SUMMARY TABLE II. SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS of the MALE POPULATION of VICTORIA, and the NUMBER of PERSONS engaged in them, arranged in numerical order.
| OCCUPATIONS. |
|
MALES. |
| TOTAL MALE POPULATION UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE, 30996. |
|
|
| 1. Gold Miners |
|
36,332 |
| 2. Laborers.—Branch of labor undefined |
|
8,904 |
| 3. Shepherds, Stockmen, Hutkeepers and Station servants |
|
5,981 |
| 4. Draymen, Bullock-drivers, Cab-owners and Cabmen, Bargemen, Watercarriers, &c. |
|
5,957 |
| 5. Printers and Compositors, Bookbinders, Tanners, Fellmongers, &c. |
|
5,886 |
| 6. Carpenters, Cabinetmakers, Coachmakers, Wheelwrights, &c. |
|
5,872 |
| 7. Sailors |
|
5,712 |
| 8. Shopkeepers, Storekeepers, Retailers, Pedlers, &c. |
|
4,565 |
| 9. Farm Laborers, and Gardeners working for hire who are not Domestic Servants |
|
4,294 |
| 10. Clerks, Salesmen, and Assistants in shops and stores, Messengers and Porters |
|
3,989 |
| 11. Government Service, (Local and General Government) |
|
3,965 |
| 12. Butchers, Bakers, Fishmongers, Confectioners, Greengrocers, Brewers, Cordial Makers, &c. |
|
3,307 |
| 13. Masons, Bricklayers, Slaters, Plasterers, Quarrymen, &c. |
|
3,252 |
| 14. Farmers and Yeomen, Landed Proprietors (cultivating) |
|
2,844 |
| 15. Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Publicans, Livery Stable Keepers, Barmen, Grooms in Hotels, &c. |
|
2,638 |
| 16. Domestic Servants, Coachmen, Grooms, Gardeners, &c. |
|
2,127 |
| 17. Tailors, Shoemakers, Hatters, &c. |
|
2,080 |
| 18. Merchants and Wholesale Dealers |
|
1,980 |
| 19. Annuitants, House and Land Owners, Independent means, &c. |
|
1,653 |
| 20. Blacksmith, Whitesmiths, Founders, Horseshoers, &c. |
|
1,421 |
| 21. Miscellaneous pursuits |
|
1,332 |
| 22. Contractors, Employers in manufacture, &c. |
|
1,259 |
| TOTAL MALE POPULATION 15 YEARS OF AGE AND UPWARDS, 124880. |
|
|
| 23. Bankers, Accountants, Bookkeepers, Gold Buyers, Auctioneers, Agents, &c. |
|
1,113 |
| 24. Squatters, Stockholders, Settlers and Sheep Farmers, Graziers |
|
884 |
| 25. Hammermen, Hodmen, Apprentices and Assistants to Mechanics, &c. |
|
771 |
| 26. Architects, Civil Engineers, Artists, Editors, Reporters, &c. |
|
551 |
| 27. Physicians and Surgeons |
|
523 |
| 28. Gardeners, (Proprietors and Occupants) |
|
375 |
| 29. Teachers in Schools, Professors of Music, Drawing, &c. |
|
294 |
| 30. Apothecaries, Dispensing Chemists, Assistants in Surgeries, Hospitals, &c. |
|
267 |
| 31. Barristers, Attorneys, Solicitors, Conveyancers, &c. |
|
220 |
| 32. Clergymen and Ministers |
|
162 |
| 33. Law Clerks and persons engaged in Lawyers' Offices |
|
155 |
| 34. Church Officers, Lay Readers, Sextons, and persons employed about Churches |
|
32 |
| Total of all pursuits |
|
120,497 |
| RESIDUE OF MALE POPULATION. |
|
|
| Boys under 15 years of Age |
30,204 |
|
| Prisoners in Gaols and Hulks, Stockades and Watchhouses |
1,627 |
|
| Patients in Hospitals, Inmates of Asylums, Immigration Depots, &c. |
758 |
|
| Pursuits not specified or persons who were unemployed |
2,590 |
|
|
|
35,179 |
|
|
155,876 |