CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE XVI.—Showing the Occupations of Chinese Males (including Half-castes), at stated periods of Age, in the Metropolis, Remainder of Colony, and Shipping, together with the numbers returned as Employers, engaged on their Own Account, Wage-earners, and Unemployed respectively.
Classification. OCCUPATIONS. Metropolis. Remainder of Colony. Shipping. Total. Periods of Age. Grade.
Order. Sub-Order. Group. Under 5 years. 5 and under 15. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and over. Age not stated. Employer. Engaged own account. Relative assisting. Wage-earner. Unemployed. Not stated. Others : grade not applicable.
TOTAL, CHINESE MALES 3,494 9,932 129 13,555 159 227 194 1,031 7,355 4,002 403 184 1,083 4,399 13 6,962 530 24 544
TOTAL, SPECIFIED OCCUPATIONS 3,480 9,895 129 13,504 159 227 193 1,028 7,338 3,989 396 174 1,083 4,398 13 6,948 511 7 544
CLASSES.
I. Professional 29 41 70 1 2 27 36 4 4 33 39 2 1
II. Domestic 335 954 1 1,290 3 51 119 677 405 31 4 20 64 1,077 129
III. Commercial—
Property and Finance 2 2 1 1 1 1
Trade 1,211 863 2,074 2 24 156 1,321 515 46 10 234 1,260 3 557 13 7
Transport and Communication 2 8 78 88 2 13 67 5 1 1 5 82
IV. Industrial 522 549 1 1,072 2 14 108 632 286 16 14 57 51 1 803 160
V. Primary producers—
Agricultural 1,218 4,422 18 5,658 9 64 505 3,280 1,557 127 116 732 1,334 9 3,465 118
Pastoral 5 552 557 4 8 50 273 182 13 27 7 8 527 15
Mining 5 1,986 28 2,019 2 19 58 935 889 113 3 25 1,638 283 73
Other primary producers 132 132 2 14 76 37 3 3 5 123 1
VI. Indefinite 3 11 14 6 6 2 14
VII. Dependents 150 375 3 528 159 205 8 3 43 70 40 528
Occupation not stated 14 37 51 1 3 17 13 7 10 1 14 19 17
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS.
1 4 3 Interpreter 7 3 10 1 4 5 10
8 Law student 1 1 1 1
2 1 1 Clergyman, Church of England 1 1 1 1
Clergyman, Wesleyan 1 1 1 1
2 Missionary 3 2 5 4 1 5
4 Caretaker, joss-house 4 4 3 1 4
6 Buddhist priest 4 4 4 4
3 5 Chinese doctor 7 17 24 7 16 1 3 21
7 Chemist 7 7 14 1 7 5 1 10 3 1
13 Oculist 1 1 1 1
7 6 Teacher, undefined 1 1 1 1
7 Tutor 1 1 1 1
8 1 Artist 2 2 2 1 1
10 6 Billiard-room proprietor 1 1 1 1
3 1 1 Hotelkeeper 1 1 1 1
Hotelkeeper barman 3 3 2 1 3
Hotelkeeper boots 1 1 1 1
Hotelkeeper cook 23 256 279 11 39 168 55 4 2 279
Hotelkeeper groom 2 2 1 1 2
Hotelkeeper ostler 1 1 1 1
Hotelkeeper servant 1 9 10 1 1 7 1 10
Hotelkeeper yardman 1 1 1 1
2 Restaurant, cook-shop proprietor 7 8 15 7 8 4 11
Restaurant, cook 10 2 12 1 2 7 2 12
Restaurant, servant 1 4 5 2 3 5
Restaurant, waiter 1 1 1 1
Waiter, undefined 1 1 1 1
3 Boarding-house keeper 40 22 62 35 26 1 15 47
Boarding-house cook 16 4 20 3 1 15 1 20
Boarding-house groom 1 1 1 1
Boarding-house servant 2 2 4 1 2 1 4
4 Club servant 1 1 1 1
2 2 Butler 3 3 1 2 3
4 Page 1 1 1 1
6 Groom 1 7 8 1 3 2 2 8
7 Cook 198 593 1 792 19 61 396 293 21 2 664 128
8 Kitchen boy 1 1 2 2 2
Servant 24 32 56 2 9 10 25 8 2 56
9 Domestic nurse 1 1 1 1
13 Hairdresser 1 3 4 1 1 2 4
14 Laundry proprietor 2 2 1 1 2
Laundryman 1 1 1 1
4 2 4 Auctioneer's assistant 1 1 1 1
3 4 House proprietor 1 1 1 1
5 4 4 Fancy goods merchant, dealer 15 1 16 8 8 6 10
Fancy goods clerk 3 3 3 3
Fancy goods salesman 5 5 1 4 5
Fancy goods storeman 1 1 1 1
Fancy goods hawker 4 24 28 5 21 2 28
7 1 Jewellery dealer 3 2 5 5 4 1
Jewellery hawker 5 5 2 2 1 5
15 1 Furniture dealer 3 3 2 1 2 1
Furniture dealer book-keeper 1 1 1 1
16 3 Drug dealer (not chemist) 2 2 2 2
Drug dealer clerk 1 1 1 1
17 3 Rag dealer, picker 4 4 2 1 1 4
6 1 2 Draper 22 6 28 2 4 15 6 1 3 16 8 1
Draper hawker 71 1 72 1 4 58 9 71 1
2 4 Boot salesman 1 1 1 1
7 1 3 Butcher 14 14 28 1 17 9 1 4 6 18