CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE XV.—Showing the ordinary or former Occupations, together with Ages, of Females who were Out of Employment at the date of the Census, exclusive of Inmates of Public Institutions and Aborgines (vide Table XIX).
| 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. |
|
|
|
TOTAL, UNEMPLOYED FEMALES |
1,742 |
1,120 |
2 |
2,864 |
56 |
910 |
823 |
818 |
221 |
36 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
2 |
Bible reader |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deaconess |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
8 |
Nurse, asylum |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nurse, hospital |
8 |
5 |
|
13 |
|
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
Nurse, sick |
22 |
7 |
1 |
30 |
|
|
4 |
17 |
9 |
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
Short-hand writer |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
3 |
Teacher, public school |
9 |
9 |
|
18 |
|
7 |
4 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Teacher, private school |
5 |
1 |
|
6 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
Teacher, undefined |
10 |
12 |
|
22 |
|
2 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
Governess |
106 |
60 |
|
166 |
|
26 |
54 |
75 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
1 |
Artist |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teacher of drawing |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
Photographer |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Photo, retoucher |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
2 |
Musician |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pianiste |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vocalist |
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Teacher of music |
8 |
5 |
|
13 |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
1 |
Actress |
12 |
1 |
|
13 |
|
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
1 |
1 |
Hotelkeeper |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotelkeeper relative assisting |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotelkeeper barmaid |
21 |
3 |
|
24 |
|
3 |
16 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotelkeeper waitress |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Waitress, undefined |
21 |
2 |
|
23 |
|
10 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Boarding-house keeper |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Boarding-house servant |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
Housekeeper |
29 |
10 |
|
39 |
|
|
4 |
20 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
Cook |
33 |
17 |
1 |
51 |
|
3 |
5 |
28 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
8 |
General or undefined servant |
651 |
378 |
|
1,029 |
34 |
350 |
290 |
274 |
74 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
Housemaid |
11 |
10 |
|
21 |
|
10 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Nurse, domestic |
21 |
12 |
|
33 |
4 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
Lady's companion |
4 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lady's maid |
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lady's help |
7 |
2 |
|
9 |
|
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
Caretaker, undefined |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Charwoman |
7 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
Hairdresser |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
Clerk, laundry |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laundress |
27 |
10 |
|
37 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
2 |
|
| 5 |
4 |
4 |
Fancy goods saleswoman |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
17 |
2 |
Stationery saleswoman |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
1 |
2 |
Drapery saleswoman |
28 |
7 |
|
35 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
|
|
| 7 |
2 |
3 |
Confectionery saleswoman |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
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