COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Occupations of Persons, Males, and Females, in the Colony of Victoria, at the Censuses of 1861 and 1871 respectively, according to the system of classification adopted at the former period ; also the Numerical and Centesimal Increase or Decrease of those of each group of occupations between the periods named, and the Proportion per cent. of those of each group to the Total Population.

OCCUPATIONS.	POPULATION.						INCREASE OR DECREASE.						PROPORTION PER CENT. OF THE POPULATION.
	1861.			1871.			NUMERICAL.			CENTESIMAL.			1861.			1871.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
CLASS I.—GOVERNMENT.—Persons engaged in the general and local government and defence of the country :
Sub-class :
1. Officers of general government—Ministers of state, judges, resident magistrates, clerks, surveyors, &c.	1,204	1,204		1,243	1,208	35	39	4	35	3.24	0.33	Infinite	0.224	0.369		0.171	0.302	0.011
2. Officers of local government—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c.	149	149		337	336	1	188	187	1	126.18	125.50	Infinite	0.028	0.046		0.046	0.086	0.000
3. Army, navy, police—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c.	1,896	1,876	20	1,720	1,702	18	-176	-174	-2	-9.28	-9.28	-10.0	0.353	0.575	0.009	0.236	0.426	0.005
4. Workmen in Government employment—Messengers, office-keepers, chainmen in Government survey parties, &c.	525	517	8	850	734	116	325	217	108	61.90	41.97	1350.0	0.098	0.159	0.004	0.117	0.184	0.035
CLASS II.—PROFESSIONAL. —Persons in the learned professions (with their immediate sub-ordinates) not in the Government service :
Sub-class :
1. Clergy, ministers, priests, missionaries, scripture readers, and their subordinates, sextons, pew openers, &c.	490	477	13	899	838	61	409	361	48	83.47	75.68	369.23	0.091	0.146	0.006	0.123	0.210	0.019
2. Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c.	653	649	4	497	497		-156	-152	-4	-23.89	-23.42	-100.00	0.122	0.199	0.002	0.068	0.124
3. Dispensing chemists, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity	1,029	535	494	1,955	778	1,177	926	243	683	89.99	45.42	138.26	0.187	0.164	0.234	0.269	0.195	0.358
4. Lawyers, barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c.	380	380		432	432		152	152		40.00	40.00		0.071	0.117		0.059	0.108
5. Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c.	538	538		706	705	1	168	167	1	31.23	31.04	Infinite	0.100	0.165		0.097	0.177	0.000
CLASS III.—PROFESSIONAL.—Persons engaged in literature, fine arts, and sciences :
Sub-class :
1. Teachers, schoolmasters, music teachers, inspctors of schools, &c.	2,777	1,093	1,684	5,767	2,089	3,678	2,990	996	1,994	107.67	91.13	118.41	0.517	0.335	0.797	0.792	0.523	1.118
2. Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c.	560	560		634	634		74	74		13.21	13.21		0.104	0.172		0.087	0.159
3. Other professions—Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c.	949	806	143	1,226	1,062	164	277	256	21	29.19	31.76	14.69	0.177	0.247	0.68	0.168	0.266	0.050
CLASS IV.—TRADING.—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend money or goods :
Sub-class :
1. Merchants	773	764	9	677	676	1	-96	-88	-8	-12.42	-11.52	-88.89	0.144	0.234	0.004	0.093	0.169	0.000