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. |
| Total Males |
411,149 |
100.00 |
411,149 |
100.00 |
| Class I.—Learned and Educated Professions. |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—RELIGION—Clergy |
725 |
0.176 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—JUDICIAL AND LEGAL— |
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| 1. Judges, Barristers, Attorneys, &c. |
460 |
0.112 |
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| 2. Lawyers' Clerks, Students, &c. |
460 |
0.112 |
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|
920 |
0.224 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—MEDICAL AND SURGICAL— |
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| 1. Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothecaries |
484 |
0.118 |
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| 2. Dispensing Chemists, Dentists, &c. |
470 |
0.114 |
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| 3. Assistants, Students,&c. |
95 |
0.023 |
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|
1,049 |
0.255 |
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| SUB-CLASS IV.—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, SCIENCES, &c. |
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| 1. Authors, Artists, Architects, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, &c. |
1,598 |
0.388 |
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| 2. Professors, Schoolmasters, &c. |
2,038 |
0.496 |
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| 3. Students, &c. |
241 |
0.059 |
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|
3,877 |
0.943 |
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| Total Learned and Educated Professions. |
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|
6,571 |
1.60 |
| Class II.—Government Service. |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—CIVIL OFFICERS AND SUBORDINATES |
3,962 |
0.963 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—POLICE |
1,258 |
0.306 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—PERMANENT MILITARY |
301 |
0.073 |
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| Total Government Service |
|
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5,521 |
1.34 |
| Class III.—Commercial |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—BANKERS, MERCHANTS, &c. |
4,391 |
1.068 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—GENERAL DEALERS |
6,508 |
1.583 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—MERCHANTILE CLERKS, SHOPMEN, &c. |
8,722 |
2.121 |
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| Total Commercial |
|
|
19,621 |
4.77 |
| Class IV.—Personal Offices. |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINK |
3,647 |
0.887 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINK |
6,047 |
1.471 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK, WITH ACCOMMODATION |
3,188 |
0.775 |
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| Total Personal Offices |
|
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12,882 |
3.13 |
| Class V.—Domestic |
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| SUB-CLASS I.—DOMESTIC DUTIES, &c.— |
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| 1. Persons engaged in Domestic Duties |
1,316 |
0.320 |
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| 2. Hired Domestic Servants |
9,476 |
2.305 |
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| 3. Infants and Children not attending School |
62,237 |
15.138 |
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73,029 |
17.763 |
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| SUB-CLASS II.—PERSONS OF INDEPENDENT MEANS |
3,044 |
0.740 |
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| SUB-CLASS III.—SCHOLARS UNDER TUITION— |
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| 1. At Home |
8,910 |
2.168 |
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| 2. At School |
68,911 |
16.759 |
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|
77,821 |
18.927 |
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| Total Domestics |
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153,894 |
37.43 |