COMPARATIVE TABLE showing, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, the number of Persons, Males and Females, and the number in every 100 living at different periods of age, who could Read and Write, Read only, who could not Read, at the Censuses of 1861 and 1871 respectively.

AGE.	NUMBER.						NUMBER IN EVERY 100 LIVING.
	1861.			1871.			1861.			1871.
	Able to Read and Write.	Able to Read only.	Unable to Read.	Able to Read and Write.	Able to Read only.	Unable to Read.	Able to Read and Write.	Able to Read only.	Unable to Read.	Able to Read and Write.	Able to Read only.	Unable to Read.
PERSONS.
Under 5 years	87	3,311	87,498		3,979	112,554	0.10	3.64	96.26		3.40	96.60
5 years to 15 years	42,091	25,411	19,149	121,961	39,376	29,291	48.58	29.33	22.09	63.97	20.66	15.37
15 years and upwards	281,618	27,861	19,316	352,251	26,971	19,744	85.65	8.48	5.87	88.29	6.76	4.95
Total	323,796	56,583	125,963	474,212	70,326	161,589	63.95	11.17	24.88	67.16	9.96	22.88
MALES.
Under 5 years	52	1,632	43,942		1,947	56,907	0.10	3.59	96.31		3.31	96.69
5 years to 15 years	21,191	12,257	9,700	61,114	19,653	15,082	49.11	28.41	22.48	63.76	20.50	15.74
15 years and upwards	185,035	11,967	11,061	203,315	10,374	10,347	88.93	5.75	5.32	90.75	4.63	4.62
Total	206,278	25,856	64,703	264,429	31,974	82,336	69.49	8.71	21.80	69.82	8.44	21.74
FEMALES.
Under 5 years	35	1,679	43,556		2,032	55,647	0.08	3.71	96.21		3.52	96.48
5 years to 15 years	20,900	13,154	9,449	60,847	19,723	14,209	48.04	30.24	21.72	64.20	20.81	14.99
15 years and upwards	96,583	15,894	8,255	148,936	16,597	9,397	80.00	13.16	6.84	85.14	9.49	5.37
Total	117,518	30,727	61,260	209,783	38,352	79,253	56.09	14.67	29.24	64.07	11.72	24.21