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—continued.
| 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. |
1.682 |
2.543 |
0.021 |
0.214 |
0.334 |
|
0.224 |
0.369 |
|
0.171 |
0.302 |
0.011 |
| I. |
2 |
Officers of local government.—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c. |
|
|
|
0.029 |
0.046 |
|
0.028 |
0.046 |
|
0.046 |
0.086 |
0.000 |
| I. |
3 |
Army, navy, police.—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c. |
|
|
|
0.582 |
0.902 |
0.009 |
0.353 |
0.575 |
0.009 |
0.236 |
0.426 |
0.005 |
| I. |
4 |
Workmen in Government employment.—Messengers, office-keepers, chainmen in Government survey parties, &c. |
|
|
|
0.140 |
0.212 |
0.009 |
0.098 |
0.159 |
0.004 |
0.117 |
0.184 |
0.035 |
| II. |
1 |
Clergy, ministers, priests, missionaries, scripture readers, and their subordinates, sextons, pewopeners, &c. |
0.082 |
0.124 |
|
0.070 |
0.108 |
0.001 |
0.091 |
0.146 |
0.006 |
0.123 |
0.210 |
0.019 |
| II. |
2 |
Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c. |
0.362 |
0.507 |
0.083 |
0.135 |
0.210 |
|
0.122 |
0.199 |
0.002 |
0.068 |
0.124 |
|
| II. |
3 |
Dispensing chemists, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity |
|
|
|
0.137 |
0.128 |
0.153 |
0.187 |
0.164 |
0.234 |
0.269 |
0.195 |
0.358 |
| II. |
4 |
Lawyers.—Barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c. |
0.093 |
0.141 |
|
0.081 |
0.125 |
|
0.071 |
0.117 |
|
0.059 |
0.108 |
|
| II. |
5 |
Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c. |
0.065 |
0.099 |
|
0.095 |
0.148 |
|
0.100 |
0.165 |
|
0.097 |
0.177 |
0.000 |
| III. |
1 |
Teachers, schoolmasters, music teachers, inspectors of schools, &c. |
0.307 |
1.89 |
0.534 |
0.419 |
0.266 |
0.694 |
0.517 |
0.335 |
0.797 |
0.792 |
0.523 |
1.118 |
| III. |
2 |
Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c. |
0.235 |
0.353 |
0.007 |
0.080 |
0.125 |
|
0.104 |
0.172 |
|
0.087 |
0.159 |
|
| III. |
3 |
Other professions.—Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c. |
|
|
|
0.216 |
0.285 |
0.093 |
0.177 |
0.247 |
0.068 |
0.168 |
0.266 |
0.050 |
| IV. |
1 |
Merchants |
0.836 |
1.270 |
|
0.250 |
0.388 |
0.001 |
0.144 |
0.234 |
0.004 |
0.093 |
0.169 |
0.000 |
| IV. |
2 |
Shop and store keepers, warehousemen, dealers, hawkers, &c. |
1.989 |
2.928 |
0.181 |
1.482 |
1.888 |
0.752 |
1.461 |
1.966 |
0.682 |
1.339 |
2.116 |
0.395 |
| IV. |
3 |
Bankers, brokers, accountants, auctioneers, commission agents, &c. |
0.470 |
0.714 |
0.001 |
0.323 |
0.501 |
0.004 |
0.354 |
0.580 |
0.005 |
0.472 |
0.847 |
0.018 |
| IV. |
4 |
Commercial clerks, assistants is shops, storemen, salesmen, &c. |
1.742 |
2.559 |
0.167 |
1.066 |
1.564 |
0.176 |
0.944 |
1.454 |
0.155 |
0.605 |
1.061 |
0.052 |
| V. |
1 |
Inn and lodging-house keepers, barmen, barmaids, &c. |
1.206 |
1.692 |
0.269 |
0.754 |
0.815 |
0.643 |
0.862 |
0.953 |
0.721 |
1.355 |
1.389 |
1.313 |
| V. |
2 |
Tailors, shoemakers, dressmakers, outfitters, hatters, &c. |
1.971 |
1.334 |
3.199 |
1.536 |
1.141 |
2.242 |
1.510 |
1.271 |
1.881 |
2.337 |
1.744 |
3.056 |
| V. |
3 |
Domestic servants (general), cooks, coachmen (private servants), grooms (private servants), &c. |
4.412 |
1.365 |
10.283 |
4.830 |
1.621 |
10.592 |
4.410 |
1.502 |
8.904 |
3.440 |
0.585 |
6.903 |
| VI. |
1 |
Contractors, special branch in which they work being undefined |
0.532 |
0.808 |
|
0.072 |
0.112 |
|
0.087 |
0.143 |
0.000 |
0.118 |
0.214 |
0.000 |
| VI. |
2 |
Masons, bricklayers, slaters, hodmen, plasterers, &c. |
1.373 |
2.086 |
|
0.772 |
1.200 |
0.004 |
0.780 |
1.286 |
|
0.517 |
0.942 |
|
| VI. |
3 |
Quarrymen, brickmakers, road and railway laborers, &c. |
|
|
|
0.994 |
1.535 |
0.005 |
1.498 |
2.465 |
0.003 |
0.963 |
1.756 |
0.001 |
| VI. |
4 |
Blacksmiths, whitesmiths, founders, mechanical engineers, &c. |
0.600 |
0.912 |
|
0.904 |
1.403 |
0.009 |
1.051 |
1.722 |
0.014 |
1.186 |
2.161 |
0.003 |
| VI. |
5 |
Builders, carpenters, building surveyors, timber merchants, sawyers, &c. |
2.480 |
3.767 |
|
1.995 |
3.103 |
0.006 |
1.584 |
2.602 |
0.009 |
1.428 |
2.603 |
0.002 |
| VI. |
6 |
Cabinetmakers, furniture dealers, carvers and gilders, turners, &c. |
|
|
|
0.246 |
0.362 |
0.038 |
0.202 |
0.313 |
0.030 |
0.276 |
0.482 |
0.025 |
| VI. |
7 |
Coach and cart makers, wheelwrights, implement makers, &c. |
|
|
|
0.389 |
0.604 |
0.004 |
0.326 |
0.536 |
0.003 |
0.300 |
0.516 |
0.001 |
| VI. |
8 |
Other artisans and mechanics.—Printers, bookbinders, coopers, &c. |
2.811 |
4.270 |
|
0.609 |
0.931 |
0.030 |
0.584 |
0.938 |
0.043 |
0.741 |
1.284 |
0.083 |
| VI. |
9 |
Tanners, fellmongers, soapboilers, woolsorters, charcoal burners, &c. |
|
|
|
0.151 |
0.227 |
0.012 |
0.175 |
0.282 |
0.009 |
0.250 |
0.449 |
0.007 |
| VII. |
1 |
Miners puddling |
15.343 |
23.307 |
|
0.832 |
1.287 |
0.014 |
1.089 |
1.791 |
0.004 |
0.186 |
0.340 |
0.001 |
| VII. |
2 |
Miners sluicing |
|
|
|
0.557 |
0.865 |
0.005 |
0.825 |
1.359 |
0.000 |
0.554 |
1.011 |
|
| VII. |
3 |
Miners quartz-crushing |
|
|
|
0.743 |
1.157 |
0.000 |
1.436 |
2.361 |
0.006 |
1.211 |
2.210 |
|
| VII. |
4 |
Miners quartz-crushing, amalgamating, &c. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.211 |
0.346 |
0.002 |
0.081 |
0.148 |
0.000 |
| VII. |
5 |
Miners alluvial sinking |
|
|
|
11.411 |
17.744 |
0.042 |
7.922 |
13.029 |
0.033 |
2.957 |
5.394 |
0.001 |
| VII. |
6 |
Miners (branch of gold-mining undefined), diggers, &c. |
|
|
|
7.796 |
12.091 |
0.087 |
3.761 |
6.182 |
0.021 |
2.211 |
4.031 |
0.002 |