THE GOLD FIELDS., TABLE III.—Showing the Number of MALES and FEMALES on the GOLD FIELDS, of the Age of Five years and upwards, who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, at each Quinquennial Period, and the proportion per cent. which the number of each class bears to the total of each Quinquennial Period (exclusive of Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
| AGES. |
MALES. |
| NUMBERS. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. |
| Total. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
Total. |
Read and Write. |
Read only. |
Cannot Read. |
| 5 years and under 10 |
4,246 |
980 |
1,840 |
1,426 |
100.00 |
23.08 |
43.33 |
33.59 |
| 10 years and under 15 |
3,284 |
2,252 |
698 |
334 |
100.00 |
68.58 |
21.25 |
10.17 |
| 15 years and under 20 |
4,110 |
3,554 |
324 |
232 |
100.00 |
86.48 |
7.88 |
5.64 |
| 20 years and under 25 |
15,821 |
14,507 |
681 |
633 |
100.00 |
91.70 |
4.30 |
4.00 |
| 25 years and under 30 |
22,745 |
20,884 |
1,028 |
833 |
100.00 |
91.82 |
4.52 |
3.66 |
| 30 years and under 35 |
15,691 |
14,015 |
885 |
791 |
100.00 |
89.32 |
5.64 |
5.04 |
| 35 years and under 40 |
9,320 |
8,179 |
606 |
535 |
100.00 |
87.76 |
6.50 |
5.74 |
| 40 years and under 45 |
5,666 |
4,709 |
471 |
486 |
100.00 |
83.11 |
8.31 |
8.58 |
| 45 years and under 50 |
3,170 |
2,669 |
225 |
276 |
100.00 |
84.19 |
7.10 |
8.71 |
| 50 years and under 55 |
1,843 |
1,480 |
168 |
195 |
100.00 |
80.30 |
9.12 |
10.58 |
| 55 years and under 60 |
862 |
672 |
88 |
102 |
100.00 |
77.96 |
10.21 |
11.83 |
| 60 years and under 65 |
415 |
330 |
31 |
54 |
100.00 |
79.53 |
7.47 |
13.01 |
| 65 years and under 70 |
148 |
113 |
15 |
20 |
100.00 |
76.35 |
10.14 |
13.51 |
| 70 years and under 75 |
62 |
44 |
9 |
9 |
100.00 |
70.98 |
14.51 |
14.51 |
| 75 years and under 80 |
48 |
35 |
3 |
10 |
100.00 |
72.92 |
6.25 |
20.83 |
| 80 years and upwards |
15 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
100.00 |
53.33 |
6.67 |
40.00 |
| FEMALES. |
| 5 years and under 10 |
4,340 |
910 |
1,972 |
1,458 |
100.00 |
20.97 |
45.44 |
33.59 |
| 10 years and under 15 |
2,852 |
2,025 |
615 |
212 |
100.00 |
71.00 |
21.57 |
7.43 |
| 15 years and under 20 |
2,792 |
2,336 |
310 |
146 |
100.00 |
83.67 |
11.10 |
5.23 |
| 20 years and under 25 |
6,440 |
5,218 |
830 |
392 |
100.00 |
81.03 |
12.89 |
6.08 |
| 25 years and under 30 |
6,580 |
5,184 |
934 |
462 |
100.00 |
78.79 |
14.19 |
7.02 |
| 30 years and under 35 |
4,400 |
3,460 |
590 |
350 |
100.00 |
78.64 |
13.41 |
7.95 |
| 35 years and under 40 |
2,591 |
2,002 |
382 |
207 |
100.00 |
77.27 |
14.74 |
7.99 |
| 40 years and under 45 |
1,578 |
1,172 |
240 |
166 |
100.00 |
74.27 |
15.21 |
10.52 |
| 45 years and under 50 |
860 |
653 |
139 |
68 |
100.00 |
75.94 |
16.16 |
7.90 |
| 50 years and under 55 |
498 |
346 |
84 |
68 |
100.00 |
69.48 |
16.87 |
13.65 |
| 55 years and under 60 |
246 |
185 |
37 |
24 |
100.00 |
75.20 |
15.04 |
9.76 |
| 60 years and under 65 |
119 |
76 |
26 |
17 |
100.00 |
63.86 |
21.85 |
14.29 |
| 65 years and under 70 |
43 |
29 |
11 |
3 |
100.00 |
67.44 |
25.58 |
6.98 |
| 70 years and under 75 |
30 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
100.00 |
63.33 |
20.00 |
16.67 |
| 75 years and under 80 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
100.00 |
42.86 |
28.57 |
28.57 |
| 80 years and upwards |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
100.00 |
50.00 |
25.00 |
25.00 |