Increase or Decrease of the Various Occupations.—Males and Females (I.)., TABLE IV.—Showing the Number of Males and Females 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).	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.
Occupations (classified under twenty-seven heads).	Number, 1854.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1857.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1861.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Number, 1871.
Males.
1. Ministering to government	3,965	-46	-1.2	3,919	-173	-4.4	3,746	234	6.78	3,980
2. Ministering to religion	194	90	46.4	284	193	68.0	477	361	75.68	838
3. Ministering to health	790	98	12.4	888	296	33.3	1,184	91	7.69	1,275
4. Ministering to law	375	343	91.5	718	200	27.9	918	219	23.86	1,137
5. Ministering to education	294	404	137.4	698	395	56.6	1,093	996	91.13	2,089
6. Ministering to art, science, and literature	551	526	95.5	1,077	289	26.8	1,366	330	24.16	1,696
7. Traders	6,545	-571	-8.7	5,974	1,201	20.1	7,175	1,947	27.14	9,122
8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities	5,102	317	6.2	5,419	1,215	22.4	6,634	980	14.77	7,614
9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing	4,718	419	8.9	5,137	2,116	41.2	7,253	5,252	72.41	12,505
10. Domestic servants	2,127	2,127	100.0	4,254	645	15.2	4,899	-2,563	-52.32	2,336
11. Contractors	1,259	-867	-68.9	392	75	19.1	467	390	83.51	857
12. Artisans and mechanics	17,202	7,272	42.3	24,474	8,615	35.2	33,089	7,718	23.32	40,807
13. Gold-miners	36,332	50,879	140.0	87,211	-4,238	-4.9	81,747	-29,300	-35.84	52,447
14. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to gold-mining							1,226	-561	-45.76	665
15. Engaged in pastoral pursuits	6,865	1,181	17.3	8,046	1,034	12.8	9,080	-2,197	-24.20	6,883
16. Engaged in agriculture	7,513	15,307	213.7	22,820	11,918	52.2	34,738	16,051	46.21	50,789
17. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture		1,309	Infinite	1,309	537	41.1	1,846	590	31.96	2,436
18. Engaged in land carriage	5,957	3,296	55.3	9,253	455	4.9	9,708	2,428	25.01	12,136
19. Engaged in sea navigation	5,712	-1,860	-32.6	3,852	-1,371	-35.6	2,481	220	8.87	2,701
20. Dealing in food	3,307	4,746	14.4	8,053	3,051	37.9	11,104	1,948	17.54	13,052
21. Laborers	8,904	-562	-6.3	8,342	1,879	22.5	10,221	7,999	78.26	18,220
22. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits	1,332	-681	-51.1	651	326	50.1	977	-622	-63.66	355
23. Persons of independent means	1,653	-862	-52.1	791	222	28.1	1,013	329	2.48	1,342
24. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c.	30,215	22,186	73.4	35,055	17,525	50.0	52,580	20,328	38.66	72,908
25. Scholars				17,346	13,786	79.5	31,132	41,197	132.33	72,329
26. Public burden	2,385	221	9.4	2,606	905	34.3	3,511	3,280	93.42	6,791
27. No occupation, unspecified	2,590	3,175	122.6	5,765	3,221	55.9	8,986	-5,246	-58.38	3,740
Total	155,887	108,447	69.6	264,334	64,317	24.3	328,651	72,399	22.03	401,050
Females.
1. Ministering to government	17	10	58.8	27	1	3.7	28	142	507.14	170
2. Ministering to religion		2	Infinite	2	11	550.0	13	48	369.23	61
3. Ministering to health	67	156	238.8	223	275	123.3	498	679	136.35	1,177
4. Ministering to law								1	Infinite	1
5. Ministering to education	432	583	135.0	1,015	669	65.9	1,684	1,994	118.41	3,678
6. Ministering to art, science, and literature	6	130	2166.7	136	7	5.1	143	21	14.69	164
7. Traders	146	956	654.8	1,102	346	31.4	1,448	-146	-10.08	1,302
8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities	136	120	88.2	256	81	21.6	337	-108	-32.05	229
9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing	2,806	1,412	50.3	4,218	1,276	30.3	5,494	8,877	161.58	14,371
10. Domestic servants	8,320	7,165	86.1	15,485	3,311	21.4	18,796	3,909	20.80	22,705
11. Contractors					1	Infinite	1			1
12. Artisans and mechanics		159	Infinite	159	64	40.3	223	178	79.82	401
13. Gold-miners		217	Infinite	217	-74	-65.9	143	-129	-90.21	14
14. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to gold mining								2	Infinite	2
15. Engaged in pastoral pursuits	9	797	8877.8	806	-162	-20.1	644	-490	-76.09	154
16. Engaged in agriculture	86	3,932	4572.1	4,018	2,462	61.3	6,480	-2,981	-16.00	3,499
17. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture		11	Infinite	11	2	18.2	13	-7	-53.85	6
18. Engaged in land carriage		36	Infinite	36	11	30.6	47	40	85.11	87
19. Engaged in sea navigation		15	Infinite	15	-6	-40.0	9	3	33.33	12
20. Dealing in food	22	896	4072.7	918	358	39.0	1,276	-240	-18.81	1,036
21. Laborers		32	Infinite	32	-9	-28.1	23	-7	-30.43	16
22. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits	526	-429	-81.6	97	-18	-18.6	79	-43	-54.43	36
23. Persons of independent means	290	94	32.4	384	-34	-8.9	350	167	47.71	517
24. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c.	63,116	52,179	82.7	98,165	42,706	43.5	140,871	64,139	45.53	205,010
25. Scholars				17,130	12,794	74.7	29,924	40,431	135.11	70,355
26. Public burden	601	-92	-15.3	509	539	105.9	1,048	2,465	235.21	3,513
27. No occupation, unspecified	4,331	-2,860	-66.0	1,471	628	42.0	2,099	-138	-6.57	1,961
Total	80,911	65,521	81.0	146,432	65,239	44.6	211,671	118,807	56.13	330,478