TABLE VIII.—Showing the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females of different Ages living on the Goldfields in each Mining District.
15 to 20	20 to 21	21 to 25	25 to 30	30 to 35	35 to 40	40 to 45	45 to 50	50 to 55	55 to 60	60 to 65	65 to 70	70 to 75	75 to 80	80 to 85	85 and upwards	Unspecified Children.	Unspecified Adults, and altogether.

12,413	1,961	6,488	4,894	4,020	4,737	5,646	7,470	6,936	4,065	2,757	1,380	795	402	199	50	13	107	Read and write.
13,429	2,320	7,444	5,487	4,465	4,685	4,723	4,508	3,440	1,939	1,243	675	427	213	97	24	3	81	Read and write.
110	20	96	85	124	188	257	306	342	226	213	110	87	40	21	10		6	Read only.
65	21	78	119	205	345	578	706	553	337	261	152	118	61	40	10		10	Read only.
129	59	187	324	442	817	1,632	1,843	1,760	961	817	332	167	84	46	17	3	56	Cannot read.
64	28	65	110	187	245	391	391	329	189	179	92	71	36	28	20		20	Cannot read.
36	13	35	39	34	58	120	119	90	53	56	21	19	7	3	3	20	113	Education unknown.
72	9	32	33	31	48	54	44	44	24	30	7	17	6	6	4	28	55	Education unknown.
12,688	2,053	6,806	5,342	4,620	5,800	7,655	9,738	9,128	5,305	3,843	1,843	1,068	533	269	80	36	282	Total.
13,630	2,378	7,619	5,749	4,888	5,323	5,746	5,649	4,366	2,489	1,713	926	633	316	171	58	31	166	Total.

721	125	420	348	307	343	397	500	441	250	137	83	37	20	15	5		23	Read and write.
804	172	495	418	333	374	313	286	236	120	65	41	17	16	7	2		12	Read and write.
8		5	3	5	10	11	22	18	11	8	7	4	2				1	Read only.
5		4	9	16	29	40	45	28	20	12	11	8	2	4			4	Read only.
9	6	11	26	36	82	126	158	108	66	42	26	8	6	2	1		14	Cannot read.
4	5	1	9	18	23	26	30	29	11	10	7	3	1	2	2		8	Cannot read.
2		3		2	1	2	1		1	1							3	Education unknown.
1	1	1	1			4	1	1		1							6	Education unknown.
740	131	439	307	350	436	536	681	567	328	188	116	49	28	17	6		41	Total.
814	178	501	437	367	426	383	362	294	151	88	59	28	19	13	4		30	Total.

4,434	677	2,313	1,702	1,251	1,449	1,757	2,215	2,096	1,194	807	433	233	128	59	16	5	23	Read and write.
4,885	809	2,702	1,839	1,450	1,664	1,635	1,611	1,199	688	472	259	168	84	35	8		36	Read and write.
35	5	21	18	42	55	86	102	117	63	75	28	30	11	11	5		3	Read only.
20	14	33	33	64	113	194	247	174	107	89	48	39	30	12	5		2	Read only.
32	14	43	53	94	166	333	367	384	207	161	72	46	26	19	4	3	19	Cannot read.
19	6	21	20	54	84	126	120	100	77	65	29	33	15	16	7		1	Cannot read.
15	6	12	17	12	20	49	38	38	18	17	7	8	2	2	2	17	41	Education unknown.
39	5	13	13	17	13	19	18	17	9	15	2	7	2	2	2	2	28	Education unknown.
4,516	702	2,389	1,790	1,399	1,690	2,225	2,722	2,635	1,482	1,060	540	317	167	91	27	25	86	Total.
4,963	834	2,769	1,905	1,585	1,874	1,974	1,996	1,490	881	641	338	247	131	65	22	2	67	Total.

1,429	250	710	513	459	696	748	978	763	369	294	128	89	39	26	9		17	Read and write.
1,479	247	740	534	478	548	551	447	309	166	123	54	42	16	10	1		4	Read and write.
9	5	10	11	13	28	36	36	32	23	19	11	6	7		1			Read only.
6	1	5	14	24	38	58	76	58	29	30	10	12	2	1	1			Read only.
18	14	21	50	75	183	400	457	385	174	147	42	18	9	11	2		8	Cannot read.
7	4	8	14	27	43	66	39	33	16	26	15	9	3		3		6	Cannot read.
	1	1	4	4	7	24	29	13	4	6	4	3	1				30	Education unknown.
7	1	1	5	2	11	10	11	12	6	4	1	4		2	1		6	Education unknown.
1,456	270	742	578	551	914	1,208	1,500	1,193	570	466	185	116	56	37	12		55	Total.
1,499	253	754	567	531	640	685	573	412	217	183	80	67	21	13	6		16	Total.

1,616	257	713	564	424	495	651	944	967	668	439	208	150	82	39	6	3	11	Read and write.
1,648	261	844	668	526	518	583	612	503	303	186	99	73	37	18	7	2	7	Read and write.
19	1	10	17	18	20	29	44	50	37	36	14	17	13	4	1		1	Read only.
10	2	9	15	15	48	70	93	103	69	45	32	23	10	11	3		4	Read only.
21	3	26	33	39	70	232	321	311	166	183	83	27	19	4	4		4	Cannot read.
3	4	13	26	19	22	41	69	52	29	23	11	12	5	4	1		3	Cannot read.
6	1	6	7	1	6	19	26	20	11	17	7	3	1			2	13	Education unknown.
11	1	8	4	4	14	8	8	6	4	5	2	3	1	1		22	8	Education unknown.
1,662	262	755	621	482	591	931	1,335	1,348	882	675	312	197	115	47	11	5	29	Total.
1,672	268	874	713	564	602	702	782	664	405	259	144	111	53	34	11	24	22	Total.