General Summary of Victoria, with Proportions.—Sub-Orders., TABLE XX.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females at all Ages, and under and over Twenty Years of Age, of different Occupations, arranged in sixty-two sub-orders, living in Victoria on the 2nd April 1871, and the Proportions per Cent. of those of each sub-order to the Total of the same column.
Class. |
Order. |
Sub-order. |
Occupations (arranged in sixty-two sub-orders). |
Numbers. |
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. |
IV. |
VII. |
1 |
Engaged in agricultural pursuits |
54,150 |
11,609 |
42,541 |
50,686 |
10,056 |
40,630 |
3,464 |
1,553 |
1,911 |
IV. |
VII. |
2 |
Engaged in pastoral pursuits |
7,277 |
1,152 |
6,125 |
7,123 |
1,129 |
5,994 |
154 |
23 |
131 |
IV. |
VII. |
3 |
Engaged on land (not cultivating or grazing) |
1,062 |
77 |
985 |
1,020 |
76 |
944 |
42 |
1 |
41 |
IV. |
VII. |
4 |
Engaged about animals |
2,452 |
331 |
2,121 |
2,448 |
331 |
2,117 |
4 |
|
4 |
V. |
VIII. |
1 |
Engaged in books |
2,345 |
737 |
1,608 |
2,232 |
689 |
1,543 |
113 |
48 |
65 |
V. |
VIII. |
2 |
Engaged in musical instruments |
104 |
23 |
81 |
103 |
23 |
80 |
1 |
|
1 |
V. |
VIII. |
3 |
Engaged in prints and pictures |
120 |
24 |
96 |
119 |
24 |
95 |
1 |
|
1 |
V. |
VIII. |
4 |
Engaged in carving and figures |
111 |
33 |
78 |
100 |
29 |
71 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
V. |
VIII. |
5 |
Engaged in tackle for sports and games |
34 |
2 |
32 |
27 |
2 |
25 |
7 |
|
7 |
V. |
VIII. |
6 |
Engaged in designs, metals and dies |
31 |
6 |
25 |
24 |
3 |
21 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
V. |
VIII. |
7 |
Engaged in watches and philosophical instruments |
401 |
59 |
342 |
398 |
58 |
340 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
V. |
VIII. |
8 |
Engaged in surgical instruments |
11 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
|
2 |
V. |
VIII. |
9 |
Engaged in arms |
49 |
10 |
39 |
49 |
10 |
39 |
|
|
|
V. |
VIII. |
10 |
Engaged in machines and tools |
795 |
114 |
681 |
793 |
114 |
679 |
2 |
|
2 |
V. |
VIII. |
11 |
Engaged in carriages, harness, and implements |
2,802 |
660 |
2,142 |
2,793 |
660 |
2,133 |
9 |
|
9 |
V. |
VIII. |
12 |
Engaged in ships and boats |
548 |
27 |
521 |
548 |
27 |
521 |
|
|
|
V. |
VIII. |
13 |
Engaged in houses and buildings |
13,478 |
1,416 |
12,062 |
13,301 |
1,415 |
11,886 |
177 |
1 |
176 |
V. |
VIII. |
14 |
Engaged in furniture |
1,180 |
218 |
962 |
1,121 |
208 |
913 |
59 |
10 |
49 |
V. |
VIII. |
15 |
Engaged in chemicals |
307 |
31 |
276 |
281 |
26 |
255 |
26 |
5 |
21 |
V. |
IX. |
1 |
Engaged in textile fabrics |
3,170 |
760 |
2,410 |
2,817 |
687 |
2,130 |
353 |
73 |
280 |
V. |
IX. |
2 |
Engaged in dress |
18,407 |
5,437 |
12,970 |
6,981 |
1,583 |
5,398 |
11,426 |
3,854 |
7,572 |
V. |
IX. |
3 |
Engaged in fibrous materials |
174 |
72 |
102 |
167 |
71 |
96 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
V. |
X. |
1 |
Engaged in animal food |
6,115 |
1,355 |
4,760 |
5,530 |
1,268 |
4,262 |
585 |
87 |
498 |
V. |
X. |
2 |
Engaged in vegetable food |
3,935 |
704 |
3,231 |
3,677 |
668 |
3,009 |
258 |
36 |
222 |
V. |
X. |
3 |
Engaged in drinks and stimulants |
3,619 |
683 |
2,936 |
3,425 |
665 |
2,760 |
194 |
18 |
176 |
V. |
XI. |
1 |
Engaged in animal matters |
1,390 |
251 |
1,139 |
1,378 |
246 |
1,132 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
V. |
XI. |
2 |
Engaged in vegetable matters |
7,964 |
1,357 |
6,607 |
7,885 |
1,325 |
6,560 |
79 |
32 |
47 |
V. |
XII. |
1 |
Engaged in mining |
53,128 |
3,334 |
49,794 |
53,112 |
3,331 |
49,781 |
16 |
3 |
13 |
V. |
XII. |
2 |
Engaged in coal |
321 |
28 |
293 |
319 |
28 |
291 |
2 |
|
2 |
V. |
XII. |
3 |
Engaged in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass |
7,249 |
741 |
6,508 |
7,233 |
738 |
6,495 |
16 |
3 |
13 |
V. |
XII. |
4 |
Engaged in water |
144 |
7 |
137 |
143 |
7 |
136 |
1 |
|
1 |
V. |
XII. |
5 |
Engaged in gold, silver, and precious stones |
300 |
70 |
230 |
299 |
69 |
230 |
1 |
1 |
|
V. |
XII. |
6 |
Engaged in metals other than gold and silver |
6,122 |
1,426 |
4,696 |
6,113 |
1,424 |
4,689 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
VI. |
XIII. |
1 |
Laborers (branch undefined) |
15,289 |
1,626 |
13,663 |
15,277 |
1,624 |
13,653 |
12 |
2 |
10 |
VI. |
XIII. |
2 |
Other indefinite occupations |
3,438 |
416 |
3,022 |
3,363 |
385 |
2,978 |
75 |
31 |
44 |
VI. |
XIV. |
|
Persons of property or rank not returned under any office or occupation |
1,116 |
14 |
1,102 |
772 |
10 |
762 |
344 |
4 |
340 |
VI. |
XV. |
1 |
From voluntary sources and public revenue |
8,702 |
3,857 |
4,845 |
5,539 |
2,134 |
3,405 |
3,163 |
1,723 |
1,440 |
VI. |
XV. |
2 |
Criminal classes |
2,466 |
320 |
2,146 |
1,913 |
229 |
1,684 |
553 |
91 |
462 |
|
|
|
Occupation not stated |
4,461 |
675 |
3,786 |
2,709 |
273 |
2,436 |
1,752 |
402 |
1,350 |