CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1881.—SUMMARY TABLES., No. 58., OCCUPATIONS.—Return showing, for the Female Population, the numbers under the various Heads of Occupation, and the proportion per cent. of the same to the Total Female Population, at the Census of 1881.

Occupations.	Sub-Classes.		Classes.
	Numbers.	Proportion per cent. of Female Population.	Numbers.	Proportion per cent. of Female Population.
Total Females	340,319	100.00	340,319	100.00
Class I.—Learned and Educated Professions
SUB-CLASS IV.—LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, SCIENCES, &c.—
1. Authors, Artists, &c.	166	0.049
2. Teachers, &c.	3,447	1.013
Total Learned and Educated Professions			3,613	1.06
Class II.—Government Service.
SUB-CLASS I.—
Superintendents, Subordinates, Postmistresses, &c.	266	0.078	266	0.08
Class III.—Commercial.
SUB-CLASS II.—SHOP AND STOREKEEPERS, &c.	2,267	0.666
SUB-CLASS III.—ASSISTANTS, SALESWOMEN, &c.	1,013	0.298
Total Commercial			3.280	0.96
Class IV.—Personal Offices.
SUB-CLASS I.—ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND DRINK	277	0.081
SUB-CLASS II.—ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND DRINK	438	0.129
SUB-CLASS III.—ENGAGED PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINK WITH ACCOMMODATION	923	0.271
Total Personal Offices			1,638	0.48
Class V.—Domestic.
SUB-CLASS I.—Domestic Duties, &c.—
1. Persons engaged in Domestic Duties	149,265	43.860
2. Hired Domestic Servants, &c.	23,762	6.982
3. Infants and Children not attending School	61,291	18.010
4. Midwives, Nurses, &c.	675	0.198
	234,993	69.050
SUB-CLASS II.—PERSONS OF INDEPENDENT MEANS	2,250	0.661
SUB-CLASS III.—SCHOLARS UNDER TUITION—
1. At Home	10,882	3.198
2. At School	66,182	19.447
	77,064	22.645
Total Domestic			314,307	92.36