males	87,923	81,200	67,329	1,894	11,972	5		82.94	85.27	14.73
	Females	82,320	76,029	63,875	1,906	10,248			84.02	86.52	13.48
	Persons	170,243	157,229	131,204	3,800	22,220	5		83.47	85.88	14.12
Foreign Countries	Males	1,693	1,680	1,059	56	161	399	5	86.80	90.43	9.57
	Females	531	529	402	29	31	63	4	87.90	94.14	5.86
	Persons	2,224	2,209	1,461	85	192	462	9	87.06	91.31	8.69
British Empire—
Australasia :
Tasmania §	Males	69,093	62,629	50,372	1,491	10,766			80.44	82.82	17.18
	Females	67,536	61,438	51,105	1,360	8,973			83.20	85.40	14.60
	Persons	136,629	124,067	101,477	2,851	19,739			81.79	84.08	15.92
Other Australasian States and New Zealand	Males	6,846	6,669	6,243	68	358			93.64	94.65	5.35
	Females	5,680	5,540	5,100	56	384			92.06	93.07	6.93
	Persons	12,526	12,209	11,343	124	742			92.92	93.92	6.08
United Kingdom :
England and Wales.	Males	7,738	7,722	7,063	201	458			91.48	94.08	5.92
	Females	5,204	5,162	4,757	190	215			92.16	95.84	4.16
	Persons	12,942	12,884	11,820	391	673			91.74	94.77	5.23
Scotland	Males	1,652	1,647	1,598	23	26			97.02	98.41	1.59
	Females	1,334	1,332	1,195	82	55			89.72	95.87	4.13
	Persons	2,986	2,979	2,793	105	81			93.76	97.28	2.72
Ireland	Males	1,893	1,887	1,535	100	252			81.34	86.64	13.36
	Females	1,994	1,993	1,267	211	515			63.57	74.15	25.85
	Persons	3,887	3,880	2,802	311	767			72.21	80.22	19.78
Other British Possessions	Males	701	646	518	11	112	5		80.96	82.66	17.34
	Females	572	564	451	7	106			79.96	81.20	18.80
	Persons	1,273	1,210	969	18	218	5		80.50	81.98	18.02
Foreign Countries—
Germany	Males	482	479	396	13	21	48	1	92.70	95.62	4.38
	Females	291	290	208	23	18	39	2	85.20	93.80	6.20
	Persons	773	769	604	36	39	87	3	89.86	94.93	5.07
France	Males	30	30	27		1	2		96.70	96.70	3.30
	Females	26	25	23			2		100.00	100.00	0.00
	Persons	56	55	50		1	4		98.20	98.20	6.80
Italy	Males	42	42	31	1	3	7		90.48	92.86	7.14
	Females	8	8	6	1			1	75.00	75.00	25.00
	Persons	50	50	37	2	3	7	1	88.00	94.00	6.00
China	Males	473	468	67	17	91	292	1	76.71	80.55	19.45
	Females	11	11	5		2	4		81.82	81.82	18.18
	Persons	484	479	72	17	93	296	1	76.84	80.59	19.41
Other Foreign Countries.	Males	666	661	538	25	45	50	3	88.96	93.19	6.81
	Females	195	195	160	5	11	18	1	91.29	94.36	5.64
	Persons	861	856	698	30	56	68	4	89.49	93.46	6.54