Statement J., Containing a GENERAL VIEW COMPARISON of the OCCUPATIONS of the PEOPLE as returned as the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1886 and 1891 respectively.
|
1886. |
1891. |
Numerical Increase * or Decrease. † |
|
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons engaged in General Government |
1,183 |
1,173 |
10 |
861 |
851 |
10 |
322 † |
Persons engaged in Local Government |
222 |
215 |
7 |
265 |
261 |
4 |
43 * |
Persons engaged in Defence |
221 |
221 |
|
913 |
912 |
1 |
691 * |
Persons engaged in Law and Order |
1,231 |
1,219 |
12 |
1,628 |
1,612 |
16 |
397 * |
Persons engaged in Religion |
474 |
339 |
135 |
652 |
467 |
185 |
178 * |
Persons engaged in Charity |
400 |
176 |
224 |
521 |
201 |
320 |
121 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Health |
906 |
528 |
378 |
1,079 |
615 |
464 |
173 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Literature |
52 |
46 |
6 |
230 |
222 |
8 |
178 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Science |
71 |
71 |
|
214 |
214 |
|
143 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Engineering |
735 |
735 |
|
609 |
609 |
|
126 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Education |
2,091 |
753 |
1,338 |
2,453 |
882 |
1,571 |
362 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Fine Arts |
224 |
177 |
47 |
274 |
216 |
58 |
50 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Music |
307 |
108 |
199 |
393 |
143 |
250 |
86 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Amusements |
803 |
782 |
21 |
748 |
708 |
40 |
55 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Board and Lodging |
5,673 |
2,918 |
2,755 |
5,860 |
2,596 |
3,264 |
187 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Attendance |
11,198 |
1,950 |
9,248 |
14,526 |
3,367 |
11,159 |
8328 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Banking and Finance |
1,383 |
1,379 |
4 |
2,416 |
2,213 |
203 |
1033 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Insurance and Valuation |
284 |
283 |
1 |
429 |
428 |
1 |
145 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Land and Houses |
1,132 |
869 |
263 |
916 |
641 |
275 |
216 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Property Rights (pursuits not stated) |
1,041 |
1,033 |
8 |
663 |
661 |
2 |
378 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Books and Publications |
336 |
316 |
20 |
367 |
312 |
55 |
31 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Musical Instruments |
40 |
38 |
2 |
98 |
95 |
3 |
58 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Prints, Pictures, and Artists' Materials |
3 |
3 |
|
67 |
66 |
1 |
64 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Ornaments, and Minor Art Products |
96 |
94 |
2 |
95 |
73 |
22 |
1 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Equipment for Sports and Games |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
Persons engaged in connection with Designs, Medals, and Dies |
9 |
7 |
2 |
49 |
48 |
1 |
40 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Watches, Clocks, and Scientific Instruments |
192 |
189 |
3 |
204 |
202 |
2 |
12 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Surgical Instruments |
9 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
2 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Arms and Explosives |
32 |
31 |
1 |
49 |
48 |
1 |
17 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Machines, Tools, and Implements |
665 |
662 |
3 |
720 |
715 |
5 |
55 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Carriages and Vehicles |
450 |
450 |
|
455 |
455 |
|
5 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Harness and Saddlery, &c. |
761 |
758 |
3 |
973 |
967 |
6 |
212 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Ships and Boats |
350 |
350 |
|
332 |
331 |
1 |
18 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Building Materials and House Fittings |
1,440 |
1,436 |
4 |
261 |
259 |
2 |
1179 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Furniture |
132 |
120 |
12 |
153 |
140 |
13 |
21 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Chemicals and By-products |
3 |
3 |
|
22 |
20 |
2 |
19 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Paper, Papermakers' Materials |
70 |
61 |
9 |
120 |
105 |
15 |
50 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Textile Fabrics |
1,140 |
936 |
204 |
1,320 |
1,094 |
226 |
180 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Dress |
5,896 |
1,822 |
4,074 |
7,336 |
2,518 |
4,818 |
1440 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Fibrous Materials |
50 |
45 |
5 |
63 |
58 |
5 |
13 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Animal Food |
2,485 |
2,230 |
255 |
4,166 |
3,647 |
519 |
1681 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Vegetable Food |
1,497 |
1,324 |
173 |
1,880 |
1,624 |
256 |
333 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Drinks, Narcotics, and Stimulants |
1,466 |
1,368 |
98 |
1,917 |
1,796 |
121 |
451 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Living Animals |
128 |
125 |
3 |
345 |
340 |
5 |
217 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Manures and Animal Waste Products |
51 |
50 |
1 |
109 |
107 |
2 |
58 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Leather, Raw Materials |
3 |
3 |
|
15 |
15 |
|
12 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Other Animal Matters |
11 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
5 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Seeds, Plants, Flowers, Products for Fodder |
249 |
249 |
|
1,570 |
1,564 |
6 |
1321 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Fuel and Light |
734 |
731 |
3 |
748 |
743 |
5 |
14 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Stone, Clay, Earthenware, and Glass |
669 |
660 |
9 |
426 |
422 |
4 |
243 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones |
38 |
38 |
|
12 |
11 |
1 |
26 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Metals, other than gold and silver |
1,414 |
1,437 |
7 |
1,235 |
1,233 |
2 |
209 † |
Persons engaged in connection with General Dealing |
3,375 |
2,740 |
635 |
3,414 |
2,820 |
594 |
39 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Chance Events |
31 |
3 |
28 |
30 |
11 |
19 |
1 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Other Mercantile Pursuits, not defined |
2,484 |
2,309 |
175 |
2,538 |
2,373 |
165 |
54 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Storage |
407 |
407 |
|
397 |
397 |
|
10 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Railways or Tramways (not construction) |
1,554 |
1,450 |
104 |
2,627 |
2,466 |
141 |
1073 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Roads, Coaches, &c. |
5,103 |
5,074 |
29 |
5,931 |
5,897 |
34 |
828 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Seas, Rivers, and Canals |
3,976 |
3,952 |
24 |
3,812 |
3,796 |
16 |
164 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Postal Service |
71 |
38 |
33 |
594 |
548 |
46 |
523 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Telegraph and telephone Service |
623 |
611 |
12 |
577 |
560 |
17 |
46 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Delivery of Documents, Parcels, and Messages |
695 |
689 |
8 |
492 |
492 |
|
203 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Printing, Bookbinding, &c. |
1,026 |
981 |
45 |
1,158 |
1,099 |
59 |
132 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Lithography |
63 |
63 |
|
68 |
66 |
2 |
5 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Carving and Taxidermy |
2 |
|
2 |
9 |
|
9 |
7 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Machinery, Manufacture of |
20 |
20 |
|
12 |
12 |
|
8 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Railway and Road Carriages, Construction of |
461 |
461 |
|
386 |
386 |
|
75 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Saddlery and Harness, Manufacture of |
134 |
134 |
|
213 |
212 |
1 |
79 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Ship and Boat Building |
56 |
55 |
|
58 |
58 |
|
3 * |
Persons connection with the Manufacture of Furniture, Upholsterer, &c. |
639 |
626 |
13 |
538 |
534 |
4 |
101 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Cotton, Wool, Silk, &c., Manufacture of |
32 |
19 |
13 |
119 |
56 |
63 |
87 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Flour and Meal Mills, Manufacturer |
206 |
206 |
|
126 |
126 |
|
80 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Breweries, Bottling, &c. |
39 |
37 |
2 |
137 |
115 |
22 |
98 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Soap, &c., Manufacture of |
182 |
181 |
1 |
85 |
85 |
|
97 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Saw Mills, Bark Mills, &c. |
2,887 |
2,883 |
4 |
1,704 |
1,703 |
1 |
1183 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Chaff Cutting, Corn Crushing, &c. |
2 |
2 |
|
6 |
6 |
|
4 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Paper Making |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Gas, Coke, Electric Light, &c. |
73 |
73 |
|
83 |
83 |
|
10 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Pottery Making, Glass, Stone Cutter, &c. |
27 |
27 |
|
48 |
48 |
|
21 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Mining Gold, Gold, Silversmith, &c. |
135 |
130 |
5 |
151 |
149 |
2 |
16 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Foundries, Coppersmiths, &c. |
1,906 |
1,906 |
|
1,956 |
1,955 |
1 |
50 * |
Persons engaged in connection with the Construction of Houses and Buildings |
7,966 |
7,966 |
|
7,214 |
7,211 |
3 |
752 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Excavating, Road Contractors, &c. |
5,219 |
5,190 |
29 |
5,013 |
5,012 |
1 |
206 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Disposal of Dead Matter, Scavenging, &c. |
41 |
41 |
|
68 |
68 |
|
27 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Factories, Machanics, Labourers, Undefined |
8,860 |
8,852 |
8 |
11,702 |
11,686 |
16 |
2842 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Farming |
39,714 |
30,351 |
9,363 |
39,980 |
33,891 |
6,089 |
266 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Squatting, Grazing, &c. |
11,553 |
10,553 |
1,000 |
12,728 |
12,530 |
198 |
1175 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Fisheries |
2,393 |
2,388 |
5 |
798 |
786 |
12 |
1595 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Conservancy and Supply of Water |
630 |
630 |
|
181 |
181 |
|
449 † |
Persons engaged in connection with Mining |
9,717 |
9,715 |
2 |
11,600 |
11,595 |
5 |
1883 * |
Persons engaged in connection with Domestic Duties, Wife, Son, Daughter, &c. |
52,776 |
3,240 |
49,536 |
60,818 |
82 |
60,736 |
8042 * |
Persons of Independent Means, Annuitants, Pensioners, &c. |
339 |
212 |
127 |
464 |
290 |
174 |
125 * |
Persons whose Occupation was undefined |
2,308 |
2,116 |
192 |
1,929 |
1,554 |
375 |
379 † |
Son, Daughter, Relative, at Universities, Schools, &c. |
101,500 |
51,007 |
50,493 |
142,661 |
71,404 |
71,257 |
41161 * |
Parents Dependent on Children, Dependent Relatives |
3 |
3 |
|
6,067 |
1,489 |
4,578 |
6064 * |
Persons Supported by Voluntary and State Contributions, Inmates of Hospitals, &c. |
2,879 |
1,896 |
983 |
3,762 |
2,470 |
1,292 |
883 * |
Persons of Criminal Class, Inmates of Gaols, Reformatories |
665 |
579 |
86 |
690 |
619 |
71 |
25 * |
|
322,853 |
190,344 |
132,509 |
393,718 |
223,779 |
169,939 |
70865 * |