Statement I., AGRICULTURISTS, PASTORALISTS, MINERS, AND SCHOLARS, as per Classification of Employments at the Census of 1886, compared with similar Occupations according to the Classification of the Census of 1891.
|
1886. |
1891. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
|
| Sugar-mill Owner, Refiner |
180 |
75 |
|
105 |
|
| Sugar Grower |
192 |
219 |
27 |
|
|
| Sugar Grower's Labourer |
10,530 |
8,799 |
|
1,731 |
|
| Farmer |
21,613 |
20,364 |
3,099 |
|
|
| Market Gardener |
|
2,709 |
|
|
|
| Dairy Farmer |
|
1,095 |
|
|
|
| Fruit Grower |
|
438 |
|
|
|
| Tobacco Grower |
|
106 |
|
|
|
| Farm Labourer |
6,551 |
6,150 |
|
401 |
|
| Horticulturist |
80 |
984 |
904 |
|
|
| Wine Grower, Vigneron |
44 |
40 |
|
4 |
|
| Others Agricultural |
|
41 |
41 |
|
|
|
39,190 |
41,020 |
4,071 |
2,241 |
Net Increase, 1,830. |
| Stock Breeder, Squatter, Grazier |
2,244 |
2,450 |
206 |
|
|
| Station Overseer, Manager |
1,114 |
1,185 |
71 |
|
|
| Stock Rider, Drover, Herd-feeder, Shearer, Pastoral Labourer |
6,259 |
8,748 |
2,489 |
|
|
|
9,617 |
12,383 |
2,766 |
|
Increase, 2,766. |
| Coal Miners |
651 |
751 |
100 |
|
|
| Copper Miners |
21 |
25 |
4 |
|
|
| Gold Miners (Alluvial) |
1,378 |
1,913 |
535 |
|
|
| Gold Miners (Lode) |
5,722 |
6,293 |
571 |
|
|
| Silver and Silver-lead Miners |
178 |
773 |
595 |
|
|
| Tin-ore Miners (Alluvial) |
877 |
631 |
35 |
|
|
| Tin-ore Miners (Lode) |
|
281 |
|
|
|
|
8,827 |
10,667 |
1,840 |
|
Increase, 1,840. |
| Scholars attending Grammer School |
521 |
272 |
|
249 |
|
| Scholars attending State School |
40,310 |
50,485 |
10,175 |
|
|
| Scholars attending Provisional School |
2,907 |
6,658 |
3,751 |
|
|
| Scholars attending Denominational School (Protestant) |
279 |
282 |
3 |
|
|
| Scholars attending Denominational School (Roman Catholic) |
3,400 |
7,077 |
3,677 |
|
|
| Scholars attending Private School (Not Denominational) |
1,454 |
2,511 |
1,057 |
|
|
| Scholars attending School undefined |
|
635 |
635 |
|
|
|
48,871 |
67,920 |
19,298 |
249 |
Net Increase, 19,049. |