Numbers and Proportions, 1854-1871.—(I.) TABLE VII.—Showing the Number of Persons, 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 Proportions per Cent. of those under each head to the Total Number of Persons, Males, and Females at the same Census Periods.
| Occupations (classed under twenty-seven heads). |
Numbers. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| 1. Ministering to government |
3,982 |
3,965 |
17 |
3,946 |
3,919 |
27 |
3,774 |
3,746 |
28 |
4,150 |
3,980 |
170 |
| 2. Ministering to religion |
194 |
194 |
|
286 |
284 |
2 |
490 |
477 |
13 |
899 |
838 |
61 |
| 3. Ministering to health |
857 |
790 |
67 |
1,111 |
888 |
223 |
1,682 |
1,184 |
498 |
2,452 |
1,275 |
1,177 |
| 4. Ministering to law |
375 |
375 |
|
718 |
718 |
|
918 |
918 |
|
1,138 |
1,137 |
1 |
| 5. Ministering to education |
726 |
294 |
432 |
1,713 |
698 |
1,015 |
2,777 |
1,093 |
1,684 |
5,767 |
2,089 |
3,678 |
| 6. Ministering to art, science, and literature |
557 |
551 |
6 |
1,213 |
1,077 |
136 |
1,509 |
1,366 |
143 |
1,860 |
1,696 |
164 |
| 7. Traders |
6,691 |
6,545 |
146 |
7,076 |
5,974 |
1,102 |
8,623 |
7,175 |
1,448 |
10,424 |
9,122 |
1,302 |
| 8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities |
5,238 |
5,102 |
136 |
5,675 |
5,419 |
256 |
6,971 |
6,634 |
337 |
7,843 |
7,614 |
229 |
| 9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing |
7,524 |
4,718 |
2,806 |
9,355 |
5,137 |
4,218 |
12,747 |
7,253 |
5,494 |
26,876 |
12,505 |
14,371 |
| 10. Domestic servants |
10,447 |
2,127 |
8,320 |
19,739 |
4,254 |
15,485 |
23,695 |
4,899 |
18,796 |
25,041 |
2,336 |
22,705 |
| 11. Contractors |
1,259 |
1,259 |
|
392 |
392 |
|
468 |
467 |
1 |
858 |
857 |
1 |
| 12. Artisans and mechanics |
17,202 |
17,202 |
|
24,633 |
24,474 |
159 |
33,312 |
33,089 |
223 |
41,208 |
40,807 |
401 |
| 13. Miners |
36,332 |
36,332 |
|
87,428 |
87,211 |
217 |
81,890 |
81,747 |
143 |
52,461 |
52,447 |
14 |
| 14. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to gold mining |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,226 |
1,226 |
|
667 |
665 |
2 |
| 15. Engaged in pastoral pursuits |
6,874 |
6,865 |
9 |
8,852 |
8,046 |
806 |
9,724 |
9,080 |
644 |
7,037 |
6,883 |
154 |
| 16. Engaged in agriculture |
7,599 |
7,513 |
86 |
26,838 |
22,820 |
4,018 |
41,218 |
34,738 |
6,480 |
54,288 |
50,789 |
3,499 |
| 17. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture |
|
|
|
1,320 |
1,309 |
11 |
1,859 |
1,846 |
13 |
2,442 |
2,436 |
6 |
| 18. Engaged in land carriage |
5,957 |
5,957 |
|
9,289 |
9,253 |
36 |
9,755 |
9,708 |
47 |
12,223 |
12,136 |
87 |
| 19. Engaged in sea navigation |
5,712 |
5,712 |
|
3,867 |
3,852 |
15 |
2,490 |
2,481 |
9 |
2,713 |
2,701 |
12 |
| 20. Dealing in food |
3,329 |
3,307 |
22 |
8,971 |
8,053 |
918 |
12,380 |
11,104 |
1,276 |
14,088 |
13,052 |
1,036 |
| 21. Laborers |
8,904 |
8,904 |
|
8,374 |
8,342 |
32 |
10,244 |
10,221 |
23 |
18,236 |
18,220 |
16 |
| 22. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits |
1,858 |
1,332 |
526 |
748 |
651 |
97 |
1,056 |
977 |
79 |
391 |
355 |
36 |
| 23. Persons of independent means |
1,943 |
1,653 |
290 |
1,175 |
791 |
384 |
1,363 |
1,013 |
350 |
1,859 |
1,342 |
517 |
| 24. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c. |
93,331 |
30,215 |
63,116 |
133,220 |
35,055 |
98,165 |
193,451 |
52,580 |
140,871 |
277,918 |
72,908 |
205,010 |
| 25. Scholars |
|
|
|
34,476 |
17,346 |
17,130 |
61,056 |
31,132 |
29,924 |
142,684 |
72,329 |
70,355 |
| 26. Public burden |
2,986 |
2,385 |
601 |
3,115 |
2,606 |
509 |
4,559 |
3,511 |
1,048 |
10,304 |
6,791 |
3,513 |
| 27. No occupation, unspecified |
6,921 |
2,590 |
4,331 |
5,102 |
3,865 |
1,237 |
7,973 |
6,455 |
1,518 |
2,143 |
1,746 |
397 |
| Total specified occupations |
|
|
|
408,632 |
262,434 |
146,198 |
537,210 |
326,120 |
211,090 |
727,970 |
399,056 |
328,914 |
| Occupation not stated |
|
|
|
2,134 |
1,900 |
234 |
3,112 |
2,531 |
581 |
3,558 |
1,994 |
1,564 |
| Total population |
236,798 |
155,887 |
80,911 |
410,766 |
264,334 |
146,432 |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
731,528 |
401,050 |
330,478 |