EDUCATION OF THE URBAN, RURAL AND GOLDFIELDS POPULATION. 1881., TABLE LVI.—Showing the Number of, and Degree of Education possessed by, Persons of various Ages living in the Colony, The Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, the Shires, the Places outside Local Jurisdiction, and the Goldfields., The numbers in the Colony are made up of the sum of those in cities, towns, and boroughs, in shires and places outside local jurisdiction ; the numbers on the goldfields are more or less scattered over all the divisions.
Ages. The Colony. Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. Shires. Places outside Local Jurisdiction (including Persons in Ships). Goldfields.
Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent. Numbers. Proportions per Cent.
TOTAL POPULATION.
All Ages 846,755 428,254 412,767 5,734 227,346
3 to 6 years 63,692 30,719 32,641 332 17,435
6 to 15 years 190,101 91,414 97,830 857 54,820
15 years and upwards 524,286 272,620 247,446 4,220 137,258
21 years and upwards 406,145 210,887 191,642 3,616 106,639
ABLE TO READ AND WRITE.
All Ages 641,730 75.79 336,673 78.61 300,661 72.83 4,396 76.67 168,706 74.20
3 to 6 years 3,509 5.51 1,823 5.94 1,675 5.13 11 3.31 1,097 6.29
6 to 15 years 163,094 85.79 80,612 88.18 81,838 83.65 644 75.15 48,277 88.07
15 years and upwards 475,127 90.62 254,238 93.26 217,148 87.76 3,741 88.65 119,332 86.94
21 years and upwards 359,028 88.40 193,262 91.65 162,605 84.85 3,161 87.42 89,209 83.66
ABLE TO READ ONLY.
All Ages 47,160 5.57 19,998 4.67 26,808 6.50 354 6.17 13,364 5.88
3 to 6 years 9,884 15.50 4,722 15.37 5,101 15.63 61 18.38 2,944 16.89
6 to 15 years 17,457 9.18 7,120 7.79 10,201 10.43 136 15.87 4,536 8.27
15 years and upwards 19,819 3.78 8,156 2.99 11,506 4.65 157 3.72 5,884 4.29
21 years and upwards 18,893 4.65 7,774 3.68 10,973 5.72 146 4.04 5,668 5.31
UNABLE TO READ.
All Ages 157,865 18.64 71,583 16.72 85,298 20.67 1,984 17.16 45,276 19.92
3 to 6 years 50,299 78.99 24,174 78.69 25,865 79.24 260 78.31 13,394 76.82
6 to 15 years 9,550 5.03 3,682 4.03 5,791 5.92 77 8.98 2,007 3.66
15 years and upwards 29,340 5.60 10,226 3.75 18,792 7.59 322 7.63 12,042 8.77
21 years and upwards 28,224 6.95 9,851 4.67 18,064 9.43 309 8.54 11,762 11.03