CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 57., OCCUPATIONS.—Return showing, for the Male Population, the Numbers under the various Heads of Occupation, and the proportion per cent. of the same to the Total Male Population, at the Census of 1881.
| Occupations. |
Sub-Classes. |
Classes. |
| Numbers. |
Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. |
Numbers. |
Proportion per cent. of the Male Population. |
| Class VI.—Land |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—AGRICULTURAL— |
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| 1. Freehold Proprietors |
5,549 |
1.350 |
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| 2. Leasehold Proprietors and Tenant Farmers |
21,312 |
5.184 |
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| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) |
16,746 |
4.073 |
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| 4. Hired Farm Servants |
9,394 |
2.284 |
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53,001 |
12.891 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—PASTORAL— |
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| Sheep— |
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| 1. Freehold Proprietors, Sheep Farms |
553 |
0.134 |
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| 2. Leasehold Proprietors, Sheep Farms |
2,494 |
0.607 |
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| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) |
2,572 |
0.626 |
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| 4. Boundary-riders, Shepherds, Hutkeepers, &c. |
8,623 |
2.097 |
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14,242 |
3,464 |
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| Cattle and Horses— |
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| 1. Freehold Proprietors, Stockholders |
89 |
0.022 |
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| 2. Leasehold Proprietors, Stockholders |
304 |
0.074 |
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| 3. Persons assisting (not Hired Servants) |
261 |
0.063 |
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| 4. Hired Stockmen, &c. |
1,829 |
0.445 |
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2,483 |
0.604 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—HORTICULTURAL— |
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| 1. Freehold Gardeners, Nurserymen, &c. |
162 |
0.039 |
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| 2. Leasehold Gardeners, Nurserymen, &c. |
1,764 |
0.429 |
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| 3. Labouring Gardeners, &c. |
2,872 |
0.699 |
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4,798 |
1,167 |
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| SUB-CLASS IV.—WINE-GROWING— |
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| 1. Freehold Proprietors of Vineyards |
9 |
0.002 |
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| 2. Leasehold Proprietors of Vineyards |
108 |
0.026 |
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| 3. Vinedressers, &c. |
130 |
0.032 |
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247 |
0.060 |
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| SUB-CLASS V.—SUGAR-GROWING— |
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| 1. Freehold Proprietors of Sugar Plantations |
13 |
0.003 |
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| 2. Leasehold Proprietors of Sugar Plantations |
40 |
0.010 |
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| 3. Hired Labourers on Sugar Plantations |
63 |
0.015 |
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116 |
0.028 |
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| Total, Land |
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74,887 |
18.21 |
| Class VII.—Mining. |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—MINERS IN GOLD |
10,723 |
2.608 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—MINERS IN THE INFERIOR METALS |
3,463 |
0.842 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—MINERS IN COAL |
3,523 |
0.857 |
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| Total, Mining |
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17,709 |
4.31 |
| Class VIII.—Skilled Workers and Artificers. |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—IN THE SUPERIOR ARTS— |
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| 1. Watchmakers, Jewellers, Opticians, Musical Instrument Makers, Lithographers, Photographers, Printers |
400 |
0.097 |
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| 2. Hired Workmen and Apprentices |
2,187 |
0.532 |
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2,587 |
0.629 |
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