SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS—(MALES AND FEMALES)., TABLE XIII—Showing the Occupations of Males and Females in each ELECTORAL DISTRICT—continued.
OCCUPATIONS. |
Totals. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES. |
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CLASS VIII.—Agricultural and pastoral—Persons working land, and engaged in growing grain, fruits, animals, and other products : |
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Sub-class 1. Pastoral—Squatters, stockholders, graziers, sheep farmers, settlers, &c. |
1,056 |
1,003 |
53 |
Sub-class 2. Pastoral—Overseers on statons, stockmen, shepherds and station laborers, &c. |
8,572 |
7,982 |
590 |
Sub-class 3. Agricultral—Farmers and market gardeners (owners), farmers' wives, &c. |
17,285 |
12,986 |
4,319 |
Sub-class 4. Agricultural—Farm laborers and farm servants, gardeners (laborers) |
23,758 |
21,600 |
2,158 |
Sub-class 5. Cattle dealers, sale-yard keepers, dealers in seeds, &c. |
1,850 |
1,836 |
14 |
CLASS IX.—Carrying—Persons engaged in the conveyance of men and goods : |
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Sub-class 1. Goods traffic chiefly—Carriers by drays, bullock teams on the roads, lighters, &c. |
6,604 |
6,583 |
21 |
Sub-class 2. passenger traffic chiefly—Owners of caches, cabs, boats for hire, railway emplyes, &c. |
1,764 |
1,754 |
10 |
Sub-class 3. Water and wood carters, &c. |
755 |
742 |
13 |
Sub-class 4. Porters and messengers (not assistants in shops or stores) |
492 |
489 |
3 |
Sub-class 5. Engaged in sea navigation—Stewardesses, &c. |
1,090 |
1,086 |
4 |
CLASS X.—Persons dealing in food and drinks : |
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Sub-class 1. Animal food chiefly—Butchers, poulterers, fishmongers, &c. |
6,574 |
5,766 |
808 |
Sub-class 2. Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c. |
5,673 |
5,209 |
464 |
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) |
8,092 |
8,080 |
12 |
Sub-class 2. Wood splitters, fencers, grubbers, &c. (otherwise undefined) |
2,069 |
2,058 |
11 |
Sub-class 3. Other occupation—Proprietors of labor offices, billard-table keepers, &c. |
1,049 |
970 |
79 |
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. |
686 |
548 |
138 |
Sub-class 2. Annuitants, "independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) |
[Illegible] |
[Illegible] |
164 |
Sub-class 3. Ladies (not otherwise described) |
[Illegible] |
[Illegible] |
48 |
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) |
69,162 |
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69,162 |
Sub-class 2. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) |
15,438 |
608 |
14,850 |
Sub-class 3. Sons, Daughters, relatives, visitors &c. (under 15 years of age) |
107,862 |
51,492 |
56,370 |
Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home |
60,934 |
31,019 |
29,915 |
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community : |
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Sub-class 1. Prisoners |
1,909 |
1,758 |
151 |
Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. |
2,524 |
1,739 |
785 |
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. |
5,496 |
4,449 |
1,047 |
Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated |
3,106 |
2,527 |
579 |
Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits |
325 |
14 |
311 |
Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
1,513 |
1,422 |
91 |
Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
424 |
418 |
6 |
Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind |
204 |
141 |
63 |
Total |
535,043 |
324,070 |
210,973 |