TABLE showing the Occupations of Persons, Males, and Females under and over 20 years of age, in the Colony of Victoria, according to the Returns of the Census taken on the 2nd April 1871—continued.
OCCUPATIONS. PERSONS. MALES. FEMALES.
All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years.
Sub-order 2.—In coal :
Coal, coke—merchants, dealers, and assistants(1) 56 5 51 56 5 51
Coalheavers, laborers 9 3 6 9 3 6
Charcoal burners, dealers 126 13 113 126 13 113
Chimney sweepers 30 30 29 29 1 1
Gasworks service 99 7 92 98 7 91 1 1
Others working and dealing in coal 1 1 1 1
Sub-order 3.—In stone, clay, earthenware, and glass :
Quarry owners, workers(2) 946 56 890 946 56 890
Stone cutters, dressers (not masons)(3) 102 13 89 102 13 89
Lime burners, quarriers, dealers(4) 93 17 76 93 17 76
Plaster, cement—makers, dealers 3 3 3 3
Brick makers, dealers(5) 1,175 254 921 1,173 254 919 2 2
Pottery makers, dealers 76 31 45 74 29 45 2 2
Glass makers, dealers(6) 29 4 25 28 4 24 1 1
China, earthenware—makers, dealers(7) 31 2 29 20 1 19 11 1 10
Road, railway—contractors(8) 318 10 308 318 10 308
Road surveyors—inspectors (not under government or local government)(9) 82 2 80 82 2 80
Road, railway—laborers, navvies, excavators(10) 4,295 341 3,954 4,295 341 3,954
Nightmen, scavengers 48 3 45 48 3 45
Others working and dealing in stone, clay, earthenware, or glass (including bottle dealers, washers, collectors, marble merchants, stone carters, pipelayers, &c.)(11) 51 8 43 51 8 43
Sub-order 4.—In water :
Waterworks service(12) 88 4 84 88 4 84
Water carriers, carters, dealers 25 2 23 25 2 23
Ice makers, merchants, dealers 1 1 1 1
Others working and dealing in water (including dam-makers, well-sinkers, water-race owners, &c.) 30 1 29 29 1 28 1 1
Sub-order 5.—In gold, silver, and precious stones :
Goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers(13) 248 65 183 248 65 183
Lapidaries : Precious stones—workers, dealers 4 4 4 4
Assayers(14) 21 21 21 21
Electro-platers, platers 7 1 6 7 1 6
Others working and dealing in gold, silver, and precious stones (including goldbeaters, goldmelters, goldmelters, &c.) 20 4 16 19 3 16 1 1
Sub-order 6.—In metals other than gold and silver(see also workers and dealers in machines and tools, 8—10ante) :
Copper workers, dealers(15) 60 21 39 60 21 39
Tin, quicksilver—workers, dealers(16) 693 212 481 692 211 481 1 1
Zinc workers, dealers 5 5 5 5
Lead, antimony—workers, dealers 15 3 12 15 3 12
Iron founders, moulders, workers, dealers(17) 548 142 406 548 142 406
Blacksmiths, whitesmiths(18) 3,825 829 2,996 3,825 829 2,996
Ironmongers, hardware dealers, and assistants(19) 539 120 419 533 119 414 6 1 5
Brass founders, moulders, workers, dealers(20) 99 34 65 99 34 65
Locksmiths, bellhangers(21) 34 3 31 34 3 31
Gasfitters(22) 67 16 51 67 16 51