OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE, 1891.—AGES., Table showing the Numbers and Proportion per cent. of Persons living in the Colony belonging to the several Divisions, Classes, and principal Sub-classes of Occupations under various Age-groups.

Class.	Sub-class.	Occupations.	Ages—Numerical—(Persons).								Ages—Centesimal Proportion—(Specified Ages.)
			All Ages.	5.	- 15.	- 20.	- 45.	- 65.	65 and over.	Unspecified Ages.	All Ages specified.	- 5.	- 15.	- 20.	- 45.	- 65.	65 and over.
		DIVISIONS.
I.-VII.		All Classes	146,667	21,468	35,859	13,893	51,669	16,461	6,726	591	100.00	14.69	24.55	9.51	35.38	11.27	4.60
I.-VI.		Breadwinners	61,411		2,918	9,462	33,699	10,512	4,244	576	100.00		4.80	15.55	55.60	17.28	6.97
VII.		Dependants	85,256	21,468	32,941	4,431	17,970	5,949	2,482	15	100.00	25.19	38.65	5.20	21.08	6.97	2.91
		CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES.
I.		Professional	3,918		36	403	2,580	761	137	1	100.00		0.92	10.29	65.87	19.42	3.50
II.		Domestic	7,180		546	1,841	3,463	992	338				7.60	25.64	48.23	13.82	4.71
III.		Commercial	9,593		325	1,102	5,617	1,819	729	1			3.39	11.49	58.56	18.96	7.60
III.	A.	Property and Finance	1,662		9	99	621	527	406				0.54	5.96	37.36	31.71	24.43
III.	B.	Trade	4,660		192	684	2,669	875	239	1			4.12	14.68	57.29	18.78	5.13
III.	C.D.	Storage, Transport, and Communication	3,271		124	319	2,327	417	84				3.79	9.75	71.14	12.75	2.57
IV.		Industrial	16,016		579	2,618	9,832	2,235	745	7			3.62	10.35	61.41	13.96	4.66
V.		Primary Producers	23,568		1,425	3,429	11,843	4,367	1,955	549			6.19	14.90	51.45	18.97	8.49
V.	A.	Agricultural	16,031		1,157	2,672	7,613	3,071	1,506	12			7.22	16.69	47.52	19.17	9.40
V.	B.	Pastoral	2,447		138	368	1,146	550	245				5.64	15.04	46.83	22.47	10.02
V.	C.	Mineral	3,988		33	215	2,452	619	132	537			0.96	6.22	71.06	17.94	3.82
V.	D.	Other Primary Producers	1,102		97	174	632	127	72				8.81	15.79	57.35	11.52	6.53
VI.		Indefinite	1,136		7	69	364	338	340	18			0.64	6.17	32.55	30.23	30.41
VII.		Dependants	85,256	21,468	32,941	4,431	17,970	5,949	2,482	15		25.19	38.65	5.20	21.08	6.97	2.91
	A.	On Natural Guardians	83,463	21,443	32,728	4,310	17,600	5,651	1,718	13		25.70	39.22	5.16	21.09	6.77	2.06
	B.	On the State or on Public Charity	1,793	25	213	121	370	298	764	2		1.40	11.89	6.76	20.66	16.64	42.65