TABLE VI.—SUMMARY showing the OCCUPATIONS of PERSONS (MALES and FEMALES) UNDER and OVER 21 YEARS of AGE, arranged in CLASSES, ORDERS, and SUB-ORDERS, in the STATE, at DATE of CENSUS, 1901 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).—continued.
CLASSIFICATION. OCCUPATION. PERSONS. MALES. FEMALES.
Class. Order. Sub-Order. Designation. Total. Under 21 Years. 21 Years and Upwards. Total. Under 21 Years. 21 Years and Upwards. Total. Under 21 Years. 21 Years and Upwards.
Dealing in—
III. 8 3 Leather, raw materials, and manufactures 37 9 28 35 8 27 2 1 1
4 Wool, and other animal matters 107 15 92 106 15 91 1 1
5 Seeds, plants, flowers, vegetable products for fodder and gardening purposes 358 71 287 332 59 273 26 12 14
6 Other vegetable products, not included elsewhere 247 58 189 247 58 189
9 1 Coal and other substances mainly used for fuel and light 594 160 434 591 158 433 3 2 1
10 1 Stone, clay, earthenware, glass, and minerals not otherwise classed 43 6 37 43 6 37
2 Gold, silver, and precious stones 3 1 2 3 1 2
3 Metals, other than gold and silver 594 198 396 590 196 394 4 2 2
11 1 Merchants, dealers (undefined) 4,487 1,001 3,486 3,461 708 2,753 1,026 293 733
2 Other mercantile persons 2,447 665 1,782 2,207 597 1,610 240 68 172
12 1 Speculators on chance events 18 1 17 13 1 12 5 5
13 1 Engaged in storage 23 2 21 23 2 21
Engaged on—
IV. 14 1 Railways (not construction) 3,204 329 2,875 3,195 329 2,866 9 9
2 Roads 2,919 615 2,304 2,913 615 2,298 6 6
3 Seas and rivers, and regulation thereof 5,129 664 4,465 5,108 664 4,444 21 21
4 Postal service 654 84 570 500 67 433 154 17 137
5 Telegraph and telephone service 603 207 396 536 197 339 67 10 57
6 Delivery documents, parcels, and messages by hand 341 300 41 339 300 39 2 2
Working in—
V. 15 1 Books and publications 1,178 413 765 1,049 336 713 129 77 52
2 Musical instruments 54 4 50 53 4 49 1 1
3 Prints, pictures, and art materials 96 31 65 93 29 64 3 2 1
4 Ornaments, minor art products, and small wares 299 118 181 165 62 103 134 56 78
5 Equipment of sports and games. 2 1 1 2 1 1
6 Designs, medals, types, and dies 24 8 16 24 8 16
7 Watches, clocks, and scientific instruments 171 25 146 168 24 144 3 1 2
8 Surgical instruments and appliances 5 5 4 4 1 1
9 Arms, ammunition, and explosives 11 4 7 11 4 7
10 Engines, machines, tools, and implements 1,190 268 922 1,189 267 922 1 1
11 Carriages and vehicles 1,058 261 797 1,056 260 796 2 1 1
12 Harness, saddlery, and leatherware 710 168 542 707 168 539 3 3
13 Ships, boats, and their equipment 163 29 134 163 29 134
14 Furniture 534 123 411 517 121 396 17 2 15
15 Building materials and other manufactures comprised mainly of timber 562 122 440 561 121 440 1 1
16 Chemicals and by-products 95 25 70 87 20 67 8 5 3
16 1 Textile fabrics 118 50 68 55 16 39 63 34 29
2 Dress 8,539 3,174 5,365 2,363 510 1,853 6,176 2,664 3,512
3 Fibrous materials 78 29 49 74 26 48 4 3 1
17 1 Animal food 178 38 140 174 38 136 4 4
2 Vegetable food 1,956 616 1,340 1,806 543 1,263 150 73 77
3 Groceries, drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 829 200 629 782 171 611 47 29 18
18 1 Animal matters (not otherwise classed) 515 104 411 513 102 411 2 2
2 Wood (not elsewhere classed) 104 21 83 104 21 83
3 Vegetable produce for fodder 144 43 101 143 43 100 1 1
4 Paper manufacture 2 2 2 2
19 1 Manufactures and processes relating to stone, clay, earthenware, glass, minerals (not otherwise classed) 716 170 546 713 169 544 3 1 2
2 Jewellery, precious stones, and minting 115 44 71 113 43 70 2 1 1
3 Various metals (not elsewhere classed) 5,239 1,453 3,786 5,233 1,452 3,781 6 1 5
20 1 Fuel, light, and other forms of energy 239 41 198 239 41 198
21 1 Houses and buildings 5,883 1,056 4,827 5,883 1,056 4,827
2 Roads, railways, earthworks, &c. 2,769 406 2,363 2,769 406 2,363
22 1 Disposal of the dead 47 6 41 46 6 40 1 1
2 Disposal of refuse 137 7 130 137 7 130
23 1 Imperfectly defined industrial pursuits 7,473 1,684 5,789 7,257 1,560 5,697 216 124 92