TABLE LXIX.—Showing, to the Specified Totals, the Proportions per Cent. of Persons, Males, and Females of different Occupations, classed under Twenty-six Heads, at the last Five Censuses.
| Occupations (classed under Twenty-six Heads). |
Proportions per Cent. |
| 1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| 1. Ministering to government |
1.68 |
2.54 |
0.02 |
0.96 |
1.49 |
0.02 |
0.70 |
1.15 |
0.01 |
0.57 |
1.00 |
0.05 |
0.58 |
1.05 |
0.06 |
| 2. Ministering to religion |
0.08 |
0.12 |
|
0.07 |
0.11 |
|
0.09 |
0.15 |
|
0.12 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
0.14 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
| 3. Ministering to health |
0.36 |
0.51 |
0.08 |
0.27 |
0.34 |
0.15 |
0.31 |
0.36 |
0.24 |
0.34 |
0.32 |
0.36 |
0.41 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
| 4. Ministering to law |
0.16 |
0.24 |
|
0.17 |
0.27 |
|
0.17 |
0.28 |
|
0.16 |
0.28 |
|
0.14 |
0.28 |
|
| 5. Ministering to education |
0.31 |
0.19 |
0.53 |
0.42 |
0.27 |
0.69 |
0.52 |
0.34 |
0.80 |
0.79 |
0.52 |
1.12 |
0.80 |
0.59 |
1.02 |
| 6. Ministering to art, science, and literature |
0.24 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
0.30 |
0.41 |
0.09 |
0.28 |
0.42 |
0.07 |
0.26 |
0.42 |
0.05 |
0.43 |
0.58 |
0.26 |
| 7. Traders |
2.83 |
4.20 |
0.18 |
1.73 |
2.28 |
0.75 |
1.61 |
2.20 |
0.69 |
1.43 |
2.29 |
0.40 |
1.90 |
3.20 |
0.48 |
| 8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities |
2.21 |
3.27 |
0.17 |
1.39 |
2.06 |
0.18 |
1.30 |
2.03 |
0.16 |
1.08 |
1.91 |
0.07 |
0.85 |
1.48 |
0.16 |
| 9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing |
3.18 |
3.03 |
3.47 |
2.29 |
1.96 |
2.89 |
2.37 |
2.22 |
2.60 |
3.69 |
3.13 |
4.37 |
4.88 |
3.28 |
6.61 |
| 10. Domestic servants |
4.41 |
1.36 |
10.28 |
4.83 |
1.62 |
10.59 |
4.41 |
1.50 |
8.90 |
3.44 |
0.59 |
6.90 |
2.89 |
0.65 |
5.33 |
| 11. Contractors, artisans, and mechanics |
7.79 |
11.85 |
|
6.13 |
9.48 |
0.11 |
6.29 |
10.29 |
0.11 |
5.78 |
10.43 |
0.12 |
5.48 |
10.26 |
0.26 |
| 12. Miners |
15.34 |
23.31 |
|
21.39 |
33.23 |
0.15 |
15.24 |
25.07 |
0.07 |
7.21 |
13.14 |
|
4.12 |
7.88 |
|
| 13. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to mining |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.23 |
0.38 |
|
0.09 |
0.17 |
|
0.10 |
0.19 |
|
| 14. Engaged in pastoral pursuits |
2.90 |
4.40 |
0.01 |
2.17 |
3.06 |
0.55 |
1.81 |
2.78 |
0.31 |
0.97 |
1.72 |
0.05 |
1.10 |
1.63 |
0.52 |
| 15. Engaged in agriculture |
3.21 |
4.82 |
0.11 |
6.57 |
8.69 |
2.75 |
7.67 |
10.65 |
3.07 |
7.46 |
12.73 |
1.06 |
12.73 |
15.60 |
9.59 |
| 16. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture |
|
|
|
0.32 |
0.50 |
|
0.35 |
0.57 |
|
0.34 |
0.61 |
|
0.51 |
0.74 |
0.25 |
| 17. Engaged in land carriage |
2.52 |
3.83 |
|
2.27 |
3.53 |
0.02 |
1.81 |
2.98 |
0.02 |
1.68 |
3.04 |
0.03 |
1.72 |
3.22 |
0.08 |
| 18. Engaged in sea navigation |
2.41 |
3.66 |
|
0.95 |
1.47 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
0.76 |
|
0.37 |
0.68 |
|
0.38 |
0.73 |
0.01 |
| 19. Dealing in food |
1.41 |
2.12 |
0.03 |
2.20 |
3.07 |
0.63 |
2.30 |
3.40 |
0.60 |
1.93 |
3.27 |
0.32 |
1.82 |
3.10 |
0.43 |
| 20. Labourers |
3.76 |
5.71 |
|
2.05 |
3.18 |
0.02 |
1.92 |
3.13 |
0.01 |
2.50 |
4.57 |
|
2.78 |
5.32 |
|
| 21. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits |
0.79 |
0.86 |
0.65 |
0.18 |
0.25 |
0.07 |
0.20 |
0.30 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
| 22. Persons of independent means |
0.82 |
1.06 |
0.36 |
0.29 |
0.30 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
0.17 |
0.25 |
0.34 |
0.16 |
0.41 |
0.53 |
0.28 |
| 23. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c. |
39.41 |
19.38 |
78.01 |
32.60 |
13.36 |
67.15 |
36.01 |
16.12 |
66.73 |
38.18 |
18.27 |
62.33 |
32.85 |
16.52 |
50.67 |
| 24. Scholars |
|
|
|
8.44 |
6.61 |
11.72 |
11.37 |
9.55 |
14.18 |
19.60 |
18.13 |
21.39 |
21.56 |
20.62 |
22.63 |
| 25. Public burden |
1.26 |
1.53 |
0.74 |
0.76 |
0.99 |
0.35 |
0.85 |
1.08 |
0.50 |
1.42 |
1.70 |
1.07 |
1.16 |
1.40 |
0.89 |
| 26. No occupation |
2.92 |
1.66 |
5.35 |
1.25 |
1.47 |
0.85 |
1.48 |
1.98 |
0.72 |
0.29 |
0.44 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.27 |
0.01 |