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 |