TABLE V.—STATEMENT showing the PROPORTION PER CENT. of PERSONS (MALES and FEMALES), UNDER and OVER 21 YEARS of AGE, of various OCCUPATIONS, in DIVISIONS and CLASSES, in the STATE, at DATE of CENSUS, 1901 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).

CLASS.	OCCUPATIONS.	PERSONS.			MALES.			FEMALES.
		Total.	Under 21 Years.	21 Years and Upwards.	Total.	Under 21 Years.	21 Years and Upwards.	Total.	Under 21 Years.	21 Years and Upwards.
	Total specified occupations	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
	DIVISIONS.
	Breadwinners	42.28	21.65	61.90	65.25	29.48	98.48	18.50	13.73	23.15
	Dependents, non-breadwinners	57.72	78.35	38.10	34.75	70.52	1.52	81.50	86.27	76.85
	CLASSES.
I.	Professional	2.44	0.79	4.01	2.91	0.77	4.90	1.96	0.81	3.07
II.	Domestic	4.96	3.80	6.06	1.87	0.78	2.89	8.15	6.85	9.43
III.	Commercial—
	Property and finance	0.76	0.17	1.32	1.23	0.35	2.05	0.28		0.55
	Trade	4.80	2.61	6.88	8.03	4.29	11.50	1.45	0.90	1.99
IV.	Transport and communication	3.54	1.25	5.73	6.83	2.45	10.00	0.15	0.04	0.26
V.	Industrial	11.37	6.08	16.41	18.57	8.63	27.82	3.92	3.50	4.32
VI.	Primary producers—
	Agricultural pursuits	9.43	5.20	13.45	17.92	10.04	25.23	0.64	0.31	0.97
	Pastoral pursuits	1.95	1.13	2.73	2.69	0.96	4.28	1.18	1.30	1.07
	Mining	1.74	0.47	2.94	3.42	0.94	5.72
	Other primary producers	0.45	0.14	0.74	0.87	0.27	1.43
VII.	Indefinite	0.84	0.01	1.63	0.91		1.76	0.77	0.02	1.49
VIII.	Dependents	57.72	78.35	38.10	34.75	70.52	1.52	81.50	86.27	76.85