CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—OCCUPATIONS. TABLE XIV.—Showing the ordinary of former Occupations, together with Ages, of Males who were Out of Employment at the date of the Census, exclusive of Inmates of Public Institutions and Aborgines (vide Table XVIII)—continued.
Order. Sub-Order. Group. ORDINARY OR FORMER OCCUPATIONS. Metropolis. Remainder of Colony. Shipping. Total. AGES.
Under 15 years. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and over. Not stated.
21 2 2 Station manager 15 14 29 1 15 12 1
Station overseer 2 13 15 1 3 8 2 1
Station superintendent 1 1 1
3 Station boundary-rider 2 26 28 7 4 11 4 2
Station bullock-driver 1 1 1
Station drover 22 255 277 1 31 53 140 46 6
Station laborer 7 387 394 3 15 52 195 109 20
Station shearer 43 690 733 64 212 396 57 3 1
Station shearing-machine expert 1 1 1
Station shepherd 1 34 35 3 1 4 8 19
Station stockman 5 23 28 7 8 10 3
Station teamster 1 1 2 1 1
Station wool-presser 1 8 9 1 1 2 5
Station wool-sorter 11 23 34 1 18 9 6
5 Dairy worker, assistant 8 8 16 3 2 4 4 3
6 Poultry farmer 1 1 1
8 Bushman, bush laborer 15 41 56 2 7 28 14 5
Station contractor 1 1 1
3 2 Fisherman 6 12 18 1 2 4 7 3 1
3 Oyster-bed worker 4 4 1 2 1
5 Kangaroo-hunter 7 7 1 1 5
Rabbiter 11 11 2 6 3
6 Pearl diver 3 3 1 2
4 2 Timber getter, splitter 2 24 26 1 3 6 11 5
3 Bark-stripper 2 2 1 1
5 3 Artesian-well driller 1 1 2 1 1
Tank-sinker 1 10 11 3 6 2
Well-sinker 1 3 4 3 1
Water-carter 1 1 1
6 2 Gold, quartz, engine-driver 5 5 1 3 1
Gold, quartz, machinist (crushing) 2 2 1 1
Gold, quartz, manager mine 3 3 1 2
Gold, quartz, miner 32 344 376 1 26 38 149 145 17
3 Gold, alluvial, manager mine 1 1 1
Gold, alluvial, miner 6 269 275 2 7 19 105 113 29
4 Gold, miner, undefined 52 55 107 10 34 56 7
6 Tin, alluvial, engine-driver 2 2 1 1
Tin, alluvial, manager mine 3 3 2 1
Tin, alluvial, miner 2 96 98 2 9 14 49 23 1
7 Silver, carter, mine 2 2 1 1
Silver, engine-driver 4 4 2 2
Silver, fireman 1 1 1
Silver, manager 3 3 1 2
Silver, miner 190 190 2 21 31 85 44 6 1
Silver, smelter 1 10 11 2 3 2 3 1
8 Colliery, clerk 2 2 1 1
Colliery, engine-driver 1 5 6 1 2 3
Colliery, fireman 3 3 2 1
Colliery, manager 1 1 1
Colliery, manager shipment of coal 1 1 1
Colliery, miner 19 325 344 2 20 29 136 122 35
10 Copper miner 1 20 21 1 4 7 7 2
Copper smelter 7 7 1 3 3
11 Shale miner 6 6 1 1 3 1
13 Antimony miner 2 2 1 1
Antimony smelter 1 1 1
Mining expert 1 1 2 1 1
Miner, undefined 99 20 29 148 9 83 48 7 1
Prospector, undefined 3 3 2 1
Smelter, undefined 1 1 1
15 Quarry, carter 5 5 1 3 1
Quarry, laborer, quarryman 30 18 48 2 1 23 20 2
22 2 1 Foreman, undefined 1 1 1
Inspector undefined 1 1 1
Not stated 341 579 920 192 191 311 168 51 7
Not stated swagman, tramp 2 30 32 5 19 5 1 2
TOTAL, UNEMPLOYED MALES 8,697 10,700 67 19,464 100 1,809 3,029 8,662 4,476 1,349 39