NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS, 1854, 1857, 1861—(SUB-CLASSES)., 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 I.—Government—Persons engaged in the general and local government and defence of the country : |
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Sub-class 1. Officers of general government—Ministers of state, judges, resident magistrates, clerks, surveyors, &c. |
3,982 |
3,965 |
17 |
876 |
876 |
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Sub-class 2. Officers of local government—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c. |
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120 |
120 |
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Sub-class 3. Army, navy, police—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c. |
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2,380 |
2,367 |
13 |
Sub-class 4. Workmen in government employment. — Messengers, office keepers, chainmen in government survey parties, &c. |
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570 |
556 |
14 |
CLASS II.—Professional—Persons in the learned professions (with their immediate subordinates) not in the Government service : |
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Sub-class 1. Clergy, ministers, priests, missionaries, scripture readers, and their subordinates, sexton, pew-openers, &c. |
194 |
194 |
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286 |
284 |
2 |
Sub-class 2. Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c. |
857 |
790 |
67 |
551 |
551 |
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Sub-class 3. Dispensing chemists, sick nurses, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity |
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560 |
337 |
223 |
Sub-class 4. Lawyers—Barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c. |
220 |
220 |
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329 |
329 |
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Sub-class 5. Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c. |
155 |
155 |
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389 |
389 |
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CLASS III.—Professional—Persons engaged in literature, fine arts, and sciences : |
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Sub-class 1. Teachers, schoolmasters, schoolmistresses, governesses, Music teachers, inspectors of schools, &c. |
726 |
294 |
132 |
1,713 |
698 |
1,015 |
Sub-class 2. Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c. |
557 |
551 |
6 |
328 |
328 |
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Sub-class 3. Other Professions — Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c. |
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885 |
749 |
136 |
CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend money or goods : |
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Sub-class 1. Merchants |
1,980 |
1,980 |
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1,020 |
1,018 |
2 |
Sub-class 2. Shop and storekeepers, warehousemen, dealers, hawkers, &c. |
4,711 |
4,565 |
146 |
6,056 |
4,956 |
1,100 |
Sub-class 3. Bankers, brokers, accountants, auctioneers, commission agents, &c. |
1,114 |
1,113 |
1 |
1,318 |
1,314 |
4 |
Sub-class 4. Commercial clerks, assistants in shops, storemen, salesmen, &c. |
4,124 |
3,989 |
135 |
4,357 |
4,105 |
252 |
CLASS V.—Personal offices—Persons engaged in entertaining, clothing, and performing personal offices for man : |
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Sub-class 1. Inn and lodging-house keepers, barman, barmaids, &c. |
2,856 |
2,638 |
218 |
3,079 |
2,139 |
940 |
Sub-class 2. Tailors, shoemakers, dressmakers, outfitters, hatters, &c. |
4,668 |
2,080 |
2,588 |
6,276 |
2,998 |
3,278 |
Sub-class 3. Domestic servants (general), cooks, coachmen (private servants), grooms (private servants), &c. |
10,447 |
2,127 |
8,320 |
19,739 |
4,254 |
15,485 |
CLASS VI.—Manufacturing—Persons engaged in art and mechanical productions, and in working and dealing in mineral, vegetable, and animal matters : |
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Sub-class 1. Contractors—Special branch in which they work being undefined |
1,259 |
1,259 |
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294 |
294 |
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Sub-class 2. Masons, bricklayers, slaters, hodmen, plasterers, &c. |
3,252 |
3,252 |
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3,154 |
3,148 |
6 |
Sub-class 3. Quarrymen, brickmakers, road and railway laborers, &c. |
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4,035 |
4,028 |
7 |