TABLE XV.—GENERAL SUMMARY OF VICTORIA, WITH PROPORTIONS.—ORDERS.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females at all Ages, and under and over Twenty Years of Age, of different Occupations, arranged in fifteen orders, living in Victoria on the 2nd April 1871, and the Proportions per Cent. of those of each order to the Total of the same column—continued.
| Class. |
Order. |
Occupations (arranged in fifteen orders). |
Proportions per Cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| All Ages. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
All Ages. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
All Ages. |
Under 20 Years. |
Over 20 Years. |
|
|
TOTAL OF SPECIFIED OCCUPATIONS |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
| I. |
1 |
Persons engaged in the general or local government, or the defence or protection of the country |
0.485 |
0.030 |
0.936 |
0.871 |
0.061 |
1.549 |
0.015 |
|
0.035 |
| I. |
2 |
Persons engaged in the learned professions, or in literature, art, science (with their immediate subordinates) |
1.459 |
0.449 |
2.462 |
1.647 |
0.344 |
2.735 |
1.230 |
0.553 |
2.063 |
| II. |
3 |
Persons engaged in the domestic offices or duties of wives, mothers, mistresses of families, children, relatives, (not otherwise returned) |
57.850 |
84.426 |
31.439 |
36.461 |
79.872 |
0.193 |
83.767 |
88.987 |
77.366 |
| II. |
4 |
Persons engaged in entertaining and performing personal offices for man |
4.830 |
3.369 |
6.283 |
2.074 |
0.550 |
3.346 |
8.171 |
6.190 |
10.599 |
| III. |
5 |
Persons who buy and sell, keep or lend money, houses, or goods of various kinds |
1.869 |
0.460 |
3.269 |
3.124 |
0.860 |
5.014 |
0.350 |
0.060 |
0.703 |
| III. |
6 |
Persons engaged in the conveyance of men, animals, goods, and messages |
1.833 |
0.507 |
3.148 |
3.327 |
1.009 |
5.262 |
0.021 |
0.004 |
0.041 |
| IV. |
7 |
Persons possessing, working, or cultivating land ; raising or dealing in animals ; or following pursuits subsidiary thereto |
8.932 |
3.634 |
14.197 |
15.383 |
6.393 |
22.893 |
1.115 |
0.871 |
1.414 |
| V. |
8 |
Persons engaged in working and dealing in art and mechanic productions in which matters of various kinds are employed in combination |
3.069 |
0.927 |
5.198 |
5.497 |
1.816 |
8.577 |
0.127 |
0.040 |
0.234 |
| V. |
9 |
Persons working and dealing in textile fabrics, dress, and in fibrous materials |
2.992 |
1.730 |
4.245 |
2.501 |
1.291 |
3.512 |
3.585 |
2.169 |
5.322 |
| V. |
10 |
Persons working and dealing in food and drinks |
1.880 |
0.757 |
2.996 |
3.171 |
1.434 |
4.622 |
0.315 |
0.078 |
0.606 |
| V. |
11 |
Persons working and dealing in animal and vegetable substances |
1.286 |
0.443 |
2.124 |
2.325 |
0.867 |
3.545 |
0.028 |
0.021 |
0.037 |
| V. |
12 |
Persons working and dealing in minerals |
9.251 |
1.548 |
16.908 |
16.875 |
3.086 |
28.393 |
0.014 |
0.006 |
0.025 |
| VI. |
13 |
Laborers and others (branch of labor undefined) |
2.576 |
0.564 |
4.576 |
4.679 |
1.108 |
7.663 |
0.027 |
0.018 |
0.037 |
| VI. |
14 |
Persons of property and rank not returned under any office or occupation |
0.153 |
0.004 |
0.302 |
0.194 |
0.006 |
0.351 |
0.105 |
0.002 |
0.230 |
| VI. |
15 |
Persons supported by the community and of no specified occupation |
1.535 |
1.152 |
1.917 |
1.871 |
1.303 |
2.345 |
1.130 |
1.001 |
1.288 |