TABLE XXII.—SUMMARY showing, at the DATE of the CENSUS of 1891, the NUMBER of MALES (exclusive of CHINESE and ABORIGINES), at VARIOUS PERIODS of AGE, of DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS, in CLASSIFIED ARRANGEMENT.
ORDER. SUB-ORDER. OCCUPATIONS. MALES.
Periods of Age. Employers of Labour. On their Own Account (not employing labour). Receiving Salary of Wages. Unemployed.
Under 5. 5 to 14. 15 to 20. Under 21 Years. 21 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and upwards. 21 and upwards. Total.
CLASS V.—PRIMARY PRODUCERS.
22 1 Farmer, market gardener 1 130 131 632 6,583 4,394 1,245 12,854 12,985 8,104 4,459 366 56
Son, relative—assisting 864 3,451 4,315 1,505 1,115 85 47 2,752 7,067 2 7,058 7
Farm bailiff, overseer 6 6 9 63 22 3 97 103 15 2 85 1
Farm servant, laborer ; ploughman 485 1,924 2,409 1,084 2,246 563 108 4,001 6,410 3 3 6,286 118
Fruitgrower, orchard-keeper, worker 1 2 3 5 14 9 28 31 16 12 3
Hopgrower, worker, picker 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 2
Tobaccogrower, worker 1 2 3 3 1 2
Winegrower, vigneron, worker 19 24 43 13 50 33 14 110 153 51 22 79 1
Gardener 13 59 72 62 355 282 157 856 928 120 144 616 48
22 2 Squatter, grazier, dairy farmer 9 23 32 35 269 182 70 556 588 450 104 33 1
Son, relative—assisting 12 25 37 21 156 69 22 268 305 137 97 71
Station, grazing or dairy farm—overseer, storekeeper, clerk 20 20 45 308 108 8 469 489 56 2 414 17
Shepherd, stockrider, laborer on station, &c. 97 398 495 291 923 508 83 1,805 2,300 1 2,265 34
Shearer 1 4 5 17 58 17 92 97 80 17
Herdsman 13 2 15 15 15
Drover 4 22 26 30 95 33 4 162 188 7 5 166 10
22 3 Fisherman 8 27 35 24 104 65 23 216 251 11 118 114 8
Game, wildfowl—catcher 3 9 12 8 57 10 1 76 88 9 23 55 1
Rabbit, vermin—trapper, poisoner 5 16 21 16 61 16 4 97 118 1 8 106 3
Beekeeper 3 2 5 4 12 4 2 22 27 4 20 3
22 4 Forest inspector, officer, ranger 1 5 6 7 7 4 18 24 3 21
Woodcutter, woodman 3 16 19 13 45 21 79 98 2 10 85 1
22 5 Water supply officer, collector, turncock 1 1 5 36 31 2 74 75 1 1 71 2
Wellsinker, borer 2 12 14 16 101 37 154 168 22 2 140 4
22 6 Mining department officer 2 2 4 4 4
Mining engineer, inspector, surveyor 1 1 7 17 12 2 38 39 4 3 28 4
Mine owner, manager, clerk 1 38 46 3 88 88 47 12 25 4
Gold miner, alluvial 7 7 3 74 85 12 174 181 9 78 72 22
Gold miner, quartz 9 9 11 65 30 106 115 6 13 85 11
Gold miner, undefined ; miner, digger 5 82 87 128 447 211 16 802 889 14 35 791 49
Copper miner, smelter 86 265 351 126 503 343 49 1,021 1,372 1 1,341 30
Silver miner 1 10 11 15 68 38 6 127 138 14 99 25
Quarry owner, manager, clerk, laborer 1 19 20 16 107 49 8 180 200 14 7 170 9
Engine-driver, stoker at mine or quarry 3 2 5 4 51 41 4 100 105 104 1
CLASS VI.—INDEFINITE.
23 1 Pensioner (so returned) 1 11 14 26 26 1 22 1 2
Annuitant (so returned) 1 1 2 7 19 65 93 94 86 1 7
Independent means (so returned) 1 1 15 81 164 315 575 576 10 558 1 7
Gentleman (so returned) 7 7 18 29 28 53 128 135 1 132 1 1
23 2 Others whose pursuits were imperfectly defined 1 4 5 3 10 15 29 57 62 1 8 13 40
CLASS VII.—DEPENDENTS.
24 1 Son, relative 22,366 6,148 261 28,775 63 9 40 112 28,887
Visitor, lodger 90 71 39 200 101 38 42 181 381
Other employed in household duties 3 2 5 5
24 2 Student at University 30 30 13 1 14 44
Scholar at home 270 2,492 65 2,827 2,827
Scholar State school 115 19,761 159 20,035 2 2 20,037
Scholar private school 99 7,006 341 7,446 5 5 7,451
Scholar school not stated 8 862 34 904 2 2 906
25 1 Inmate of hospital 10 47 17 74 5 106 47 31 189 263
Inmate of benevolent society 7 7 1 12 53 159 225 232
Inmate of luntic asylum 10 11 21 16 205 178 51 450 471
Inmate of industrial school 6 3 9 9
Others dependent on charity 14 10 24 2 2 15 24 43 67
25 2 Inmate of gaol or penal establishment 1 16 17 30 137 45 6 218 235
Inmate of reformatory 41 14 55 55
Occupation not stated 39 598 343 980 569 202 302 1,071 2,051