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