CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE VI.—The Occupations of Persons, Males and Females, arranged in Orders and Sub-orders at each Census 1891 and 1901 ; also the Numerical and Centesimal Increases in each Sub-Order during the period between the two Censuses (exclusive of Aborigines).
Classification. OCCUPATIONS. 1891. 1901. Increase from 1891 to 1901.
Class. Order. Sub-order. Males. Females. Males. Females. Numerical. Centesimal.
Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total.
Working in—
V 18 1 Animal matters (not otherwise classed) 1,922 3 2,579 44 657 41 698 34.18 36.26
2 Wood (not otherwise classed) 3,210 2,681 (-) 529 (-) 529 (-) 16.48 (-) 16.48
3 Vegetable produce for fodder 36 238 202 202 561.11 561.11
4 Paper manufacture 25 4 48 6 23 2 25 92.00 86.21
Total persons (not otherwise classed) engaged in manufactures or other processes connected with animal and vegetable substances 5,193 7 5,546 50 353 43 396 6.80 7.61
19 1 Manufactures and processes relating to stone, earthenware, clay, glass, and minerals not otherwise classed 2,955 4 3,643 42 688 38 726 23.28 24.54
2 Jewellery, precious stones, and minting 202 1 411 5 209 4 213 103.47 104.93
3 Various metals (not elsewhere classed) 8,875 3 11,282 13 2,407 10 2,417 27.12 27.22
Total persons engaged in manufacture or other processes relating to metals or mineral matters 12,032 8 15,336 60 3,304 52 3,356 27.46 27.87
20 1 Fuel, light, and other forms of energy 1,639 2,012 4 373 4 377 22.76 23.02
21 1 Houses and buildings 23,710 1 23,253 6 (-) 457 5 (-) 452 (-) 1.92 (-) 1.92
2 Roads, railways, earthworks, etc. 13,880 1 13,645 5 (-) 235 4 (-) 231 (-) 1.69 (-) 1.66
Total persons engaged in the construction or repair of buildings, roads, railways, canals, docks, earthworks, etc. 37,590 2 36,898 11 (-) 692 9 (-) 683 (-) 1.84 (-) 1.82
22 1 Disposal of the dead 156 4 290 10 134 6 140 85.88 87.50
2 Disposal of refuse 230 1 988 5 758 4 762 329.57 329.87
Total persons engaged in the disposal of the dead, or of refuse 386 5 1,278 15 892 10 902 231.09 230.69
23 1 Imperfectly defined industrial and other active pursuits 23,642 42 14,187 180 (-) 9455 138 (-) 9317 (-) 40.00 328.57 (-) 39.34
Engaged in—
VI 24 1 Agricultural pursuits (b) 66,483 7,022 75,884 1,735 9,401 (-) 5287 4,114 14.14 (-) 75.29 5.60
2 Pastoral pursuits 27,212 334 31,312 595 4,100 261 4,361 15.07 78.11 15.83
Dairy farming (b) 4,996 4,758 15,850 2,285 10,854 (-) 2473 8,381 217.25 (-) 51.98 85.92
3 The capture, preservation, or destruction of wild animals, or the acquisition of products yielded by wild animals 873 2 949 17 76 15 91 8.71 10.40
4 Fisheries 793 1,238 3 445 3 448 56.12 56.49
5 Forestry, or the acquisition of raw products yielded by natural vegetation 1,653 2,431 1 778 1 779 41.02 47.13
6 The conservation of water in all its forms, and in water supply from natural sources 1,900 1 2,170 2 270 1 271 14.21 14.26
7 Mines, quarries, or the acquisition of natural mineral products 30,936 1 38,378 4 7,442 3 7,445 24.06 24.07
Total persons directly engaged in the cultivation of land, in breeding or rearing animals, or in obtaining raw products from natural sources 134,846 12,118 168,212 4,642 33,365 (-) 7476 25,890 24.74 (-) 61.69 17.61
VII 25 1 Persons of independent means, having no specific occupation, or undefined 4,606 5,617 3,597 5,927 (-) 1009 310 (-) 699 (-) 21.91 5.34 (-) 6.84
Total Breadwinners 382,385 89,502 451,403 113,396 69,018 23,894 92,912 18.05 26.70 19.69
Dependents—
VIII 26 1 Performing domestic duties (for which remuneration is not paid) 98 210,701 128 282,718 30 72,017 72,047 30.61 34.18 34.18
2 Scholars and students 118,454 117,135 145,965 145,441 27,511 28,305 55,816 23.22 24.16 23.69
3 Relatives and others not stated to be performing domestic duties 96,566 94,155 99,736 97,336 3,170 3,181 6,351 3.28 3.36 3.29
Total persons dependent upon natural guardians 215,118 421,992 245,829 525,495 30,711 103,503 134,214 14.27 24.52 21.06
27 1 Supported by the State and voluntary contributions 6,059 3,450 8,475 5,285 2,416 1,835 4,251 39.87 53.19 44.71
2 Criminal class (under legal detention) 2,534 508 2,330 384 (-) 204 (-) 124 (-) 328 (-) 8.51 (-) 24.41 (-) 10.78
Total persons dependent upon the State, or upon public or private support 8,593 3,958 10,805 5,669 2,212 1,711 3,923 25.74 43.23 31.26
Occupation not stated 1,907 499 1,968 281 61 (-) 218 (-) 157
TOTAL, NEW SOUTH WALES 608,003 515,951 710,005 644,841 102,002 128,890 230,892 16.78 24.98 20.54