EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, 1861 TO 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Religious Denominations. |
Proportion per 10,000 Children (5 to 15 years of age) who— |
| Could Read. |
Could Write. |
Could not Read. |
| 1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Church of England |
7,703 |
8,446 |
9,095 |
8,826 |
4,751 |
6,438 |
8,043 |
8,189 |
2,297 |
1,554 |
905 |
1,174 |
| Presbyterians |
8,202 |
8,700 |
9,245 |
8,965 |
5,009 |
6,658 |
8,142 |
8,302 |
1,798 |
1,300 |
755 |
1,035 |
| Methodists |
8,781 |
8,974 |
9,282 |
9,042 |
5,695 |
6,889 |
8,238 |
8,461 |
1,219 |
1,026 |
718 |
958 |
| Independents |
8,785 |
9,083 |
9,253 |
8,954 |
6,112 |
7,494 |
8,379 |
8,484 |
1,215 |
917 |
747 |
1,046 |
| Baptists |
8,699 |
9,000 |
9,234 |
8,846 |
6,023 |
7,314 |
8,353 |
8,216 |
1,301 |
1,000 |
766 |
1,154 |
| Lutherans |
6,491 |
7,877 |
8,922 |
8,336 |
4,529 |
6,539 |
8,131 |
7,819 |
3,509 |
2,123 |
1,078 |
1,664 |
| Unitarians |
8,128 |
8,977 |
9,586 |
8,781 |
5,873 |
7,256 |
9,035 |
7,988 |
1,872 |
1,023 |
414 |
1,219 |
| Other Protestants |
8,253 |
8,988 |
9,107 |
8,763 |
6,171 |
7,504 |
8,265 |
8,031 |
1,747 |
1,012 |
893 |
1,237 |
| Total Protestants |
8,029 |
8,648 |
9,174 |
8,895 |
5,038 |
6,659 |
8,130 |
8,268 |
1,971 |
1,352 |
826 |
1,105 |
| Roman Catholics |
6,923 |
7,909 |
8,881 |
8,848 |
4,124 |
5,643 |
7,584 |
8,160 |
3,077 |
2,091 |
1,119 |
1,152 |
| Jews |
8,285 |
8,983 |
9,280 |
9,155 |
6,303 |
7,805 |
8,781 |
8,615 |
1,715 |
1,017 |
720 |
845 |
| Residue |
7,272 |
8,201 |
8,595 |
8,565 |
4,842 |
5,614 |
7,302 |
7,911 |
2,728 |
1,799 |
1,405 |
1,435 |
| Grand Total |
7,790 |
8,464 |
9,088 |
8,878 |
4,858 |
6,398 |
7,977 |
8,236 |
2,210 |
1,536 |
912 |
1,122 |