The Colony ; Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; Shires and Road Districts ; Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; Goldfields.—Persons., TABLE XXV.—Showing the Occupations of Persons of both Sexes, at all Ages and under and over Twenty Years of Age, in the Colony ; in the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; in the Shires and Road Districts ; in Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; and on the Goldfields, on the 2nd April 1871.
Occupations of Persons of both Sexes. The Colony of Victoria. Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. Shires and Road Districts. Places outside Local Jurisdiction. Goldfields.
All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. 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 731,528 363,064 368,464 374,150 187,598 186,552 345,847 171,844 174,003 11,531 3,622 7,909 270,428 131,501 138,927
CLASS I.—PROFESSIONAL.
ORDER 1.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE GENERAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR THE DEFENCE OR PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY.
Sub-order 1.—Officers of general government :
The Governor 1 1 1 1
Minister of the Crown 3 3 2 2 1 1
Member of Parliament (not otherwise described) (1)15 15 11 11 4 4 3 3
aPrincipal officers 60 60 45 45 14 14 1 1 17 17
Clerk, accountant, &c. 538 30 508 499 29 470 39 1 38 42 5 37
bArchitect, civil engineer, surveyor, draftsman (not principal officers) 145 3 142 104 3 101 35 35 6 6 14 14
cIntermediate or subordinate officers (including lockers, weighers, sorters, messengers, office-keepers, boatmen, laborers, &c) 441 34 407 383 28 355 48 6 42 10 10 72 8 64
Police (including detectives) 1,045 1 1,044 727 1 726 306 306 12 12 350 1 349
Penal (including all persons employed in penal establishments, gaols, and reformatories) 241 241 124 124 100 100 17 17 62 62
dOther government officers 118 1 117 54 1 53 61 61 3 3 32 32
Government officer, civil servant (not otherwise described) 30 5 25 27 4 23 3 1 2 3 2 1
Sub-order 2.—Officers of local government :
Member of local council (not otherwise described) 6 6 5 5 1 1 1 1
Magistrate, J.P. (not otherwise described) 10 10 9 9 1 1 2 2
aOfficer of local body 437 19 418 260 12 248 173 7 166 4 4 159 10 149
Sub-order 3.—Defence :
aArmy officer 45 45 31 31 13 13 1 1 9 9
bArmy non-commissioned officer, soldier 135 135 133 133 2 2 4 4
cNavy officer (2)42 3 39 15 1 14 6 6 21 2 19 3 3
dNavy petty officer, sailor (2)162 12 150 12 12 150 12 138
eVolunteer (not otherwise described) 29 29 27 27 2 2 6 6
fOthers connected with defence 21 3 18 19 2 17 2 1 1
ORDER 2.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE LEARNED PROFESSIONS OR IN LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE (WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE SUB-ORDINATES).
Sub-order 1.—Clergymen, ministers, and church officers :
aClergyman 633 633 406 406 225 225 2 2 208 208
Theological student 6 1 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 1
bIrregular clergyman 66 66 27 27 38 38 1 1 23 23
cChurch officer 96 1 95 72 72 24 1 23 44 1 43
Nun, sister of charity, &c. 53 2 51 53 2 53
dOthers connected with religion 45 45 33 33 12 12 26 26