OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE—DISTRIBUTION BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS—BREADWINNERS—CENTESIMAL PROPORTION, 1891., Table showing the Percentage Proportion of Breadwinners (Persons) living in the Colony, in Urban Districts, in Rural Districts as a whole, and in each Electoral District, distinguishing the various Classes and principal Sub-classes.
| Districts. |
Breadwinners (Persons). |
| All Breadwinners. |
Class I. Professional. |
Class II. Domestic. |
Class III. Commercial. |
Class IV. Industrial. |
Class V. Primary Producers. |
Class VI. Indefinite. |
| All Primary Producers. |
Agricultural. |
Pastoral. |
Mines and Minerals. |
Other Primary Producers. |
| The whole Colony |
100.00 |
6.38 |
11.69 |
15.62 |
26.08 |
38.38 |
26.11 |
3.99 |
6.49 |
1.79 |
1.85 |
| City of Hobart |
100.00 |
10.27 |
17.09 |
29.55 |
36.71 |
3.85 |
1.97 |
0.65 |
0.93 |
0.30 |
2.53 |
| City of Launceston |
7.27 |
18.27 |
29.33 |
37.32 |
5.40 |
2.76 |
0.61 |
1.61 |
0.42 |
2.42 |
| Rural Districts |
5.27 |
9.25 |
9.87 |
21.55 |
52.48 |
36.01 |
5.38 |
8.70 |
2.39 |
1.58 |
| Brighton |
100.00 |
4.04 |
9.85 |
7.87 |
21.55 |
55.77 |
48.69 |
2.69 |
0.35 |
4.04 |
0.92 |
| Campbell Town |
7.17 |
17.71 |
12.90 |
20.98 |
38.79 |
20.26 |
12.17 |
0.55 |
5.81 |
2.45 |
| Cressy |
2.03 |
9.96 |
4.17 |
10.67 |
71.75 |
60.98 |
8.23 |
0.10 |
2.44 |
1.42 |
| Cumberland |
4.46 |
7.19 |
10.08 |
31.37 |
45.68 |
9.13 |
4.44 |
28.80 |
3.31 |
1.22 |
| Devon, East |
5.33 |
8.36 |
10.51 |
23.79 |
50.22 |
41.94 |
3.73 |
3.71 |
0.84 |
1.79 |
| Devon, West |
4.78 |
8.44 |
8.77 |
22.78 |
52.99 |
44.80 |
4.74 |
1.87 |
1.58 |
2.24 |
| Deloraine |
4.09 |
7.10 |
5.26 |
15.52 |
65.11 |
57.08 |
6.08 |
0.34 |
1.61 |
2.92 |
| Evandale |
4.00 |
13.24 |
10.58 |
25.55 |
45.14 |
36.44 |
6.50 |
1.18 |
1.02 |
1.49 |
| Fingal |
4.52 |
9.05 |
9.85 |
16.54 |
58.48 |
25.26 |
5.80 |
26.53 |
0.89 |
1.56 |
| Franklin |
4.43 |
5.86 |
9.68 |
28.00 |
51.20 |
36.48 |
7.13 |
1.43 |
6.16 |
0.83 |
| George Town |
5.35 |
9.26 |
13.65 |
21.55 |
49.55 |
19.79 |
3.83 |
22.82 |
3.11 |
0.64 |
| Glamorgan |
5.66 |
11.73 |
6.21 |
19.86 |
53.51 |
44.00 |
5.93 |
0.41 |
3.17 |
3.03 |
| Glenorchy |
11.33 |
15.37 |
18.78 |
23.57 |
29.04 |
25.96 |
2.34 |
0.53 |
0.21 |
1.91 |
| Kingborough |
6.16 |
9.67 |
12.56 |
19.21 |
50.17 |
42.93 |
3.83 |
0.59 |
2.82 |
2.23 |
| Longford |
5.32 |
16.37 |
15.63 |
22.09 |
39.36 |
33.88 |
3.76 |
0.41 |
1.31 |
1.23 |
| New Norfolk |
6.28 |
8.66 |
5.41 |
14.68 |
62.97 |
59.45 |
2.71 |
0.38 |
0.43 |
2.00 |
| Oatlands |
4.46 |
11.99 |
8.18 |
20.26 |
54.70 |
40.60 |
7.78 |
0.49 |
5.83 |
0.41 |
| Richmond |
4.25 |
9.98 |
7.51 |
22.92 |
52.47 |
45.05 |
4.25 |
1.19 |
1.98 |
2.87 |
| Ringarooma |
3.70 |
6.24 |
8.42 |
14.21 |
66.85 |
16.62 |
9.85 |
35.88 |
4.50 |
0.58 |
| Selby |
5.07 |
7.74 |
14.08 |
19.94 |
51.90 |
37.35 |
7.94 |
4.34 |
2.27 |
1.27 |
| Sorell |
9.25 |
9.14 |
8.91 |
18.34 |
52.85 |
44.00 |
5.24 |
0.47 |
3.14 |
1.51 |
| Wellington |
5.01 |
7.70 |
9.25 |
26.19 |
51.01 |
29.40 |
5.79 |
13.73 |
2.09 |
0.84 |
| Westbury |
4.08 |
6.92 |
6.12 |
16.79 |
64.05 |
57.83 |
5.69 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
2.04 |
| PERCENTAGE PROPORTION OF BREADWINNERS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES COMPARED. |
| Tasmania 1891 |
100.00 |
6.38 |
11.69 |
15.62 |
26.08 |
38.38 |
26.11 |
3.99 |
6.49 |
1.79 |
1.85 |
| New South Wales 1891 |
6.64 |
12.56 |
18.92 |
30.31 |
29.33 |
14.74 |
6.91 |
6.58 |
1.09 |
2.24 |
| Victoria 1891 |
6.00 |
11.54 |
19.93 |
33.83 |
25.10 |
16.70 |
3.09 |
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3.60 |
| Queensland 1891 |
5.83 |
11.34 |
17.40 |
26.26 |
37.84 |
22.25 |
7.08 |
6.46 |
2.05 |
1.33 |
| South Australia 1891 |
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| West Australia 1891 |
5.96 |
10.78 |
20.23 |
25.72 |
35.26 |
18.31 |
7.56 |
5.08 |
4.31 |
2.05 |
| New Zealand 1891 |
6.26 |
9.86 |
17.09 |
27.90 |
35.82 |
23.36 |
3.78 |
6.70 |
1.98 |
3.07 |
| England & Wales 1891 |
5.6 |
15.7 |
13.4 |
44.2 |
16.6 |
11.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
| Scotland 1881 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
12.7 |
46.7 |
21.1 |
14.2 |
5.0 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
| Ireland 1881 |
5.0 |
18.0 |
7.0 |
25.1 |
42.0 |
41.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
| Estimated average of 15 great countries* 1881 |
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3.0 |
6.8 |
5.2 |
30.1 |
52.50 |
52.50 |
2.4 |