OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE, 1901,mdahs;AGES., Table showing the Numbers and Proportions per cent. of Persons living in the State 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.	- 25.	- 45.	- 65.	65 and over.	Unspecified Ages.	All Ages specified.	5.	- 15.	- 20.	- 25.	- 45.	- 65.	65 and over.
		DIVISIONS.
I.-VIII.		All Classes	172,475	20,865	43,160	18,451	16,410	47,054	19,365	7,023	147	100.00	12.10	25.04	10.72	27.30	11.23	9.53	4.08
I.—VII.		Breadwinners	73,494		3,024	12,182	11,595	29,883	12,412	4,293	105	100.00		4.12	16.60	15.80	40.72	16.91	5.85
VIII.		Dependents	98,981	20,865	40,136	6,269	4,815	17,171	6,953	2,730	42	100.00	21.09	40.58	6.33	4.86	17.36	7.03	2.75
		CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES.
I.		Professional	4,997		48	453	951	2,358	963	215	9			0.97	9.09	19.06	47.26	19.31	4.31
II.		Domestic	7,939		428	2,147	1,938	2,318	870	234	2			5.39	27.07	24.42	29.20	10.97	2.95
III.	A.	Commercial	7,497		277	1,135	1,012	2,998	1,468	603	4			3.70	15.15	13.51	40.00	19.59	8.05
III.	B.	Property and Finance	1,364		9	76	99	391	427	360	2			0.66	5.58	7.26	28.71	31.36	26.43
III.	C.	Trade	6,131		208	1,059	912	2,606	1,041	243	2			4.37	17.28	14.88	42.53	16.98	3.96
III.	D.	Storage	2				1	1								50.00	50.00
IV.		Transport & Communication	4,818		120	532	733	2,404	909	145	5			2.47	10.98	15.14	49.65	18.77	2.99
V.		Industrial	18,750		610	3,316	3,117	8,310	2,625	715	57			3.26	17.74	16.68	44.46	14.04	3.82
VI.		Primary Producers	27,899		1,540	4,564	3,797	11,140	5,024	1,813	21			5.52	16.37	13.62	39.95	18.04	6.50
VI.	A.	Agricultural	19,422		1,277	3,575	2,545	6,930	3,551	1,533	11			6.57	18.42	13.11	35.70	18.29	7.89
VI.	B.	Pastoral	1,881		111	300	196	745	410	119				5.99	15.95	10.42	39.61	21.80	6.32
VI.	C.	Mineral	5,467		51	470	899	3,013	906	119	9			0.93	8.61	16.48	55.21	16.59	2.18
VI.	D.	Other Primary Producers	1,129		101	219	157	452	157	42	1			8.95	19.41	13.92	40.08	13.92	3.72
VII.		Indefinite	1,566		1	35	47	355	553	568	7			0.06	2.24	3.01	22.77	35.48	36.44
VIII.		Dependants	98,981	20,865	40,136	6,269	4,815	17,171	6,953	2,730	42		21.09	40.58	6.33	4.86	17.26	7.03	2.75
VIII.	A.	On Natural Guardians	97,404	20,823	39,930	6,146	4,695	16,839	6,713	2,232	26		21.38	41.02	6.31	4.82	17.29	6.89	2.29
VIII.	B.	On State or Public Charity	1,577	42	206	123	120	332	240	498	16		2.69	13.20	7.88	7.68	21.27	15.37	31.91