Numbers and Proportions, 1854-1871.—(III.), TABLE IX.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females of different Occupations, arranged in sixty-seven sub-classes, living in Victoria at the various Census Periods from 1854 to 1871, both inclusive, and the Proportions per Cent. of those of each sub-class to the Total Number of Persons, Males, and Females at the same Census Period.
| Class. |
Sub-class. |
Occupations (arranged in sixty-seven sub-classes). |
Numbers. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| I. |
1 |
Officers of general government.—Ministers of state, judges, resident magistrates, clerks, surveyors, &c. |
3,982 |
3,965 |
17 |
876 |
876 |
|
1,204 |
1,204 |
|
1,243 |
1,208 |
35 |
| I. |
2 |
Officers of local government.—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c. |
|
|
|
120 |
120 |
|
149 |
149 |
|
337 |
336 |
1 |
| I. |
3 |
Army, navy, police.—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c. |
|
|
|
2,380 |
2,367 |
13 |
1,896 |
1,876 |
20 |
1,720 |
1,702 |
18 |
| I. |
4 |
Workmen in Government employment.—Messengers, office-keepers, chainmen in Government survey parties, &c. |
|
|
|
570 |
556 |
14 |
525 |
517 |
8 |
850 |
734 |
116 |
| II. |
1 |
Clergy, ministers, priests, missionaries, scripture readers, and their subordinates, sextons, pewopeners, &c. |
194 |
194 |
|
286 |
284 |
2 |
490 |
477 |
13 |
899 |
838 |
61 |
| II. |
2 |
Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c. |
857 |
790 |
67 |
551 |
551 |
|
653 |
649 |
4 |
497 |
497 |
|
| II. |
3 |
Dispensing chemists, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity |
|
|
|
560 |
337 |
223 |
1,029 |
535 |
494 |
1,955 |
778 |
1,177 |
| II. |
4 |
Lawyers.—Barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c. |
220 |
220 |
|
329 |
329 |
|
380 |
380 |
|
432 |
432 |
|
| II. |
5 |
Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c. |
155 |
155 |
|
389 |
389 |
|
538 |
538 |
|
706 |
705 |
1 |
| III. |
1 |
Teachers, schoolmasters, music teachers, inspectors of schools, &c. |
726 |
294 |
432 |
1,713 |
698 |
1,015 |
2,777 |
1,093 |
1,684 |
5,767 |
2,089 |
3,678 |
| III. |
2 |
Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c. |
557 |
551 |
6 |
328 |
328 |
|
560 |
560 |
|
634 |
634 |
|
| III. |
3 |
Other professions.—Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c. |
|
|
|
885 |
749 |
136 |
949 |
806 |
143 |
1,226 |
1,062 |
164 |
| IV. |
1 |
Merchants |
1,980 |
1,980 |
|
1,020 |
1,018 |
2 |
773 |
764 |
9 |
677 |
676 |
1 |
| IV. |
2 |
Shop and store keepers, warehousemen, dealers, hawkers, &c. |
4,711 |
4,565 |
146 |
6,056 |
4,956 |
1,100 |
7,850 |
6,411 |
1,439 |
9,747 |
8,446 |
1,301 |
| IV. |
3 |
Bankers, brokers, accountants, auctioneers, commission agents, &c. |
1,114 |
1,113 |
1 |
1,318 |
1,314 |
4 |
1,901 |
1,891 |
10 |
3,439 |
3,380 |
59 |
| IV. |
4 |
Commercial clerks, assistants is shops, storemen, salesmen, &c. |
4,124 |
3,989 |
135 |
4,357 |
4,105 |
252 |
5,070 |
4,743 |
327 |
4,404 |
4,234 |
170 |
| V. |
1 |
Inn and lodging-house keepers, barmen, barmaids, &c. |
2,856 |
2,638 |
218 |
3,079 |
2,139 |
940 |
4,632 |
3,109 |
1,523 |
9,863 |
5,545 |
4,318 |
| V. |
2 |
Tailors, shoemakers, dressmakers, outfitters, hatters, &c. |
4,668 |
2,080 |
2,588 |
6,276 |
2,998 |
3,278 |
8,115 |
4,144 |
3,971 |
17,013 |
6,960 |
10,053 |
| V. |
3 |
Domestic servants (general), cooks, coachmen (private servants), grooms (private servants), &c. |
10,447 |
2,127 |
8,320 |
19,739 |
4,254 |
15,485 |
23,695 |
4,899 |
18,796 |
25,041 |
2,336 |
22,705 |
| VI. |
1 |
Contractors, special branch in which they work being undefined |
1,259 |
1,259 |
|
294 |
294 |
|
468 |
467 |
1 |
858 |
857 |
1 |
| VI. |
2 |
Masons, bricklayers, slaters, hodmen, plasterers, &c. |
3,252 |
3,252 |
|
3,154 |
3,148 |
6 |
4,193 |
4,193 |
|
3,761 |
3,761 |
|
| VI. |
3 |
Quarrymen, brickmakers, road and railway laborers, &c. |
|
|
|
4,035 |
4,028 |
7 |
8,047 |
8,040 |
7 |
7,011 |
7,009 |
2 |
| VI. |
4 |
Blacksmiths, whitesmiths, founders, mechanical engineers, &c. |
1,421 |
1,421 |
|
3,694 |
3,681 |
13 |
5,647 |
5,618 |
29 |
8,635 |
8,624 |
11 |
| VI. |
5 |
Builders, carpenters, building surveyors, timber merchants, sawyers, &c. |
5,872 |
5,872 |
|
8,151 |
8,142 |
9 |
8,508 |
8,489 |
19 |
10,397 |
10,390 |
7 |
| VI. |
6 |
Cabinetmakers, furniture dealers, carvers and gilders, turners, &c. |
|
|
|
1,005 |
949 |
56 |
1,083 |
1,020 |
63 |
2,007 |
1,924 |
83 |
| VI. |
7 |
Coach and cart makers, wheelwrights, implement makers, &c. |
|
|
|
1,590 |
1,584 |
6 |
1,754 |
1,748 |
6 |
2,184 |
2,180 |
4 |
| VI. |
8 |
Other artisans and mechanics.—Printers, bookbinders, coopers, &c. |
6,657 |
6,657 |
|
2,487 |
2,443 |
44 |
3,140 |
3,060 |
80 |
5,396 |
5,124 |
272 |
| VI. |
9 |
Tanners, fellmongers, soapboilers, woolsorters, charcoal burners, &c. |
|
|
|
615 |
597 |
18 |
940 |
921 |
19 |
1,817 |
1,795 |
22 |
| VII. |
1 |
Miners puddling |
36,332 |
36,332 |
|
3,398 |
3,378 |
20 |
5,848 |
5,839 |
9 |
1,357 |
1,355 |
2 |
| VII. |
2 |
Miners sluicing |
|
|
|
2,277 |
2,270 |
7 |
4,433 |
4,432 |
1 |
4,036 |
4,036 |
|
| VII. |
3 |
Miners quartz-crushing |
|
|
|
3,036 |
3,035 |
1 |
7,713 |
7,700 |
13 |
8,818 |
8,818 |
|
| VII. |
4 |
Miners quartz-crushing, amalgamating, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,133 |
1,128 |
5 |
592 |
590 |
2 |
| VII. |
5 |
Miners alluvial sinking |
|
|
|
46,628 |
46,565 |
62 |
42,559 |
42,489 |
70 |
21,529 |
21,525 |
4 |
| VII. |
6 |
Miners (branch of gold-mining undefined), diggers, &c. |
|
|
|
31,858 |
31,731 |
127 |
20,204 |
20,159 |
45 |
16,093 |
16,087 |
6 |