OCCUPATIONS. 1901. 1891.
Persons. Per Cent. of Total Population. Persons. Per Cent. of Total Population.
Class No. I.—Professional 13,741 2.73 10.476 2.67
Class No. II.—Domestic 25,210 5.01 20,386 5.18
Class No. III.—Commercial 26,506 5.27 17,877 4.54
Class No. IV.—Transport and Communication 18,188 3.61 13,394 3.40
Class No. V.—Industrial 51,716 10.28 47,184 11.99
Class No. VI.—Agricultural, Pastoral, Mining, &c. 84,698 16.83 67,992 17.27
Class No. VII.—Indefinite 1,935 0.38 2,393 0.60
Class No. VIII.—Dependents 281,272 55.89 214,016 54.35
503,266 100.00 393,718 100.00