TABLE II.—Showing the OCCUPATIONS of the Population, and the number of Persons engaged in them, arranged in numerical order (exclusive of Migratory and Unenumerated Population and Aborigines).
Occupations. |
Males. |
Farm Laborers and Servants |
7,985 |
Farmers |
7,090 |
Laborers (branch of labor undefined) |
3,306 |
Overseers on Stations, Stockmen, Shepherds, Hutkeepers, and Station Laborers |
3,099 |
Miners—Copper |
1,264 |
Miners—Carters, Slabbers, Engine-Drivers, Stokers, and others on Mines |
247 |
Miners—Smelters, Ore-Dressers, &c. |
157 |
Miners—Miners and Diggers (otherwise undefined) |
152 |
Miners—Gold |
55 |
Miners—Lead |
33 |
|
1,908 |
Builders, Carpenters, Building Surveyors, Timber Merchants, Sawyers, &c. |
1,346 |
Tailors, Shoemakers, Dressmakers, Outfitters, Hatters, &c. |
1,099 |
Shop and Storekeepers, Warehousemen, Dealers, Hawkers, &c. |
1,026 |
Blacksmiths, Whitesmiths, Founders, Mechanical Engineers, &c. |
919 |
Vegetable Food chiefly and Drinks—Bakers, Confectioners, and Greengrocers, &c. |
862 |
Carriers, Draymen, Bullock Drivers on Roads, Lightermen, &c. |
857 |
Masons, Bricklayers, Slaters, Hodmen, Stuccomen, &c. |
854 |
Engaged in Sea Navigation—Sailors, Ship Stewards, &c. |
779 |
Domestic Servants (General), Cooks, Coachmen, Grooms (Private Servants) |
691 |
Animal Food chiefly—Butchers, Poulterers, Fishmongers, &c. |
649 |
Horticultural—Market Gardeners, Gardeners (Master), &c. |
591 |
Other Artizans and Mechanics—Printers, Bookbinders, Coopers, &c. |
565 |
Quarrymen, Brickmakers, Road and Railway Laborers, &c. |
490 |
Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Inn Servants, &c. |
462 |
Commercial Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Storemen, &c. |
456 |
Coach and Cart Makers, Wheelwrights, Implement Makers, &c. |
394 |
Pastoral—Squatters, Stockholders, Graziers, Sheep Farmers, &c. |
392 |
Officers of General Government—Judges, Resident Magistrates, Government Clerks, Surveyors, &c. |
370 |
Bankers, Brokers, Accountants, Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. |
319 |
Owners and Drivers of Coaches, Cabs, Watermen, &c. |
288 |
Woodsplitters, Fencers, Bushmen (otherwise undefined), &c. |
235 |
Teachers, Schoolmasters and Mistresses, Governesses, Music Teachers, &c. |
221 |
Army, Navy, Police—Officers, Soldiers, Constables, Wardens, Turnkeys, &c. |
215 |
Cabinet Makers, Furniture Dealers, Carvers and Gilders, Turners, &c. |
199 |
Tanners, Fellmongers, Soap Boilers, Wool Sorters, Charcoal Burners, &c. |
183 |
Other Occupations—Proprietors Labor Markets, Billiard Table Keepers, &c. |
162 |
Clergy, Ministers, Priests, Missionaries, and their subordinates, Sextons, Pew-Openers, &c. |
144 |
Workmen in Government Employment—Messengers, Office-Keepers, Chainmen in Survey Parties, &c. |
142 |
Merchants |
129 |
Other Professions—Authors, Editors, Reporters, Photographers, Musicians, &c. |
115 |
Porters and Messengers (not Assistants in Shops or Stores) |
109 |
Physicians, Surgeons, Oculists, Dentists, &c. |
106 |
Water Carriers, Wood Carters, Woodmen, &c. |
88 |
Dispensing Chemists, &c., Sick Nurses, and others in subordinate capacity |
79 |
Law Clerks, Law Stationers, Bailiffs, &c. |
71 |
Contractors (Branch undefined) |
71 |
Annuitants, Independent Means, &c. |
67 |
Lawyers, Barristers, Attorneys, Conveyancers, &c. |
62 |
Architects, Civil Engineers, Surveyors (Land), Draughtsmen, &c. |
61 |
Gentlemen (not otherwise described) |
56 |
Officers of Corporations, District Councils, &c. |
54 |
Vignerons, Gardeners (servants), Laborers, &c. |
44 |
Persons deriving Income from Houses—Householders, House Proprietors, &c. |
42 |
Overseers (branch of labor undefined) |
32 |
Cattle Dealers and Salesyard Keepers, Farriers, Poundkeepers, &c. |
23 |
|
39,507 |
RESIDUE OF THE MALE POPULATION— |
|
Children, Relatives, Visitors, &c. (not otherwise defined) |
17,228 |
Scholars, whether in Public or Private Schools, or at Home |
7,022 |
Unemployed, " No occupation at present," &c. |
572 |
Occupations not stated |
511 |
Prisoners |
157 |
Patients in Hospitals, Asylums, Depots, &c. |
51 |
|
25,541 |