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—continued.
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.
2. Woodsplitters, fencers, grubbers, bushmen, &c. (otherwise undefined) 2,122 2,111 11 2,947 2,943 4 825 832 -7 38.88 39.41 -63.64 0.395 0.647 0.005 0.405 0.738 0.001
3. Other occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. 1,056 977 79 391 355 36 -665 -622 -43 -62.97 -63.66 -54.43 0.197 0.300 0.037 0.054 0.089 0.011
CLASS XII.—INDEPENDENT MEANS.—Persons of property and rank, not returned under any office or occupation :
Sub-class :
1. Persons deriving income from houses—Householders, house proprietors, &c. 686 548 138 670 497 173 -16 -51 35 -2.33 -9.31 25.36 0.128 0.168 0.065 0.092 0.125 0.053
2. Annuitants, "independentmeans," persons of rank (source of income undefined) 427 263 164 549 355 194 122 92 30 28.57 34.98 18.29 0.079 0.081 0.077 0.075 0.089 0.059
3. Gentlemen, ladies (not otherwise defined) 250 202 48 640 490 150 390 288 102 156.00 142.57 212.50 0.047 0.062 0.023 0.088 0.123 0.046
CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, &c#2020;:
Sub-class :
1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) 69,437 69,437 105,117 105,117 35,680 35,680 51.38 51.38 12.926 32.894 14.440 31.959
2. Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) 15,611 608 15,003 172,801 72,908 99,893 48,787 20,328 28,459 39.34 38.66 39.84 2.906 0.186 7.107 23.737 18.270 30.371
3. Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age) 108,403 51,972 56,431 20.179 15.937 26.733
4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home 61,056 31,132 29,924 142,684 72,329 70,355 81,628 41,197 40,431 133.69 132.33 135.11 11.365 9.546 14.176 19.600 18.125 21.390
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost or by the community :
Sub-class :
1. Prisoners 2,035 1,772 263 2,016 1,666 350 -19 -106 87 -0.93 -5.98 33.08 0.384 0.543 0.125 0.277 0.417 0.106
2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. 2,524 1,739 785 8,288 5,125 3,163 5,764 3,386 2,378 228.37 194.71 302.93 0.470 0.533 0.372 1.139 1.284 0.962
CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c.:
Sub-class :
1. Unemployed, " no occupation at present," paupers, &c.* 5,500 4,453 1,047 1,360 1,072 288 -4,140 -3,381 -759 -75.27 -75.93 -72.49 1.024 1.365 0.496 0.187 0.269 0.088
2. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits 325 14 311 783 674 109 458 660 -202 140.92 4714.29 -64.95 0.060 0.004 0.147 0.108 0.169 0.033
3. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c.† 1,518 1,427 91 0.283 0.438 0.043
4. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c.† 426 420 6 0.079 0.129 0.003
5. Deaf and dumb, or blind† 204 141 63 0.038 0.043 0.030
Total specified occupations 537,210 326,120 211,090 727,970 399,056 328,914 190,760 72,936 117,824 35.51 22.36 55.82 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
6. Occupation not stated 3,112 2,531 581 3,558 1,994 1,564 446 -537 983 14.01 -21.22 169.19
Total population 540,322 328,651 211,671 731,528 401,050 330,478 191,206 72,399 118,807 35.39 22.03 56.13