TABLE III.—Showing the Occupation in Classes of Males and Females of all ages in the Province, on 8th April, 1861 (exclusive of Unenumerated and Migratory Population and Aborigines).
| OCCUPATIONS. |
The Province. |
City of Adelaide. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| CLASS I.—Persons engaged in the General and Local Government and Defence of the Colony |
822 |
781 |
41 |
326 |
291 |
35 |
| CLASS II.—Professional—Persons in the Learned Professions (with their immediate subordinatets) not in Government Service |
468 |
462 |
6 |
133 |
130 |
3 |
| CLASS III.—Professional—Persons engaged in Literature, Fine Arts, and Sciences |
852 |
397 |
455 |
234 |
112 |
122 |
| CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend Money or Goods |
252 |
1,950 |
222 |
791 |
702 |
80 |
| CLASS V.—Personal Offices—Persons engaged in Entertaining, Clothing, and performing Personal Offices for Man |
8,496 |
2,252 |
6,244 |
2,342 |
580 |
1,762 |
| CLASS VI.—Manufacturing—Persons engaged in Art and Mechanical Productions, and in working and dealing in Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal matters |
5,062 |
5,053 |
9 |
1,374 |
1,369 |
5 |
| CLASS VII.—Mining—Persons engaged in |
1,908 |
1,908 |
|
35 |
35 |
|
| CLASS VIII.—Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral—Persons working Land and engaged in growing Grain, Fruits, Animals and other Products |
22,900 |
19,224 |
3,676 |
179 |
176 |
3 |
| CLASS IX.—Carrying—Persons engaged in the Conveyance of Men and Goods |
2,129 |
2,121 |
8 |
306 |
304 |
2 |
| CLASS X.—Persons dealing in Food and Drinks |
1,677 |
1,511 |
166 |
481 |
430 |
51 |
| CLASS XI.—Miscellaneous Pursuits—Persons engaged in Occupations not embraced in other Classes |
3,711 |
3,703 |
8 |
593 |
592 |
1 |
| CLASS XII.—Independent Means—Persons of Property or Rank, not returned under any Office or Occupation |
229 |
165 |
64 |
72 |
42 |
30 |
| CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in Domestic Offices or Duties, and of no specified occupation, Scholars, &c. |
74,904 |
24,250 |
50,654 |
10,888 |
3,328 |
7,560 |
| CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at Public Cost, or by the Community |
417 |
208 |
209 |
315 |
115 |
200 |
| CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. |
1,103 |
1,083 |
20 |
234 |
215 |
19 |
| TOTAL of the POPULATION (exclusive of unenumerated Persons and Aborigines) |
126,830 |
65,048 |
61,782 |
18,303 |
8,421 |
9,882 |