NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS, 1854, 1857, 1861—(SUB-CLASSES)—continued., TABLE VI.—Showing the Number and Proportions per cent. to their respective Totals, of Persons, Males, and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), of different Occupations, in 1854, 1857, and 1861.
| OCCUPATIONS. |
Number of Persons. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
| Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
| CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES. |
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| CLASS XI.—Miscellaneous pursuits—Persons engaged in occupations not embraced in other classes : |
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|
|
|
| Sub-class 1.—Laborers (undefined or unconnected with any of the foregoing pursuits) |
8,904 |
8,904 |
|
6,759 |
6,728 |
31 |
| Sub-class 2. Wood splitters, fencers, grubbers, bushmen, &c., (otherwise defined) |
|
|
|
1,615 |
1,614 |
1 |
| Sub-class 3. Other Occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. |
1,858 |
1,332 |
526 |
748 |
651 |
97 |
| CLASS XII.—Independent means—Persons of property and rank, not returned under any office or occupation : |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-class 1. Persons deriving income from houses—Householders, house proprietors, &c. |
1,943 |
1,653 |
290 |
486 |
327 |
159 |
| Sub-class 2. Annuitants, " Independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) |
|
|
|
417 |
265 |
152 |
| Sub-class 3. Gentlemen, ladies (not otherwise described) |
|
|
|
272 |
199 |
73 |
| CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, &c. : |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-class 1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) |
32,285 |
|
32,285 |
52,425 |
|
52,245 |
| Sub-class 2. Sons, Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years of age) |
61,024 |
30,204 |
30,820 |
|
|
|
| Sub-class 3. Sons, Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age) |
|
|
|
80,772 |
35,055 |
45,717 |
| Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home |
|
|
|
34,476 |
17,346 |
17,130 |
| CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community : |
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|
|
|
|
| Sub-class 1. Prisoners |
1,713 |
1,627 |
86 |
2,038 |
1,857 |
181 |
| Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. |
1,273 |
758 |
515 |
1,077 |
749 |
328 |
| CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. : |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-class 1. Unemployed, " no occupation at present," paupers, &c. |
12,633 |
8,302 |
4,331 |
3,252 |
2,533 |
719 |
| Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated |
|
|
|
1,643 |
1,409 |
234 |
| Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits |
|
|
|
446 |
232 |
214 |
| Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
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|
|
|
|
|
| Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
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|
|
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| Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind |
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|
|
| Total |
236798* |
155,876 |
30,900 |
383,668 |
237,743 |
145,925 |