Numbers and Proportions (1881, 1891)—Classes and Ages.,TABLE II.—Showing in respect of the Censuses of 1881 and 1891 respectively the Number of Persons, Males, and Females living in the Colony at all Ages, and under and over 20 years of age, of different Occupations, arranged in two great Divisions—Breadwinners and Dependants—and in Seven Classes,* together with the Proportions per cent. of each Division and Class in relation to the Total Number living.NUMERICAL.
		Persons.			Males.			Females.
		All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.	All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.	All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.
Divisions.
All Classes	1,881	115,705	57,459	58,246	61,162	29,098	32,064	54,543	28,361	26,182
All Classes	1,891	146,667	71,220	75,447	77,560	36,076	41,484	69,107	35,144	33,963
Breadwinners*	1,881	51,399	12,762	38,637	40,378	8,688	31,690	11,021	4,074	6,947
Breadwinners*	1,891	61,411	12,380	49,031	48,833	8,639	40,194	12,578	3,741	8,837
Dependants*	1,881	64,396	44,697	19,609	20,784	20,410	374	43,522	24,287	19,235
Dependants*	1,891	85,256	58,840	26,416	28,727	27,437	1,290	56,529	31,403	25,126
Classes.
I. Professional	1,881	2,562	279	2,283	1,669	152	1,517	893	127	766
I. Professional	1,891	3,918	439	3,479	2,715	307	2,408	1,203	132	1,071
II. Domestic	1,881	5,087	1,948	3,139	1,107	250	857	3,980	1,698	2,282
II. Domestic	1,891	7,180	2,387	4,793	1,429	271	1,158	5,751	2,116	3,635
III. & IV. Commercial & Industrial*	1,881	19,971	4,088	15,883	17,667	3,506	14,161	2,304	582	1,722
III. & IV. Commercial & Industrial*	1,891	25,609	4,624	20,985	22,436	3,793	18,643	3,173	831	2,342
V. Primary Producers*	1,881	22,237	6,252	15,985	18,971	4,645	14,326	3,266	1,607	1,659
V. Primary Producers*	1,891	23,568	4,854	18,714	21,686	4,210	17,476	1,882	644	1,238
VI. Indefinite	1,881	1,542	195	1,347	964	135	829	578	60	518
VI. Indefinite	1,891	1,136	76	1,060	567	58	509	569	18	551
VII. Dependants*	1,881	64,306	44,697	19,609	20,784	20,410	374	43,522	24,287	19,235
VII. Dependants*	1,891	85,256	58,840	26,416	28,727	27,437	1,290	56,529	31,403	25,126
CENTESIMAL PROPORTION.
Division
All Classes	1,881	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
All Classes	1,891
Breadwinners	1,881	44.42	22.21	66.33	66.01	29.86	98.83	20.20	14.37	26.54
Breadwinners	1,891	41.87	17.38	64.99	62.96	23.94	96.89	18.20	10.65	26.02
Dependants	1,881	55.58	77.79	33.67	33.99	70.14	1.17	79.80	85.63	73.46
Dependants	1,891	58.13	82.62	35.01	37.04	76.06	3.11	81.80	89.35	73.98
Classes.
Professional	1,881	2.20	0.49	3.92	2.73	0.52	4.73	1.64	0.45	2.93
Professional	1,891	2.67	0.62	4.61	3.50	0.85	5.80	1.74	0.38	3.15
Domestic	1,881	4.40	3.39	5.30	1.81	0.86	2.67	7.30	5.99	8.71
Domestic	1,891	4.90	3.35	6.35	1.84	0.75	2.79	8.32	6.02	10.70
Commercial & Industrial	1,881	17.27	7.11	27.27	28.89	12.05	44.16	4.22	2.05	6.58
Commercial & Industrial	1,891	17.46	6.49	27.81	28.93	10.51	44.94	4.60	2.37	6.90
Primary Producers	1,881	19.22	10.88	27.44	31.02	15.96	44.68	5.99	5.67	6.34
Primary Producers	1,891	16.07	6.81	24.81	27.96	11.67	42.13	2.72	1.83	3.65
Indefinite	1,881	1.33	0.34	2.31	1.58	0.47	2.59	1.06	0.21	1.98
Indefinite	1,891	0.77	0.11	1.41	0.73	0.16	1.23	0.82	0.05	1.62
Dependants	1,881	55.58	77.79	33.67	33.99	70.14	1.17	79.80	85.63	73.46
Dependants	1,891	58.13	82.62	35.01	37.01	76.06	3.11	81.80	89.35	73.98