TABLE IX.—SHIRES.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Degree of Education possessed by Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) of different Ages in each Shire—continued.
		All Ages.	Under 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Unspecified Children.	Total 5 to 14
OAKLEIGH.
Read & Write	Males	757						3	10	18	16	19	17	19	13	22	17		154
Read & Write	Females	588						3	10	12	12	11	15	19	16	19	6		123
Read only	Males	21				1		2	5		1								8
Read only	Females	11						1	3	3			1						8
Cannot Read	Males	159	27	21	24	21	21	18	6	4	1								29
Cannot Read	Females	141	28	15	16	31	21	13	4	4	2								23
Total	Males	937	27	21	24	22	21	23	21	22	18	19	17	19	13	22	17		191
Total	Females	740	28	15	16	31	21	17	17	19	14	11	16	19	16	19	6		154
OMEO.
Read & Write	Males	1,910						23	21	20	32	27	33	23	32	19	26		256
Read & Write	Females	909						6	25	24	24	22	28	35	31	26	23		244
Read only	Males	24					1	2	4	2	1			1					10
Read only	Females	41					4	6	2	2	3		1	1	1				16
Cannot Read	Males	270	48	38	39	37	37	10	6	3	2	2	1	1				1	26
Cannot Read	Females	241	48	31	36	32	37	23	9	5	3	1	1	1				2	45
Total	Males	2,204	48	38	39	37	38	35	31	25	35	29	34	25	32	19	26	1	292
Total	Females	1,191	48	31	36	32	41	35	36	31	30	23	30	37	32	26	23	2	305
OXLEY.
Read & Write	Males	1,428						6	16	38	37	49	44	52	45	47	46		380
Read & Write	Females	1,159						6	25	27	33	47	40	41	38	41	33		331
Read only	Males	88					3	5	31	5	2	4	1						48
Read only	Females	73					7	10	12	7	1	2							32
Cannot Read	Males	290	44	37	52	55	28	22	9	6									37
Cannot Read	Females	287	46	42	33	58	37	37	5	4	1	3							50
Total	Males	1,806	44	37	52	55	31	33	56	49	39	53	45	52	45	47	46		465
Total	Females	1,519	46	42	33	58	44	53	42	38	35	52	40	41	38	41	33		413
PHILLIP ISLAND.
Read & Write	Males	934						6	6	20	20	19	15	15	17	22	21		161
Read & Write	Females	663						3	7	24	15	14	23	16	22	17	20		161
Read only	Males	25						4	3	2	1	1							11
Read only	Females	23						4	5	2	2	1							14
Cannot Read	Males	180	33	27	20	26	19	20	9	5	3	1	2						40
Cannot Read	Females	173	28	31	23	27	21	21	5	3	2	1	1						33
Total	Males	1,139	33	27	20	26	19	30	18	27	24	21	17	15	17	22	21		212
Total	Females	859	28	31	23	27	21	28	17	29	19	16	24	16	22	17	20		208
PORTLAND.
Read & Write	Males	2,003						9	34	60	60	56	72	60	63	60	56		530
Read & Write	Females	1,895						11	44	46	72	70	58	69	74	61	62		567
Read only	Males	122				2	3	22	18	12	4	4	3	1	2				66
Read only	Females	143				1	9	13	20	11	4	2	1						51
Cannot Read	Males	583	85	76	83	87	87	50	26	5	4	1	1	5		2			94
Cannot Read	Females	506	70	64	86	74	62	59	21	8	3	2							93
Total	Males	2,708	85	76	83	89	90	81	78	77	68	61	76	66	65	62	56		690
Total	Females	2,544	70	64	86	75	71	83	85	65	79	74	59	69	74	61	62		711
POOWONG AND JEETHO.
Read & Write	Males	1,067						2	11	15	17	17	22	11	23	12	16		146
Read & Write	Females	490							10	14	7	11	14	19	12	11	14		112
Read only	Males	26					3	7	2	1	2			2	1				15
Read only	Females	20				1		5	5		1	3							14
Cannot Read	Males	151	21	27	22	22	17	10	4	7									21
Cannot Read	Females	145	28	25	22	27	21	10	6	1	1								18
Total	Males	1,244	21	27	22	22	20	19	17	23	19	17	22	13	24	12	16		182
Total	Females	655	28	25	22	28	21	15	21	15	9	14	14	19	12	11	14		144