Increase or Decrease of the Various Occupations.—Persons (II.)., TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Persons of different Occupations, classed under twenty-seven heads, living in Victoria at the various Census Periods from 1854 to 1871, both inclusive, and the Numerical and Centesimal Increase or Decrease of those under each head during the interval between any two Censuses.
Occupations (classified under twenty-seven heads).	Persons of both Sexes.
	Number, 1854.	Increase or Decrease, 1854 to 1857.		Number, 1857.	Increase, or Decrease1857 to 1861.		Number, 1861.	Increase or Decrease, 1861 to 1871.		Number, 1871.
	Number, 1854.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1857.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1861.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1871.
1. Ministering to government	3,982	-36	-0.9	3,946	-172	-4.4	3,774	376	9.96	4,150
2. Ministering to religion	194	92	47.4	286	204	71.3	490	409	83.47	899
3. Ministering to health	857	254	29.6	1,111	571	51.4	1,682	770	45.78	2,452
4. Ministering to law	375	343	91.5	718	200	27.9	918	220	23.97	1,138
5. Ministering to education	726	987	130.4	1,713	1,064	62.1	2,777	2,990	35.87	5,767
6. Ministering to art, science, and literature	557	656	117.8	1,213	296	24.4	1,509	351	23.26	1,860
7. Traders	6,691	385	5.7	7,076	1,547	21.9	8,623	1,801	20.89	10,424
8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities	5,238	437	8.3	5,675	1,296	22.8	6,971	872	12.51	7,843
9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing	7,524	1,831	24.3	9,355	3,392	36.3	12,747	14,129	110.84	26,876
10. Domestic servants	10,447	9,292	88.9	19,739	3,956	20.0	23,695	1,346	5.89	25,041
11. Contractors	1,259	-867	-68.9	392	76	19.4	468	390	83.33	858
12. Artisans and mechanics	17,202	7,431	43.2	24,633	8,679	35.2	33,312	7,869	23.70	41,208
13. Gold-miners	36,332	51,096	140.1	87,428	-4,312	-4.9	81,890	-29,429	-35.94	52,461
14. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to gold-mining							1,226	-559	-45.60	667
15. Engaged in pastoral pursuits	6,874	1,978	28.8	8,852	872	9.9	9,724	-2,687	-27.63	7,037
16. Engaged in agriculture	7,599	19,239	253.2	26,838	14,380	53.6	41,218	13,070	31.71	54,288
17. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture		1,320	Infinite	1,320	539	40.8	1,859	583	31.36	2,442
18. Engaged in land carriage	5,957	3,332	55.9	9,289	466	5.0	9,755	2,468	25.30	12,223
19. Engaged in sea navigation	5,712	-1,845	-32.3	3,867	-1,377	-35.6	2,490	223	8.96	2,713
20. Dealing in food	3,329	5,642	169.5	8,971	3,409	38.0	12,380	1,708	13.80	14,088
21. Laborers	8,904	-530	-6.0	8,374	1,870	22.3	10,244	7,992	78.02	18,236
22. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits	1,858	-1,110	-59.7	748	308	41.2	1,056	-665	-62.97	391
23. Persons of independent means	1,943	-768	-39.2	1,175	188	16.0	1,363	496	26.39	1,859
24. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c.	93,331	74,365	79.7	133,220	60,231	45.2	193,451	84,467	43.66	277,918
25. Scholars				34,476	26,580	77.1	61,056	81,628	133.69	142,684
26. Public burden	2,986	129	4.3	3,115	1,444	46.4	4,559	5,745	126.01	10,304
27. No occupation, unspecified	6,921	315	4.6	7,236	3,849	53.2	11,085	-5,384	-48.57	5,701
Total	236,798	173,968	73.47	410,766	129,556	31.54	540,322	191,206	35.39	731,528