EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, 1861-1891., TABLE XLIV.—Showing, at the last four Censuses, the Degree of Education possessed by Children of Mixed Sexes between 5 and 15 Years of Age of different Religious Denominations (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines)—continued.
Religious Denominations. Children of Mixed Sexes between 5 and 15 Years of Age.
Proportions per Cent.
1861. 1871. 1881. 1891.
Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read. Read and Write. Read only. Unable to Read.
Church of England 47.51 29.52 22.97 64.38 20.08 15.54 80.43 10.52 9.05 81.89 6.37 11.74
Presbyterians 50.09 31.93 17.98 66.58 20.42 13.00 81.42 11.03 7.55 83.02 6.63 10.35
Methodists 56.95 30.86 12.19 68.89 20.85 10.26 82.38 10.44 7.18 84.61 5.81 9.58
Independents 61.12 26.73 12.15 74.94 15.89 9.17 83.79 8.74 7.47 84.84 4.70 10.46
Baptists 60.23 26.76 13.01 73.14 16.86 10.00 83.53 8.81 7.66 82.16 6.30 11.54
Lutherans 45.29 19.62 35.09 65.39 13.38 21.23 81.31 7.91 10.78 78.19 5.17 16.64
Unitarians 58.73 12.55 18.72 72.56 17.21 10.23 90.35 5.51 4.14 79.88 7.93 12.19
Other Protestants 61.71 20.82 17.47 75.04 14.84 10.12 82.65 8.42 8.93 80.31 7.32 12.37
Total Protestants 50.38 29.91 19.71 66.59 19.89 13.52 81.30 10.44 8.26 82.68 6.27 11.05
Roman Catholics 41.24 27.99 30.77 56.43 22.66 20.91 75.84 12.97 11.19 81.60 6.88 11.52
Jews 63.03 19.82 17.15 78.05 11.78 10.17 87.81 4.99 7.20 86.15 5.40 8.45
Residue 48.42 24.30 27.28 56.14 25.87 17.99 73.02 12.93 14.05 79.11 6.54 14.35
Total 48.58 29.29 22.13 63.98 20.66 15.36 79.75 11.11 9.14 82.36 6.42 11.22