THE COLONY, MUNICIPALITIES, MINING DISTRICTS—PROPORTIONS PER CENT., TABLE VI.—Showing, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, the Number in every 100 of the Populations of the Colony, the Corporate Towns and Municipalities, and the Mining Districts, at the various Quinquennial Periods of Age, who can Read and Write, Read only, or who Cannot Read.
THE COLONY. CORPORATE TOWNS AND MUNICIPLITIES. MINING DISTRICTS.
Ages. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read. Read and Write. Read only. Cannot Read.
All Ages 63.93 11.17 24.90 69.46 8.71 21.83 56.09 14.67 29.24 65.63 10.46 23.91 69.84 7.84 22.32 60.96 13.36 25.68 65.45 10.41 24.14 71.99 8.16 19.85 53.60 14.39 32.01
All Ages above Five Years 77.89 12.81 9.30 82.04 9.63 8.33 71.53 17.68 10.79 80.58 11.90 7.52 84.76 8.62 6.62 75.81 15.63 8.56 79.24 11.91 8.85 83.56 8.86 7.58 70.46 18.07 11.47
0 to 5 0.10 3.64 96.26 0.11 3.57 96.32 0.08 3.71 96.21 0.14 4.13 95.73 0.15 4.22 95.63 0.13 4.04 95.83 3.28 96.72 3.85 96.15 2.70 97.30
5 to 10 27.41 39.82 32.77 28.26 38.67 33.07 26.58 40.94 32.48 33.14 39.93 27.93 34.40 38.33 27.27 31.90 41.48 26.62 23.36 41.73 34.91 23.60 41.00 35.40 23.14 42.43 34.43
10 to 15 81.37 13.07 5.56 81.03 12.69 6.28 81.72 13.45 4.83 87.62 9.12 3.26 89.29 7.36 3.35 86.09 10.74 3.17 76.63 16.44 6.93 75.43 17.17 7.40 77.83 15.71 6.46
15 to 20 88.56 7.42 4.02 88.43 6.94 4.63 88.71 7.86 3.43 92.01 5.44 2.55 93.44 3.99 2.57 90.95 6.54 2.51 87.78 7.71 4.51 87.20 7.91 4.89 88.14 7.75 4.11
20 to 25 87.26 7.73 5.01 90.76 4.95 4.29 82.94 11.17 5.89 89.02 6.86 4.12 93.94 3.16 2.90 85.19 9.75 5.06 89.04 6.63 4.33 91.83 4.63 3.54 79.94 13.54 6.52
25 to 30 86.90 8.24 5.06 91.09 4.77 4.14 79.00 14.31 6.69 88.35 7.47 4.18 93.92 3.39 2.69 81.89 12.22 5.89 88.54 7.11 4.35 92.10 4.45 3.45 79.94 13.54 6.52
30 to 35 87.22 7.77 5.01 91.15 4.82 4.03 78.79 14.01 7.10 89.00 6.86 3.14 93.60 3.42 2.98 81.87 12.22 5.91 87.75 7.27 4.98 90.79 4.98 4.23 78.86 13.97 7.17
35 to 40 85.93 8.47 5.60 89.42 5.70 4.85 78.50 14.31 7.19 88.66 6.98 4.36 92.71 3.90 3.39 82.44 11.72 5.84 86.35 7.73 5.92 88.90 5.74 5.36 78.54 13.80 7.66
40 to 45 82.76 9.48 7.76 86.21 6.69 7.10 75.36 15.49 9.15 86.52 7.67 5.81 90.80 4.51 4.69 79.94 12.53 7.53 83.08 8.88 8.04 85.83 6.33 7.84 74.67 16.67 8.66
45 to 50 81.85 10.03 8.12 84.50 7.54 7.96 75.97 15.54 8.49 86.56 7.83 5.61 89.99 4.98 5.03 81.12 12.34 6.54 83.19 9.44 7.37 85.67 6.97 7.36 75.71 16.87 7.42
50 to 55 78.62 11.08 10.30 82.15 8.09 9.76 71.26 17.34 11.40 83.26 9.53 7.21 87.67 6.18 6.15 76.64 14.55 8.81 80.96 10.35 8.69 83.78 7.81 8.41 72.80 17.71 9.49
55 to 60 79.97 10.85 9.18 82.17 8.29 9.54 75.57 16.01 8.42 85.17 8.61 6.22 88.84 5.12 6.04 79.83 13.68 6.49 80.95 9.97 9.08 83.35 7.91 8.74 74.44 15.54 10.02
60 to 65 74.74 11.84 13.42 77.17 9.13 13.70 70.14 16.97 12.89 79.42 10.69 9.89 84.26 6.77 8.97 73.14 15.77 11.09 75.85 11.64 12.51 78.83 8.89 12.28 68.80 18.13 13.07
65 to 70 75.88 12.43 11.69 77.82 10.90 11.28 72.30 15.27 12.43 80.41 9.56 10.03 84.34 6.02 9.64 74.78 14.62 10.60 75.34 14.13 10.53 77.38 13.89 8.73 70.64 14.68 14.68
70 Years and upwards 68.18 14.19 17.63 70.77 12.21 17.02 63.52 17.76 18.72 70.34 13.78 15.88 73.48 10.95 15.57 66.12 17.59 16.29 69.71 14.33 15.96 73.06 12.79 14.15 61.37 18.18 20.45