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)—Continued.
Occupations. |
Females. |
Domestic Servants (General), Cooks, &c. |
4,926 |
Farm Laborers and Servants, &c. |
3,093 |
Dressmakers, Milliners, &c. |
1,122 |
Teachers, Schoolmistresses, Governesses, Music Teachers, &c. |
437 |
Shepherds' wives assisting as Hutkeepers, &c. |
394 |
Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Inn Servants, &c. |
196 |
Farmers' wives assisting, &c. |
152 |
Shop and Storekeepers, Dealers, Hawkers, &c. |
127 |
Assistants in Shops, &c. |
95 |
Animal Food chiefly—Butchers, Poulterers, Fishmongers, &c. |
83 |
Vegetable Food chiefly, and Drinks—Bakers, Confectioners, Greengrocers, &c. |
83 |
Annuitants, " Independent Means," &c. |
47 |
In Government Employment—Office-keepers, Nurses, &c. |
41 |
Horticultural—Market Gardeners, &c. |
28 |
Other Professions—Authors, Musicians, &c. |
18 |
Persons deriving Income from Houses—Householders, House Proprietors, &c. |
14 |
Pastoral—Squatters, Stockholders, Graziers, Sheep Farmers, &c. |
9 |
Other Occupations |
8 |
Other Artizans and Mechanics—Printers, Bookbinders, &c. |
5 |
Owners and Drivers of Coaches, Cabs, &c. |
5 |
Midwives, &c. |
4 |
Cabinet Makers, Furniture Dealers, Carvers and Gilders, Polishers, &c. |
4 |
Ladies (not otherwise described) |
3 |
Sick Nurses, and others in subordinate capacity, &c. |
2 |
Carrier |
1 |
Wood Carter |
1 |
Engaged in Sea Navigation—Ship Stewardess |
1 |
|
10,899 |
RESIDUE OF THE FEMALE POPULATION— |
|
Wives, Widows, and Single Women (of no specified occupation) |
23,898 |
Children, Relatives, Visitors, &c. (not otherwise described) |
19,752 |
Scholars, whether in Public or Private Schools, or at Home |
7,004 |
Patients in Hospitals, Asylums, Depots, &c. |
175 |
Prisoners |
34 |
Unemployed, " No Occupation at present," &c. |
13 |
Occupations not stated |
7 |
|
50,883 |