OCCUPATIONS., INCREASE OR DECREASE OF THE VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS., Table 25.—SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS of PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, in the Colony of Queensland, at the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1871 and 1876, arranged in CLASSES, ORDERS, and SUB-ORDERS ; also the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE or DECREASE under each head and the PROPORTION PER CENT. those under each head bear to the TOTAL NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, respectively.
| CLASSES, ORDERS, ETC. |
1871. |
1876. |
INCREASE OR DECREASE. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. OF THE POPULATION. |
| NUMERICAL. |
CENTESIMAL. |
1871. |
1876. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| QUEENSLAND |
120,104 |
71,767 |
48,337 |
173,283 |
105,009 |
68,274 |
53,179 |
33,242 |
19,937 |
44.28 |
46.32 |
41.25 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| CLASS I.—GOVERNMENT— |
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|
|
| ORDER 1. Principal Officers |
36 |
36 |
|
39 |
39 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
8.33 |
8.33 |
|
0.03 |
0.05 |
|
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
| 2. Accountants, Clerks, &c. |
489 |
396 |
93 |
808 |
642 |
166 |
319 |
246 |
73 |
65.23 |
62.12 |
78.49 |
0.41 |
0.55 |
0.19 |
0.46 |
0.61 |
0.24 |
| 3. Messengers, Porters, Laborers, Boatmen, &c. |
492 |
445 |
47 |
682 |
639 |
43 |
190 |
194 |
-4 |
38.62 |
43.59 |
-8.51 |
0.41 |
0.62 |
0.09 |
0.40 |
0.61 |
0.06 |
| 4. Police |
424 |
421 |
3 |
601 |
592 |
9 |
177 |
171 |
6 |
41.74 |
40.62 |
200.00 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
0.01 |
0.35 |
0.56 |
0.01 |
| 5. Unspecified |
1 |
1 |
|
41 |
41 |
|
40 |
40 |
|
4000.00 |
4000.00 |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
| 6. Railway, Telegraph, and Post Office— |
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
| Sub-Order 1. Clerks |
138 |
135 |
3 |
274 |
263 |
11 |
136 |
128 |
8 |
98.55 |
94.81 |
266.67 |
0.11 |
0.19 |
0.01 |
0.16 |
0.25 |
0.02 |
| 2. Mechanics |
67 |
66 |
1 |
106 |
104 |
2 |
39 |
38 |
1 |
58.21 |
57.57 |
100.00 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.00 |
| 3. Laborers |
422 |
414 |
8 |
553 |
541 |
12 |
131 |
127 |
4 |
31.04 |
30.68 |
50.00 |
0.35 |
0.58 |
0.02 |
0.32 |
0.52 |
0.02 |
| TOTAL CLASS I. |
2,069 |
1,914 |
155 |
3,104 |
2,861 |
243 |
1,035 |
947 |
88 |
50.02 |
49.48 |
56.77 |
1.72 |
2.67 |
0.32 |
1.79 |
2.73 |
0.35 |
| CLASS II.—LEARNED PROFESSIONS— |
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|
| ORDER 1. Law |
131 |
131 |
|
171 |
171 |
|
40 |
40 |
|
30.53 |
30.52 |
|
0.11 |
0.18 |
|
0.10 |
0.16 |
|
| 2. Medicine |
295 |
202 |
93 |
313 |
278 |
35 |
18 |
76 |
-58 |
6.10 |
37.62 |
-62.36 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.26 |
0.06 |
| 3. Divinity |
163 |
132 |
31 |
268 |
181 |
77 |
95 |
49 |
46 |
58.28 |
37.12 |
148.39 |
0.14 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.11 |
| 4. Literature, Arts, Science, &c. |
734 |
465 |
369 |
1,112 |
680 |
432 |
373 |
315 |
163 |
51.50 |
40.24 |
60.59 |
0.61 |
0.65 |
0.50 |
0.64 |
0.65 |
0.63 |