Mining Districts., TABLE XXIV.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females of different Ages in each Mining District.

Mining Districts.		All Ages.	Under 1 Year.	1 and under 2	2 and under 3	3 and under 4	4 and under 5	5 and under 6	6 and under 7	7 and under 8	8 and under 9	9 and under 10	10 and under 11	11 and under 12	12 and under 13	13 and under 14	14 and under 15	15 and under 20	20 and under 21	21 and under 25	25 and under 30	30 and under 35	35 and under 40	40 and under 45	45 and under 50	50 and under 55	55 and under 60	60 and under 65	65 and under 70	70 and under 75	75 and under 80	80 and upwards.	Unspecified Children.	Unspecified Adults and altogether.
TOTAL OF MINING DISTRICTS.
Read and write	males	95,360						275	944	1,902	2,632	2,878	3,017	2,649	2,709	2,422	2,440	7,454	1,236	5,012	7,986	9,841	13,346	11,765	6,957	4,657	2,311	1,485	731	434	145	63	2	67
	females	70,738						293	848	1,851	2,526	2,800	3,029	2,737	2,800	2,620	2,450	8,530	1,474	5,511	7,039	6,976	6,985	5,032	2,920	1,857	1,058	714	352	219	57	32	1	27
Read only	males	12,286				146	655	1,481	1,913	1,551	983	598	391	242	179	160	142	322	49	184	320	478	594	568	419	355	182	164	101	60	24	21	1	3
	females	14,467				172	696	1,402	1,922	1,552	1,010	626	433	228	167	123	103	301	62	259	646	992	1,198	927	566	417	248	203	107	66	20	14	2	5
Cannot read	males	46,578	4,916	4,336	4,633	4,479	1,470	2,209	1,252	653	318	214	132	83	76	68	60	262	118	543	1,564	3,860	4,157	3,704	2,038	1,543	641	445	146	75	31	27	4	521
	females	29,320	4,629	4,178	4,574	4,296	3,642	2,212	1,202	630	383	204	117	82	64	41	34	139	42	186	330	504	566	435	268	197	115	124	39	44	19	14	4	6
Education unknown	males	1,045						37	31	23	24	14	17	26	20	11	24	74	16	40	79	97	116	113	68	46	19	22	11	12	2	2	4	97
	females	634						42	46	37	28	13	17	15	12	15	15	49	9	34	53	59	54	34	24	15	9	14	8	14	2	2	1	13
Total	males	155,269	4,916	4,336	4,633	4,625	4,125	4,002	4,140	4,129	3,957	3,704	3,557	3,000	2,984	2,661	2,666	8,112	1,419	5,779	9,949	14,276	18,213	16,150	9,482	6,601	3,153	2,116	989	581	202	113	11	688
	females	115,159	4,629	4,178	4,574	4,468	4,338	3,949	4,018	4,070	3,947	3,643	3,596	3,062	3,043	2,799	2,602	9,019	1,587	5,990	8,068	8,531	8,803	6,428	3,778	2,486	1,430	1,055	506	343	98	62	8	51
ARARAT.
Read and write	males	6,733						22	56	121	164	153	174	189	207	146	160	545	80	333	586	674	939	907	498	373	192	120	43	32	9	3		7
	females	4,880						24	58	110	171	175	218	149	180	177	194	598	101	404	469	471	477	402	209	146	72	43	15	15	1	1
Read only	males	960				13	37	104	127	116	75	59	37	17	14	21	18	30	3	19	28	29	46	46	32	31	18	21	14	5
	females	1,059				16	47	98	128	120	72	43	40	24	22	10	14	19	2	26	42	64	86	77	48	25	11	12	7	3	1	1		1
Cannot read	males	3,801	322	291	318	299	219	174	86	44	25	18	21	13	5	10	3	34	15	83	204	411	416	359	187	114	59	40	10	9	3	2		7
	females	1,997	329	282	295	299	129	156	81	57	29	18	4	6	9	3	2	8	5	14	15	28	37	36	13	18	8	7	2	2	3	1		1
Education unknown	males	52								1	1			1				7	1		4	6	11	9	5	3	1		1					1
	females	64							1			2	1	1	2	1	5	1	1	6	9	6	7	6	5	4	2	1		2				1
Total	males	11,546	322	291	318	312	256	300	269	282	265	230	232	220	226	177	181	616	99	435	822	1,120	1,412	1,321	722	521	270	181	68	46	12	5		15
	females	8,000	329	282	295	315	276	278	268	287	272	238	263	180	213	191	215	626	109	450	535	569	607	521	275	193	93	63	24	22	5	3		3
BALLARAT.
Read and write	males	32,006						97	347	732	988	1,101	1,124	1,002	978	903	941	2,835	439	1,824	2,803	3,207	4,084	3,552	2,084	1,369	660	471	242	131	53	18	1	20
	females	26,768						103	296	712	950	1,008	1,061	996	1,002	978	944	3,192	573	2,212	2,910	2,658	2,605	1,812	1,084	685	426	267	157	82	24	16	1	14
Read only	males	4,152				60	246	553	740	521	351	191	115	73	55	36	42	85	18	54	115	151	195	172	112	96	51	50	27	22	12	8	1
	females	5,389				76	259	494	756	166	394	222	133	66	49	31	33	94	27	109	271	372	436	333	224	163	105	78	48	34	5	8	1	2
Cannot read	males	14,812	1,836	1,655	1,736	1,692	1,349	770	444	204	98	64	40	18	20	19	15	59	23	109	352	932	1,070	952	498	420	177	118	42	21	10	7	1	61
	females	10,905	1,748	1,636	1,641	1,653	1,384	816	430	219	114	63	30	25	18	8	8	40	14	69	140	211	201	137	93	69	40	50	18	18	7	3		2
Education unknown	males	359						11	7	15	12	9	9	12	13	4	16	27	4	12	26	30	25	35	25	17	9	1	5	5			3	27
	females	227						18	27	14	12	2	7	3	3	2	5	13	6	13	26	16	10	12	5	3	3	9	4	5	1	1		7
Total	males	51,329	1,836	1,655	1,736	1,752	1,595	1,431	1,538	1,472	1,449	1,365	1,288	1,105	1,066	962	1,014	3,006	484	1,999	3,296	4,320	5,374	4,711	2,719	1,902	897	640	316	179	75	33	6	108
	females	43,289	1,748	1,636	1,641	1,729	1,643	1,431	1,509	1,511	1,470	1,295	1,231	1,090	1,072	1,019	990	3,339	620	2,403	3,347	3,257	3,252	2,294	1,406	920	574	404	227	139	37	28	2	25
BEECHWORTH.
Read and write	males	8,920						26	93	191	243	275	300	228	224	192	176	515	97	446	942	1,087	1,467	1,137	577	349	149	94	58	31	11	5		7
	females	6,132						30	82	176	230	273	292	265	242	247	177	609	108	461	695	760	613	397	197	120	65	53	19	15	3	2		1
Read only	males	1,144				15	65	145	182	155	93	46	41	27	17	12	11	23	3	14	32	60	57	45	43	25	10	8	10	3	1			1
	females	1,240				12	64	165	176	152	86	57	41	20	14	12	11	23	3	13	53	89	94	65	27	25	12	14	9	1	2
Cannot read	males	6,607	516	421	452	413	361	211	133	77	32	21	8	11	7	9	6	25	14	90	310	829	947	738	351	249	73	70	11	11		4		207
	females	2,844	455	388	418	423	353	219	131	60	53	30	13	9	11	8	5	13	3	19	30	46	58	32	18	16	9	12	4	2	1	3	2
Education unknown	males	102						3	4	1	3	1	2	3		1		4	3	3	13	7	6	10	3	1	1		2	1			1	29
	females	72						10	3	8	3		2	2	1	3	1	7		2	4	10	7	4		2	1				1			1
Total	males	16,773	516	421	452	428	426	385	412	424	371	343	351	269	248	214	193	567	117	553	1,297	1,983	2,477	1,930	974	624	233	172	81	46	12	9	1	244
	females	10,288	455	388	418	435	417	424	392	396	372	360	348	296	268	270	194	652	114	495	782	905	772	498	242	163	87	79	32	18	7	5	2	2