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. |
| VII. |
7 |
Mining surveyors, officers of mining companies, members of mining boards (not otherwise returned) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
202 |
202 |
|
326 |
324 |
2 |
| VII. |
8 |
Engineers, engine-drivers, and stokers to mining engines, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
372 |
372 |
|
193 |
193 |
|
| VII. |
9 |
Carters of washing stuff, slabbers, &c. |
|
|
|
231 |
231 |
|
652 |
652 |
|
148 |
148 |
|
| VII. |
10 |
Miners for metals other than gold |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
36 |
|
| VIII. |
1 |
Pastoral.—Squatters, stockholders, graziers, sheep-farmers, settlers, &c. |
893 |
884 |
9 |
986 |
908 |
78 |
1,064 |
1,011 |
53 |
1,257 |
1,201 |
56 |
| VIII. |
2 |
Pastoral.—Overseers on stations, stockmen, shepherds, and station laborers, &c. |
5,981 |
5,981 |
|
7,866 |
7,138 |
728 |
8,660 |
8,069 |
591 |
5,780 |
5,682 |
98 |
| VIII. |
3 |
Agricultural.—Farmers and market-gardeners (masters), farmers' wives, &c. |
7,599 |
7,513 |
86 |
10,406 |
7,960 |
2,446 |
17,343 |
13,022 |
4,321 |
26,557 |
25,222 |
1,335 |
| VIII. |
4 |
Agricultural.—Farm laborers and farm servants, gardeners (laborers) |
|
|
|
16,432 |
14,860 |
1,572 |
23,875 |
21,716 |
2,159 |
27,731 |
25,567 |
2,164 |
| VIII. |
5 |
Cattle dealers and saleyard keepers, seedsmen, farriers, poundkeepers, &c. |
|
|
|
1,320 |
1,309 |
11 |
1,859 |
1,846 |
13 |
2,442 |
2,436 |
6 |
| IX. |
1 |
Goods traffic chiefly.—Carriers, draymen, bullock-drivers on roads, lightermen, &c. |
11,669 |
11,669 |
|
7,451 |
7,424 |
27 |
6,744 |
6,723 |
21 |
5,878 |
5,864 |
14 |
| IX. |
2 |
Passenger traffic chiefly.—Owners and drivers of coaches, cabs, &c., watermen, railway employes, &c. |
|
|
|
966 |
964 |
2 |
1,764 |
1,754 |
10 |
2,799 |
2,764 |
35 |
| IX. |
3 |
Water-carter, woodmen, firewood-splitters, &c. |
|
|
|
441 |
435 |
6 |
755 |
742 |
13 |
2,714 |
2,695 |
19 |
| IX. |
4 |
Porters and messengers (not assistants in shops or stores) |
|
|
|
431 |
430 |
1 |
492 |
489 |
3 |
832 |
813 |
19 |
| IX. |
5 |
Engaged in sea navigation.—Sailors, ship stewards and stewardesses, &c. |
|
|
|
3,867 |
3,852 |
15 |
2,490 |
2,481 |
9 |
2,713 |
2,701 |
12 |
| X. |
1 |
Animal food chiefly.—Butchers, poulterers, fishmongers, &c. |
3,329 |
3,307 |
22 |
4,680 |
4,145 |
535 |
6,685 |
5,874 |
811 |
6,741 |
6,155 |
586 |
| X. |
2 |
Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks.—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c. |
|
|
|
4,291 |
3,908 |
383 |
5,695 |
5,230 |
465 |
7,347 |
6,897 |
450 |
| XI. |
1 |
Laborers (undefined or unconnected with any of the foregoing pursuits) |
8,904 |
8,904 |
|
6,759 |
6,728 |
31 |
8,122 |
8,110 |
12 |
15,289 |
15,277 |
12 |
| XI. |
2 |
Woodsplitters, fencers, grubbers, bushmen, &c. (otherwise undefined) |
|
|
|
1,615 |
1,614 |
1 |
2,122 |
2,111 |
11 |
2,947 |
2,943 |
4 |
| XI. |
3 |
Other occupations.—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. |
1,858 |
1,332 |
526 |
748 |
651 |
97 |
1,056 |
977 |
79 |
391 |
355 |
36 |
| XII. |
1 |
Persons deriving income from houses.—Householders, house proprietors, &c. |
1,943 |
1,653 |
290 |
486 |
327 |
159 |
686 |
548 |
138 |
670 |
497 |
173 |
| XII. |
2 |
Annuitants, " independent means," person of rank (source of income undefined) |
|
|
|
417 |
265 |
152 |
427 |
263 |
164 |
549 |
355 |
194 |
| XII. |
3 |
Gentlemen, ladies (not otherwise defined) |
|
|
|
272 |
199 |
73 |
250 |
202 |
48 |
640 |
490 |
150 |
| XIII. |
1 |
Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) |
32,285 |
|
32,285 |
52,448 |
|
52,448 |
69,437 |
|
69,437 |
105,117 |
|
105,117 |
| XIII. |
2 |
Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) |
61,046 |
30,215 |
30,831 |
80,772 |
35,055 |
45,717 |
15,611 |
608 |
15,003 |
172,801 |
72,908 |
99,893 |
| XIII. |
3 |
Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
108,403 |
51,972 |
56,431 |
|
|
|
| XIII. |
4 |
Scholars (whether at public or private schools, or at home) |
|
|
|
34,476 |
17,346 |
17,130 |
61,056 |
31,132 |
29,924 |
142,684 |
72,329 |
70,355 |
| XIV. |
1 |
Prisoners |
1,713 |
1,653 |
86 |
2,038 |
1,857 |
181 |
2,035 |
1,772 |
263 |
2,016 |
1,666 |
350 |
| XIV. |
2 |
Patients in hospitals |
1,273 |
758 |
515 |
1,077 |
749 |
328 |
2,524 |
1,739 |
785 |
8,288 |
5,125 |
3,163 |
| XV. |
1 |
Unemployed, " no occupation at present," paupers, &c. |
6,921 |
2,590 |
4,331 |
4,656 |
3,633 |
1,023 |
5,500 |
4,453 |
1,047 |
1,360 |
1,072 |
288 |
| XV. |
2 |
Doubtful or indefinite pursuits |
|
|
|
446 |
232 |
214 |
325 |
14 |
311 |
783 |
674 |
109 |
| XV. |
3 |
Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,518 |
1,427 |
91 |
|
|
|
| XV. |
4 |
Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
426 |
420 |
6 |
|
|
|
| XV. |
5 |
Deaf and dumb, or blind |
|
|
|
|
|
|
204 |
141 |
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total specified occupations |
|
|
|
408,632 |
262,434 |
146,198 |
537,210 |
326,120 |
211,090 |
727,970 |
399,056 |
328,914 |
| XV. |
6 |
Occupations 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 |