CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1891.—MISCELLANEOUS., TABLE XVII.—Showing the Occupations of Male Aborigines (full-blood and half-caste) as disclosed at the Census, not including those whose occupations were not stated, nor the wandering tribes concerning whom the information was not obtainable.
CLASSIFICATION. OCCUPATIONS. Total Males. GRADES.
FULL-BLOOD. HALF-CASTE.
Order. Sub-Order. Group. Employer. Engaged own account. Relative assisting. Wage-earner. Unemployed. Not stated. Grade not applicable. Employer. Engaged own account. Relative assisting. Wage-earner. Unemployed. Not stated. Grade not applicable.
Total, Specified Occupations 1,468 6 57 2 660 68 18 40 12 32 6 478 65 12 12
CLASSES.
I. Professional 56 2 42 1 11
II. Domestic 149 96 2 1 47 3
III. Commercial 35 1 2 13 3 15 1
IV. Industrial 356 1 1 1 124 30 3 2 1 1 146 42 4
V. Primary producers—
Agricultural 154 17 1 62 1 2 2 11 3 51 4
Pastoral 456 246 16 9 6 157 18 4
Mining 30 19 3 8
Other primary producers 180 4 16 77 20 2 2 14 1 43 1
VI. Indefinite
VII. Dependents 52 40 12
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS.
1 4 11 Police tracker 51 42 1 8
2 1 2 Missionary 1 1
2 10 4 Jockey 2 2
2 10 7 Pedestrian 2 2
3 1 1 Groom, hotel 2 1 1
Laborer, hotel 3 3
Servant, hotel 7 4 3
2 Waiter 1 1
3 Servant, boarding-house 1 1
2 6 Groom, undefined 38 20 1 17
Stable-man 1 1
7 Cook, undefined 1 1
8 Servant, undefined 92 64 2 23 3
11 Caretaker undefined 2 1 1
13 Hairdresser 1 1
5 17 3 Rag dealer 1 1
7 1 1 Milkman 8 5 3
3 Butcher 2 1 1
8 1 1 Horse dealer 1 1
2 Horse breaker 8 5 3
Horse trainer 3 1 1 1
11 1 2 Storekeeper 1 1
4 Hawker's assistant 1 1
13 1 5 Laborer, railway (maintenance) 2 2
2 2 Cab-driver 1 1
3 Carrier 3 1 2
3 11 Boatman 1 1