CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE II.—The proportion per cent of Persons, Males and Females, of various Occupations, in Divisions and Classes, at the date of each Census, from 1871 to 1901.

Class.	OCCUPATIONS.	1871.			1881.			1891.			1901.
		Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.
	DIVISIONS.
	Breadwinners	63.19	16.01	41.67	64.37	16.29	42.61	63.09	17.36	42.07	63.75	17.59	41.76
	Dependents	36.81	83.99	58.33	35.63	83.71	57.39	36.91	82.64	57.93	36.25	82.41	58.24
	CLASSES.
I	Professional	2.51	0.91	1.78	2.83	1.27	2.12	3.48	2.02	2.81	3.80	2.26	3.06
II	Domestic	3.22	7.27	5.06	3.11	7.41	5.06	2.91	7.41	4.98	2.84	8.18	5.39
III	Commercial	8.53	1.09	5.14	10.15	1.24	6.12	8.41	0.94	4.97	9.47	1.64	5.74
IV	Transport and Communication							5.65	0.10	3.10	6.05	0.16	3.24
V	Industrial	18.19	2.70	11.12	23.84	3.06	14.43	19.63	3.46	12.20	17.33	3.73	10.85
VI	Primary Producers—
	Agricultural	16.87	2.80	10.45	14.79	1.93	8.97	11.15	1.36	6.65	10.72	0.27	5.74
	Pastoral	6.33	0.73	3.78	4.25	0.71	2.65	4.32	0.07	2.36	4.42	0.09	2.36
	Dairying							0.82	0.92	0.87	2.24	0.36	1.34
	Mining	6.83		3.72	4.51		2.47	5.10		2.76	5.42		2.84
	Others							0.86		0.47	0.96		0.50
VII	Indefinite	0.71	0.51	0.62	0.89	0.67	0.79	0.76	1.09	0.91	0.51	0.92	0.70
VIII	Dependents	36.81	83.99	58.33	35.63	83.71	57.39	36.91	82.63	57.92	36.24	82.39	58.24
	Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00