EDUCATION, 1881-1891, INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES., TABLE XLII.—Showing the Number of and Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females, inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, and of Chinese and Aborigines, of various Periods of Age, at the last two Censuses., In this Table the unspecified as to Age have been distributed by proportion amongst the other numbers.
Ages.		1881.				1891.
Ages.		Total.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.	Total.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Unable to Read.
POPULATION (Inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
All Ages	Persons	862,346	651,567	49,535	161,244	1,140,405	908,767	32,817	198,821
	Males	452,083	341,565	22,573	87,945	598,414	478,362	15,482	104,570
	Females	410,263	310,002	26,962	73,299	541,991	430,405	17,335	94,251
3 to 6 years	Males	34,176	1,998	5,315	26,863	42,431	3,076	4,041	35,314
3 to 6 years	Females	33,293	2,178	5,660	25,455	41,664	2,478	3,306	35,880
6 to 13 years	Males	76,955	62,261	9,471	5,223	87,654	76,151	5,851	5,652
6 to 13 years	Females	76,599	63,233	8,667	4,699	85,714	75,858	4,866	4,990
15 years and upwards	Males	285,064	256,741	7,586	20,737	398,803	376,445	5,519	16,839
15 years and upwards	Females	245,520	223,998	12,504	9,018	347,144	329,943	9,107	8,094
21 years and upwards	Males	226,771	199,806	7,012	19,953	329,528	307,958	5,286	16,284
21 years and upwards	Females	184,609	163,789	12,143	8,677	277,145	260,306	8,980	7,859
CHINESE.
All Ages	Persons	12,128	525	78	11,525	9,377	902	96	8,379
	Males	11,869	425	64	11,380	8,772	570	71	8,131
	Females	259	100	14	145	605	332	25	248
3 to 6 years	Males	50	2	3	45	78	8	6	64
3 to 6 years	Females	49	1	3	45	98	3	8	87
6 to 13 years	Males	65	39	13	13	161	116	8	37
6 to 13 years	Females	67	46	9	12	179	150	7	22
15 years and upwards	Males	11,680	367	48	11,265	8,402	409	56	7,937
15 years and upwards	Females	78	38	2	38	213	144	10	59
21 years and upwards	Males	11,516	343	48	11,125	8,201	353	54	7,794
21 years and upwards	Females	46	14	2	30	117	62	10	45
ABORIGINES.
All Ages	Persons	780	233	73	474	565	277	23	265
	Males	460	116	36	308	325	166	10	149
	Females	320	117	37	166	240	111	13	116
3 to 6 years	Males	25	1	2	22	31	2	3	26
3 to 6 years	Females	33	1	6	26	24		4	20
6 to 13 years	Males	59	36	11	12	62	50	5	7
6 to 13 years	Females	60	45	8	7	31	22	2	7
15 years and upwards	Males	316	59	23	234	193	98	2	93
15 years and upwards	Females	195	59	23	113	150	77	6	67
21 years and upwards	Males	277	39	23	215	166	79	1	86
21 years and upwards	Females	167	43	23	101	121	51	6	64
POPULATION (Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
All Ages	Persons	849,438	650,809	49,384	149,245	1,130,463	907,588	32,698	190,177
	Males	439,754	341,024	22,473	76,257	589,317	477,626	15,401	96,290
	Females	409,684	309,785	26,911	72,988	541,146	429,962	17,297	93,887
3 to 6 years	Males	34,101	1,995	5,310	26,796	42,322	3,066	4,032	35,224
3 to 6 years	Females	33,211	2,176	5,651	25,384	41,542	2,475	3,294	35,773
6 to 13 years	Males	76,831	62,186	9,447	5,198	87,431	75,985	5,838	5,608
6 to 13 years	Females	76,472	63,142	8,650	4,680	85,504	75,686	4,857	4,961
15 years and upwards	Males	273,068	256,315	7,515	9,238	390,208	375,938	5,461	8,809
15 years and upwards	Females	245,247	223,901	12,479	8,867	346,781	329,722	9,091	7,968
21 years and upwards	Males	214,978	199,424	6,941	8,613	321,161	307,526	5,231	8,404
21 years and upwards	Females	184,396	163,732	12,118	8,546	276,907	260,193	8,964	7,750