SUMMARY TABLE IV. SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS of MALES and FEMALES in classified arrangement, and the proportion per cent. of Persons in each Sub-Class to the total of all Classes.
| OCCUPATIONS. |
THE COLONY. |
| NUMBER OF PERSONS. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. |
| Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Both Sexes. |
| CLASS I.—Persons engaged on the General or Local Government and Defence of the Country :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Officers in the Civil and Military Service, Judges, Magistrates, Soldiers, Police, Messengers, and Workmen |
3,982 |
3,965 |
17 |
2.54 |
0.02 |
1.68 |
| CLASS II.—Persons in the Learned Professions (with their immediate subordinates) not in Government employment :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Clergymen and Ministers |
162 |
162 |
|
0.10 |
|
0.07 |
| Sub-Class 2. Church Officers—Lay Readers, Sextons, and persons employed about Churches |
32 |
32 |
|
0.02 |
|
0.01 |
| Sub-Class 3. Physicians and Surgeons |
523 |
523 |
|
0.34 |
|
0.22 |
| Sub-Class 4. Apothecaries, Dispensing Chemists, Assistants in Surgeries, Hospitals, &c. |
334 |
267 |
67 |
0.17 |
0.08 |
0.14 |
| Sub-Class 5. Lawyers—Barristers, Attorneys, Solicitors, Conveyancers and Proctors |
220 |
220 |
|
0.14 |
|
0.09 |
| Sub-Class 6. Law Clerks and persons employed in Lawyers' Offices |
155 |
155 |
|
0.10 |
|
0.06 |
| CLASS III.—Persons engaged in Literature, Fine Arts and Sciences :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Teachers in Schools, Governesses, Professors of Music, Drawing, &c. |
726 |
294 |
432 |
0.19 |
0.53 |
0.30 |
| Sub-Class 2. Architects, Civil Engineers, Editors, Reporters, Painters (Artists), Photographers, &c. |
557 |
551 |
6 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
0.23 |
| CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend Goods or Money :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Merchants and Wholesale Dealers |
1,980 |
1,980 |
|
1.27 |
|
0.83 |
| Sub-Class 2. Shopkeepers, Storekeepers, Retailers, Pedlers, &c. |
4,711 |
4,565 |
146 |
2.93 |
0.18 |
1.98 |
| Sub-Class 3. Bankers, Accountants, Bookkeepers Gold Buyers, Auctioneers, Agents, &c. |
1,114 |
1,113 |
1 |
0.71 |
0.00 |
0.47 |
| Sub-Class 4. Commercial Clerks, Salespeople and Assistants in Shops and Stores, Messengers, and Porters |
4,124 |
3,989 |
135 |
2.56 |
0.17 |
1.74 |
| CLASS V.—Persons engaged in Entertaining, Clothing, and performing Personal Offices for Man :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Publicans, Livery Stable Keepers and Barmen, Grooms, &c. in Hotels |
2,856 |
2,638 |
218 |
1.69 |
0.27 |
1.20 |
| Sub-Class 2. Tailors, Dressmakers, Needlewomen, Shoemakers, Hatters, &c. |
4,668 |
2,080 |
2,588 |
1.33 |
3.20 |
1.97 |
| Sub-Class 3. Domestic Servants (General), Coachmen, Grooms, Gardeners, &c. |
10,447 |
2,127 |
8,320 |
1.36 |
10.28 |
4.41 |
| CLASS VI.—Manufacturing—Persons engaged in Art and Mechanical Productions, and in working and dealing in Minerals, Vegetable, and Animal Matters :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Employers in Manufactures and Arts, Contractors, &c. |
1,259 |
1,259 |
|
0.81 |
|
0.53 |
| Sub-Class 2. Workers in Stone and Clay—Masons, Bricklayers, Slaters, Plasterers, Quarrymen, &c. |
3,252 |
3,252 |
|
2.09 |
|
1.37 |
| Sub-Class 3. Workers in Iron—Blacksmiths, Whitesmiths, Founders, Horseshoers, &c. |
1,421 |
1,421 |
|
0.91 |
|
0.60 |
| Sub-Class 4. Workers in Wood—Carpenters, Cabinetmakers, Coachmakers, Wheelwrights, &c. |
5,872 |
5,872 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.48 |
| Sub-Class 5. Other Artizans and Mechanics ; Printers, Compositors, Book-binders, Tanners, Fellmongers, &c. |
5,886 |
5,886 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.48 |
| Sub-Class 6. Hammermen, Hodmen, Apprentices and Assistants to Mechanics, &c. |
771 |
771 |
|
0.49 |
|
0.32 |
| CLASS VII.—Mining—Persons engaged in digging for and washing out Gold |
36,332 |
36,332 |
|
23.31 |
|
15.34 |
| CLASS VIII.—Agricultural and Pastoral—Persons working Land and engaged in growing Grain, Fruits, Animals, and other products :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Squatters, Stockholders, Settlers, Sheep Farmers and Graziers |
893 |
884 |
9 |
0.57 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
| Sub-Class 2. Shepherds, Stockmen, Hutkeepers, and Station Servants |
5,981 |
5,981 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.52 |
| Sub-Class 3. Landed Proprietors (cultivating), Yeomen and Farmers |
2,864 |
2,844 |
20 |
1.82 |
0.02 |
1.21 |
| Sub-Class 4. Gardeners (Proprietors and Occupants) |
376 |
375 |
1 |
0.24 |
0.00 |
0.15 |
| Sub-Class 5. Farmers' Brothers, Sons, Nephews, &c., Farm Laborers, Gardeners working for hire (i.e. not Domestic Servants), Dairymaids, &c. |
4,359 |
4,294 |
65 |
2.75 |
0.08 |
1.84 |
| CLASS IX.—Carrying—Persons engaged in the Conveyance of Men and Goods :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Draymen, Bullock-drivers, Cab-owners and Cabmen, Bargemen, Watercarriers, &c. |
5,957 |
5,957 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.51 |
| CLASS X.—Persons dealing in Food and Drinks :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Butchers, Bakers, Fishmongers, Confectioners, Greengrocers, Brewers, Cordial Makers, &c. |
3,329 |
3,307 |
22 |
2.12 |
0.03 |
1.40 |
| CLASS XI.—Laborers—Branch of Labor undefined |
8,904 |
8,904 |
|
5.71 |
|
3.76 |
| CLASS XII.—Miscellaneous Pursuits—Persons engaged in occupations, not embraced in other classes |
1,858 |
1,832 |
526 |
0.85 |
0.65 |
0.78 |
| CLASS XIII.—Independent Means—Persons of Property and Rank not returned under any office or occupation :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annuitants, House and Land Owners, Independent means, Gentlemen, &c. |
1,943 |
1,653 |
290 |
1.06 |
0.36 |
0.82 |
| CLASS XIV.—Persons engaged in Domestic Offices or Duties, and of no specified occupation :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Wives and Widows (mistresses of families) |
32,285 |
|
32,285 |
|
39.91 |
13.63 |
| Sub-Class 2. Children under fifteen years of age (whether attending school or not) |
61,024 |
30,204 |
30,820 |
19.38 |
38.10 |
25.77 |
| CLASS XV.—Sailors |
5,712 |
5,712 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.41 |
| CLASS XVI.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified or who were unemployed |
6,921 |
2,590 |
4,331 |
1.66 |
5.35 |
2.92 |
| CLASS XVII.—Persons maintained at Public Cost or by the Community :— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-Class 1. Prisoners in Gaols, Hulks, Stockades and Watchhouses |
1,713 |
1,627 |
86 |
1.04 |
0.11 |
0.72 |
| Sub-Class 2. Patients in Hospitals, Inmates of Asylums, Immigration Depots, &c. |
1,273 |
758 |
515 |
0.48 |
0.64 |
0.53 |
| TOTALS |
*236798 |
155,876 |
80,900 |
99.96 |
99.90 |
99.86 |