CENSUS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1901.—OCCUPATIONS., TABLE VIII.—The Occupations of Persons, Males and Females, at various periods of Age, also the number returned as Employers, Engaged on their Own Account, Wage-earners, and Unemployed, respectively, arranged in Classes, Orders, Sub-orders, and Groups(exclusive of Aborigines)—continued.
CLASSIFICATION. OCCUPATIONS. POPULATION. PERIODS
Males.
Order. Sub-order. Group. Males. Females. Total. 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.
Class VI.—Agricultural, Pastoral, Mineral, and other Primary Producers.
ORDER 24.—PERSONS DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE CULTIVATION OF LAND, IN BREEDING AND REARING ANIMALS, OR IN OBTAINING RAW PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL SOURCES.
Sub-order 1.—Agricultural Pursuits.
24 1 1 Farmer, and relative assisting 36,620 1,506 38,126 1,337 6,483 2,923 13,255 9,377 3,218 27
2 Farm manager, overseer 335 2 337 11 47 227 44 5 1
3 Farm servant, agricultural labourer 27,522 11 27,533 725 4,942 6,318 11,214 3,399 863 61
4 Market gardener 5,396 31 5,427 48 184 193 2,669 1,692 569 41
5 Fruit-grower, orchardist 3,134 149 3,283 77 450 356 1,175 802 272 2
6 Tea, coffee, grower 10 2 12 2 5 2 1
7 Tobacco-grower 28 28 3 6 7 12
8 Wine-grower, vigneron 572 16 588 32 85 64 195 140 56
9 Sugar-planter 1,058 9 1,067 17 81 109 601 175 31 44
10 Horticulturist, gardener 905 8 913 16 92 65 280 290 161 1
11 Agricultural Department officer 39 39 2 3 29 4 1
12 Others 265 1 266 1 81 51 69 36 1 26
Total, Sub-order 1 75,884 1,735 77,619 2,253 12,414 10,137 29,726 15,973 5,178 203
Sub-order 2.—Pastoral Pursuits.
2 1 Grazier, pastoralist, stock-breeder, and relative assisting 7,999 592 8,591 117 629 477 3,558 2,494 715 9
2 Station manager, overseer, book-keeper 2,587 3 2,590 1 78 369 1,546 545 47 1
3 Stock-rider, drover, shearer, shepherd, pastoral labourer 16,537 16,537 300 2,155 2,725 7,566 3,150 591 50
4 Dairy farmer, and relative assisting 10,133 1,981 12,114 356 1,678 937 3,587 2,809 760 6
5 Dairy assistant, labourer 4,942 101 5,043 306 1,333 1,065 1,808 349 71 10
6 Poultry farmer 726 202 928 23 95 54 260 224 70
7 Pig farmer 49 1 50 2 6 3 24 10 4
8 Wool-classer, sorter 382 382 2 39 78 153 93 17
9 Stock and Brands Department officer 92 92 4 2 46 37 3
10 Others 3,715 3,715 57 420 524 1,753 838 93 30
Total, Sub-order 2 47,162 2,880 50,042 1,164 6,437 6,234 20,301 10,549 2,371 106
Sub-order 3.—The capture, preservation, or destruction of Wild Animals, or the acquisition of Products yielded by Wild Animals.
3 1 Bee-keeper 220 17 237 6 21 29 102 48 14
2 Kangaroo-hunter, rabbiter 715 715 28 121 108 295 132 29 2
3 Bird trapper 8 8 3 5
4 Others 6 6 1 1 3 1
Total, Sub-order 3 949 17 966 34 143 141 405 180 44 2
Sub-order 4.—Fisheries.
4 1 Fisheries Department inspector, officer 21 21 2 11 6 2
2 Fisherman 1,062 1,062 24 147 121 498 226 44 2
3 Oyster-bed lessee, worker, catcher 151 3 154 5 19 17 73 33 4
4 Engaged in whale fishery 3 3 1 1 1
5 Others 1 1 1
Total, Sub-order 4 1,238 3 1,241 29 169 138 584 266 50 2