SUMMARY TABLE II. Showing the OCCUPATIONS of the MALE POPULATION, and the Number of Persons engaged in them, arranged in numerical order, exclusive of Chinese not in the employment of the other Colonists, and of the unemployed Aborigines.
| THE COLONY. |
|
OCCUPATIONS. |
MALES. |
| 1 |
Miners—Branch of Mining undefined |
31,731 |
|
| 1 |
Miners—Alluvial Sinking |
21,566 |
|
| 1 |
Miners—Puddling |
3,378 |
|
| 1 |
Miners—Quartz Crushing |
3,035 |
|
| 1 |
Miners—Sluicing |
2,270 |
|
| 1 |
Miners—Carters of Washing-stuff, Slabbers, Engine Drivers |
231 |
|
|
|
|
62,211 |
| 2 |
Farm Laborers and Farm Servants, Gardeners (laborers), &c. |
|
14,860 |
| 3 |
Builders, Carpenters, Building Surveyors, Timber Merchants, &c. |
|
8,044 |
| 4 |
Farmers and Market Gardeners (masters) |
|
7,960 |
| 5 |
Carriers, Draymen, Bullock Drivers on Roads, Lightermen, &c. |
|
7,424 |
| 6 |
Overseers on Stations, Stockmen, Shepherds, Station Laborers, &c. |
|
7,138 |
| 7 |
Laborers (branch of labor undefined) |
|
6,728 |
| 8 |
Shop and Storekeepers, Warehousemen, Dealers, Hawkers, &c. |
|
4,956 |
| 9 |
Domestic Servants (general), Cooks, Coachmen, Grooms, &c. |
|
4,254 |
| 10 |
Butchers, Poulterers, Fishmongers, &c. (Animal Food) |
|
4,145 |
| 11 |
Commercial Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Storemen, &c. |
|
4,105 |
| 12 |
Quarrymen, Brickmakers, Road and Railway Laborers, &c. |
|
4,028 |
| 13 |
Bakers, Confectioners, Greengrocers (Vegetable Food and Drinks) |
|
3,908 |
| 14 |
Sailors—all engaged in shipping and sea navigation |
|
3,852 |
| 15 |
Blacksmiths, Whitesmiths, Founders, Mechanical Engineers, &c. |
|
3,681 |
| 16 |
Masons, Bricklayers, Slaters, Hodmen, Stuccomen, &c. |
|
3,148 |
| 17 |
Tailors, Shoemakers, Outfitters, Hatters, &c. |
|
2,998 |
| 18 |
Other Aritzans and Mechanics—Printers, Bookbinders, Coopers, &c. |
|
2,443 |
| 19 |
Army, Navy, Police—Officers, Soldiers, Constables, Warders, Turnkeys, &c. |
|
2,367 |
| 20 |
Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Inn Servants, &c. |
|
2,139 |
| 21 |
Wood Splitters, Fencers, Bushmen, Grubbers (undefined) |
|
1,614 |
| 22 |
Coach and Cart Makers, Wheelwrights, Implement Makers, &c. |
|
1,584 |
| 23 |
Bankers, Brokers, Accountants, Auctioners, Commission Agents, &c. |
|
1,314 |
| 24 |
Cattle Dealers, Horse Repository Keepers, Farriers, Poundkeepers, &c. |
|
1,309 |
| 25 |
Merchants |
|
1,018 |
| 26 |
Owners and Drivers of Coaches, Cabs, &c., Watermen, Railway Employes, &c. |
|
964 |
| 27 |
Cabinetmakers, Furniture Dealers, Carvers and Gildres, Turners, &c. |
|
949 |
| 28 |
Squatters, Stockholders, Graziers, Sheep Farmers, Settlers, &c. |
|
908 |
| 29 |
Officers of General Government—Judges, Resident Magistrates, Government Clerks, Government Surveyors, &c. |
|
876 |
| 30 |
Other Professions—Authors, Editors, Photographers, Musicians, &c. |
|
749 |
| 31 |
Teachers, Schoolmasters, Professors, Music Masters, Inspectors of Schools, &c. |
|
698 |
| 32 |
Other Occupations—Proprietors of Labor Markets, Billiard Table Keepers, &c. |
|
651 |
| 33 |
Tanners, Fellmongers, Soapboilers, Wool Sorters, Charcoal Burners, &c. |
|
597 |
| 34 |
Workmen in Government employment, Messengers, Office Keepers, Chainmen in Government Survey Parties, &c. |
|
556 |
| 35 |
Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, Oculists, &c. |
|
551 |
| 36 |
Porters, Messengers, (not Assistants in Shops or Stores,) |
|
430 |
| 37 |
Law Clerks, Law Stationers, Official Assignees, Bailiff's Law Officers, &c. |
|
389 |
| 38 |
Wood Carters, Woodmen, Firewood Splitters, &c. |
|
356 |
| 39 |
Chemists, Apothecaries, Aurists, Hospital Attendants, &c. |
|
337 |
| 40 |
Lawyers, Barristers, Attorneys, Conveyancers, &c. |
|
329 |
| 41 |
Architects, Civil Engineers, Surveyors (Land), Draughtsmen, &c. |
|
328 |
| 42 |
Householders, House Proprietors, Persons deriving Income from Houses |
|
327 |
| 43 |
Contractors (branch undefined) |
|
294 |
| 44 |
Annuitants, " Independent Means," Persons of Rank, (not otherwise defined) |
|
265 |
| 45 |
Clergy, Ministers, Priests, Missionaries, Scripture Readers, &c. |
|
256 |
| 46 |
Doubtful or Indefinite Pursuits |
|
232 |
| 47 |
Gentlemen (not otherwise defined) |
|
199 |
| 48 |
Officers of Local Government, Corporation Officers, Local Court Officers, Road Board Officers, &c. |
|
120 |
| 49 |
Overseers (branch of labor undefined) |
|
98 |
| 50 |
Water Carters |
|
79 |
| 51 |
Church Officers, Pew Openers, Sextons, &c. |
|
28 |
|
|
|
178,794 |
|
RESIDUE OF THE MALE POPULATION. |
|
|
|
Children, Relatives, Visitors, (not otherwise returned,) |
|
35,055 |
|
Scholars, whether in Public or Private Schools, or at Home |
|
17,346 |
|
Unemployed, "No Occupation at Present," Paupers, &c. |
|
2,533 |
|
Prisoners |
|
1,857 |
|
Occupation not stated |
|
1,409 |
|
Patients in Hospitals, Asylums, Depots, &c. |
|
749 |
|
|
|
58,949 |