The Colony, Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; Shires and Road Districts ; Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; Goldfields.—Females., TABLE XXVII.—Showing the Occupations of Females, 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 Females. 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.
Sub-order 7.—Fine arts :
Artist, painter 27 7 20 26 7 19 1 1 1 1
Photographer, photographic artist 25 4 21 22 4 18 3 3 8 1 7
Sub-order 8.—Musicians, music teachers :
Music mistress 219 49 170 189 42 147 30 7 23 51 11 40
Musician, vocalist 57 14 43 53 12 41 4 2 2 19 6 13
Sub-order 9.—Actresses, &c. :
Actress 51 16 35 50 16 34 1 1 9 1 8
aOthers connected with exhibitions 6 6 6 6 1 1
CLASS II.—DOMESTIC.
ORDER 3.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE DOMESTIC OFFICES OR DUTIES OF WIVES, MOTHERS, MISTRESSES OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN, RELATIVES, VISITORS (NOT OTHERWISE DESCRIBED).
Sub-order 1.—Wives and widows :
Wife, widow, of no specified occupation 105,117 1,747 103,370 58,101 870 57,231 46,094 856 45,238 922 21 901 38,747 774 37,973
Sub-order 2.—Daughters, relatives, visitors :
Daughter, relative, visitor (not otherwise described) 99,893 89,085 10,808 48,772 42,477 6,295 50,260 45,795 4,465 861 813 48 35,592 33,049 2,543
Sub-order 3.—Students and scholars :
Scholar at home 11,348 11,329 19 5,106 5,094 12 6,121 6,114 7 121 121 3,751 3,748 3
Scholar at common school 33,461 33,446 15 17,336 17,327 9 15,861 15,855 6 264 264 12,908 12,903 5
Scholar at private school 16,058 16,046 12 11,840 11,831 9 4,171 4,168 3 47 47 6,628 6,623 5
Scholar (mode of education not stated) 9,488 9,482 6 5,223 5,218 5 4,192 4,191 1 73 73 3,026 3,026
ORDER 4.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN ENTERTAINING AND PERFORMING PERSONAL OFFICES FOR MAN.
Sub-order 1.—In board and lodging :
Hotelkeeper 370 1 369 241 1 240 123 123 6 6 153 153
Hotelkeeper's wife, assisting in business 359 3 356 228 2 226 128 1 127 3 3 135 1 134
Beer, colonial wine—seller 31 31 12 12 19 19 21 21
Beer, colonial wine—seller's wife, assisting in business 11 1 10 6 6 5 1 4 6 6
Coffee, eating house—keeper 27 1 26 17 1 16 7 7 3 3 20 1 19
Coffee, eating house—keeper's wife, assisting in business 17 17 13 13 4 4 3 3
Boarding, lodging house—keeper 508 3 505 464 3 461 44 44 113 113
Boarding, lodging house—keeper's wife, assisting in business 50 1 49 45 45 4 1 3 1 1 11 11
Cook (not domestic servant) 35 35 28 28 7 7 4 4
Officer of charitable institution 50 50 42 42 7 7 1 1 16 16
Servants' registry office keeper 29 1 28 29 1 28 8 8
aOthers engaged in board and lodging 5 1 4 5 1 4
Sub-order 2.—In attendance :
aDomestic servant 20,219 10,151 10,068 13,349 6,236 7,113 6,772 3,863 2,909 98 52 46 5,241 3,243 1,998
Housekeeper 950 29 921 550 9 541 395 20 375 5 5 324 11 313
bInn, club-house, eating-house—servant 2,862 993 1,869 2,002 613 1,389 840 373 467 20 7 13 1,065 424 641
cServant of charitable institution 388 19 369 299 14 285 48 5 43 41 41 83 4 79
dNurse (not domestic servant or servant of charitable institution) 764 4 760 602 2 600 160 2 158 2 2 238 1 237
eOffice keeper, cleaner, porter, &c. (not under government) 17 17 17 17 3 3
fOthers engaged in attendance 168 2 166 141 1 140 26 1 25 1 1 40 2 38