TABLE XXIII.—SHOWING, at the DATE of the CENSUS of 1891, the NUMBER of FEMALES (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.
		Total Population	22,255	39,899	18,668	80,822	11,832	38,217	17,536	5,123	72,708	153,530	1,002	2,497	20,340	414
		Total of Specified Occupations	22,245	38,614	18,437	79,296	11,832	38,141	17,493	5,073	72,539	151,835	1,002	2,497	20,340	414
		CLASS I.—PROFESSIONAL.
1	1	Government department, officer of (not otherwise classed, or undefined)			1	1		3	1		4	5			5
1	2	Others ministering to local government							1		1	1			1
2	1	Church officer						1			1	1			1
		Others ministering to religion			14	14	21	29	2		52	66	1	2	62	1
2	2	Charitable institution, officer, attendant of			7	7	13	22	14		49	56			56
		Sister of charity or mercy		1	5	6	6	51	20		77	83			83
2	3	Irregular medical practitioner			1	1	2	1	1	1	5	6	1	1	4
		Medical student					1				1	1			1
		Pharmaceutical chemist, druggist			6	6	5	4	2	1	12	18	5	2	9	2
		Hospital officer, attendant			7	7	6	10	6	1	23	30			30
		Hospital nurse			10	10	27	59	6	1	93	103			103
		Inebriate asylum officer, attendant					1				1	1			1
		Midwife, monthly nurse					3	114	229	58	404	404		7	376	21
2	4	Author, editor, journalist						2			2	2		2
2	5	Others ministering to science						1			1	1			1
2	7	Education department, officer of					1		1		2	2			2
		Schoolmistress, teacher, State school		14	134	148	94	122	17	2	235	383			383
		Schoolmistress, teacher, private school		1	39	40	43	134	29	13	219	259	30	55	173	1
		Schoolmistress, teacher, not stated		9	158	167	121	205	55	2	383	550	7	28	502	13
		Governess			72	72	86	120	11	4	221	293		3	282	8
		Teacher of languages or accomplishments			3	3	3	4			7	10		5	5
2	8	Artist, painter			4	4	8	14	2		24	28		11	17
		Photographer, photographic colorist		1	15	16	6	10	1		17	33		3	30
		School of design, lecturer at ; art teacher		1	4	5		3	1		4	9		1	8
		Art student			2	2	2	1			3	5		5
2	9	Musician, vocalist			8	8	1	3			4	12		1	11
		Music mistress			38	38	64	94	24	3	185	223	3	57	160	3
2	10	Actress		1	4	5	3	2	1		6	11			9	2
		Theatre proprietor, lessee, manager, assistant		1	1	2	1	1			2	4			4
		CLASS II.—DOMESTIC.
3	1	Hotel-keeper ; wife assisting			4	4	7	61	55	11	134	138	97	25	15	1
		Boarding, lodging-house—keeper ; wife assisting		1	6	7	7	89	99	24	219	226	35	169	22
		Restaurant, eating-house—keeper ; wife assisting			3	3	4	22	6	1	33	36	9	27