Increase or Decrease of the Various Occupations.—Persons (III.)., TABLE III.—Showing the Number of Persons of different Occupations, arranged in fifteen classes, living at the various Census Periods from 1854 to 1871, both inclusive, and the Numerical and Centesimal Increase or Decrease of those of each class during the interval between any two Censuses.
| Class. |
Occupations (arranged in fifteen classes). |
Persons of Both Sexes. |
| Number, 1854. |
Increase or Decrease, 1854 to 1857. |
Number, 1857. |
Increase or Decrease, 1857 to 1861. |
Number, 1861. |
Increase or Decrease, 1861 to 1871. |
Number, 1871. |
| Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
Numerical. |
Centesimal. |
| I. |
Government.—Persons engaged in the general and local government and defence of the country |
3,982 |
-36 |
-0.9 |
3,946 |
-172 |
-4.4 |
3,774 |
376 |
10.0 |
4,150 |
| II. |
Professional.—Persons in the learned professions (with their immediate subordinates), not in the Government service |
1,426 |
689 |
48.3 |
2,115 |
975 |
46.1 |
3,090 |
1,399 |
45.3 |
4,489 |
| III. |
Professional.—Persons engaged in literature, fine arts, and sciences |
1,283 |
1,643 |
128.1 |
2,926 |
1,360 |
46.5 |
4,286 |
3,341 |
78.0 |
7,627 |
| IV. |
Trading.—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend money or goods |
11,929 |
822 |
6.9 |
12,751 |
2,843 |
22.3 |
15,594 |
2,673 |
17.1 |
18,267 |
| V. |
Personal offices.—Persons engaged in entertaining, clothing, and performing personal offices for man |
17,971 |
11,123 |
61.9 |
29,094 |
7,348 |
25.3 |
36,442 |
15,475 |
42.5 |
51,917 |
| VI. |
Manufacturing.—Persons engaged in art and mechanical productions, and in working and dealing in mineral, vegetable, and animal matters |
18,461 |
6,564 |
35.6 |
25,025 |
8,755 |
35.0 |
33,780 |
8,286 |
24.5 |
42,066 |
| VII. |
Gold-mining.—Persons engaged in digging for, washing out, and extracting gold |
36,332 |
51,096 |
140.6 |
87,428 |
-4,312 |
-4.9 |
83,116 |
-29,988 |
-36.1 |
53,128 |
| VIII. |
Agricultural and pastoral.—Persons working land, and engaged in growing grain, fruits, animals, and other products |
14,473 |
22,537 |
155.7 |
37,010 |
15,791 |
42.7 |
52,801 |
10,966 |
20.8 |
63,767 |
| IX. |
Carrying.—Persons engaged in the conveyance of men and goods |
11,669 |
1,487 |
12.7 |
13,156 |
-911 |
-0.7 |
12,245 |
2,691 |
22.0 |
14,936 |
| X. |
Persons dealing in food and drinks |
3,329 |
5,642 |
169.5 |
8,971 |
3,409 |
38.0 |
12,380 |
1,708 |
13.8 |
14,088 |
| XI. |
Miscellaneous pursuits.—Persons engaged in occupations not embraced in other classes |
10,762 |
-1,640 |
-15.2 |
9,122 |
2,178 |
23.9 |
11,300 |
7,327 |
64.8 |
18,627 |
| XII. |
Independent means.—Persons of property and rank not returned under any office or occupation |
1,943 |
-768 |
-39.5 |
1,175 |
188 |
16.0 |
1,363 |
496 |
36.4 |
1,859 |
| XIII. |
Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, &c. |
93,331 |
74,365 |
79.7 |
167,696 |
86,811 |
55.8 |
254,507 |
166,095 |
65.3 |
420,602 |
| XIV. |
Persons maintained at public cost or by the community |
2,986 |
129 |
4.3 |
3,115 |
1,444 |
46.4 |
4,559 |
5,745 |
126.0 |
10,304 |
| XV. |
Persons whose pursuits have not been specified or who were unemployed |
6,921 |
315 |
4.6 |
7,236 |
3,849 |
53.1 |
11,085 |
-5,384 |
-48.6 |
5,701 |
|
Total |
236,798 |
173,968 |
73.5 |
410,766 |
129,556 |
31.5 |
540,332 |
191,206 |
35.4 |
731,528 |