CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1871.—OCCUPATIONS.
OCCUPATIONS. Sexes. TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF 100 INHABITANTS AND OVER.
Total Population of New South Wales. Town of Sydney (exclusive of Shipping). Suburbs (exclusive of Shipping). Towns and Villages (exclusive of Shipping). Rural (exclusive of Shipping). Shipping. ABERDEEN—Scone Registry District, Upper Hunter Electorate, County Brisbane. ADELONG—Gundagai Registry District, Tumut Electorate, County Wynyard. ALBURY—Albury Registry District, Hume Electorate, County Goulburn.
Males 275,551 36,149 29,137 52,227 155,680 2,358 86 496 996
Females 228,430 38,274 31,176 47,199 111,737 44 99 368 910
Totals 503,981 74,423 60,313 99,426 267,417 2,402 185 864 1,906
Class I.—Learned and Educated Professions.
SUB-CLASS 1—RELIGION—Clergy Males 505 76 91 233 104 1 1 4
SUB-CLASS 2—JUDICIAL AND LEGAL—
1. Judges, Attorneys, Barristers, Conveyancers, Solicitors, &c. Males 310 68 90 115 37 3
2. Law Students, Lawyers' Clerks Males 279 100 77 80 22 3
SUB-CLASS 3—MEDICAL AND SURGICAL—
1. Physicians, Surgeons, Oculists, &c. Males 326 77 28 147 72 2 1 3
2. Dispensing Chemists, Dentists, Chiropodists, &c. Males 247 111 32 82 22 2
3. Medical Students, Doctors' and Chemists' Assistants, &c. Males 71 28 12 25 6 1
SUB-CLASS 4—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, AND SCIENCES—
1. Architects, Artists, Authors, Editors, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Scientific persons, &c. Males 725 206 116 225 177 1 2 6
Females 69 51 11 7
2. Professors, Schoolmasters, Teachers of Music, Inspectors of Schools, &c. Males 1,488 182 161 371 772 2 1 2 7
Females 1,841 450 420 472 499 1 5 19
Class II.—Government Service.
SUB-CLASS 1—CIVIL OFFICERS AND SUBORDINATES Males 2,469 657 505 846 415 46 5 1 13
Females 165 26 8 75 56 1
SUB-CLASS 2—POLICE Males 838 179 68 459 132 1 3 9
Class III.—Commercial.
SUB-CLASS 1—
Accountants, Auctioneers, Bankers, Brokers, Merchants, &c. Males 1,723 630 520 393 179 1 3 17
SUB-CLASS 2—
General Dealers, Hawkers, Shop and Store Keepers, &c. Males 4,312 1,335 526 1,320 1,131 3 9 21
Females 630 406 93 88 43 1
SUB-CLASS 3—
Merchants' and Bankers' Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Salesmen, &c. Males 4,243 1,605 940 1,106 590 2 4 8 24
Females 630 263 90 174 103
Class IV.—Personal Offices.
SUB-CLASS 1—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINKS—
Butchers, Bakers, Brewers, Confectioners, Dairymen, Malsters, Millers, &c. Males 1,956 484 286 725 461 3 27
Females 133 23 19 28 63
SUB-CLASS 2—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINKS—
Fishmongers, Fruiterers, Milkmen, Provision Dealers, Restaurant Keepers, &c. Males 3,561 1,084 758 1,020 699 3 8 17
Females 334 177 74 71 12
SUB-CLASS 3—PERSONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK WITH ACCOMMODATION—
Hotelkeepers, Publicans, and their Assistants, Lodginghouse Keepers. Males 2,010 388 146 770 706 1 4 15
Females 486 198 34 153 101 4
Class V.—Domestic.
SUB-CLASS 1—DOMESTIC DUTIES—
Persons assisting in Housework, Children (not under tuition), Persons incapacitated from work (not in Hospitals or Asylums), &c. Males 49,453 5,104 5,098 9,036 30,198 17 27 104 131
Females 150,070 20,159 18,300 28,477 83,104 30 75 247 490
SUB-CLASS 2—INDEPENDENT MEANS—
Annuitants, Householders, Landowners, Retired Officers, &c. Males 1,916 524 533 389 469 1 2 8
Females 1,165 453 308 207 195 2 1 1 4
SUB-CLASS 3—SCHOLARS—
1. At Home Males 8,243 768 815 1,130 5,530 1 7 5
Females 9,559 1,025 1,211 1,553 5,770 1 9 12
2. At School Males 38,926 7,371 6,821 10,074 14,551 109 14 105 234
Females 36,150 6,983 6,328 9,527 13,311 1 20 83 245