TABLE LXXIII.—Showing, at the last Two Censuses, the Number of Persons, Males, and Females of All Ages, and under and over Twenty Years of Age, of Specific Occupations.
Order. Sub-order. Occupations. 1871. 1881.
Persons. Males. Females. 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. 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 731,528 363,064 368,464 401,050 181,585 219,465 330,478 181,479 148,999 862,346 432,398 429,948 452,083 216,464 235,619 410,263 215,934 194,329
Total specified 727,067 362,389 364,678 398,341 181,312 217,029 328,726 181,077 147,649 854,434 431,124 423,310 445,653 215,250 230,403 408,781 215,874 192,907
CLASS I.—PROFESSIONAL.
1 1 The Governor 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Minister of the Crown 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Member of Parliament (not otherwise described) 15 15 15 15 8 8 8 8
Principal officer 60 60 60 60 40 40 40 40
Clerk, accountant, &c. 538 30 508 538 30 508 914 71 843 853 61 792 61 10 51
Architect, civil engineer, surveyor, draftsman (not principal officers) 145 3 142 145 3 142 120 4 116 120 4 116
Intermediate or subordinate officer 441 34 407 435 34 401 6 6 528 45 483 526 45 481 2 2
Police (including detectives) 1,045 1 1,044 1,045 1 1,044 1,103 1,102 1,103 1 1,102
Penal (including all persons employed in penal establishments, gaols, and reformatories) 241 241 223 223 18 18 206 206 190 190 16 16
Other Government officers 118 1 117 92 1 91 26 26 263 19 244 115 4 111 148 15 133
Government officer, civil servant (not otherwise described) 30 5 25 30 5 25 290 29 261 280 28 252 10 1 9
1 2 Member of local council (not otherwise described) 6 6 6 6 35 35 35 35
Magistrate, J.P.(not otherwise described) 10 10 10 10 23 23 23 23
Officer of local body 437 19 418 436 19 417 1 1 460 15 445 453 12 441 7 3 4
1 3 Army officer 45 45 45 45 29 29 29 29
Army non-commissioned officer and soldier 135 135 135 135 6 6 6 6
Navy officer 42 3 39 42 3 39 35 1 34 35 1 34
Navy petty officer and sailor 162 12 150 162 12 150 396 17 379 396 17 379
Volunteer (not otherwise described) 29 29 29 29 25 25 25 25
Others connected with defence 21 3 18 21 3 18 8 1 7 8 1 7
2 1 Clergyman 633 633 633 633 782 2 780 782 2 780
Theological student 6 1 5 6 1 5 22 4 18 22 4 18
Irregular clergy 66 66 66 66 91 91 86 86 5 5
Church officer 96 1 95 94 1 93 2 2 89 4 85 82 1 81 7 3 4
Nun, sister of charity, &c. 53 2 51 53 2 51 159 4 155 159 4 155
Others connected with religion 45 45 39 39 6 6 94 1 93 80 1 79 14 14
2 2 Judge 14 14 14 14 8 8 8 8
Law-court officer 192 3 189 192 3 189 143 4 139 143 4 139
Lawyer 432 432 432 432 513 1 512 513 1 512
Law student 23 5 18 23 5 18 25 3 22 25 3 22
Law clerk 462 139 323 461 139 322 1 1 512 176 336 512 176 336
Others connected with the law 29 4 25 29 4 25 42 2 40 42 2 40
2 3 Medical man 434 434 434 434 454 454 454 454
Medical student 25 5 20 25 5 20 85 23 62 85 23 62
Irregular medical practitioner 69 69 68 68 1 1 69 5 64 67 5 62 2 2
Dentist 63 10 53 63 10 53 107 29 78 105 28 77 2 1 1
Chemist and druggist, and assistants (see also analytical chemist, order 2, sub-order 5,post; and manufacturing chemist, order 8, sub-order 15,post) 575 81 494 573 81 492 2 2 761 132 629 755 132 623 6 6
Midwife 130 130 130 130 100 100 100 100
Others connected with medicine 12 2 10 10 2 8 2 2 19 19 17 17 2 2
2 4 Author, editor, writer 25 25 22 22 3 3 52 52 44 44 8 8
Reporter, short-hand writer 78 11 67 78 11 67 103 14 89 103 14 89
University graduate (not otherwise described) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Other literary persons 27 1 26 27 1 26 40 1 39 40 1 39
2 5 Civil engineer 186 8 178 186 8 178 216 5 211 216 5 211
Engineer's draftsman 7 2 5 7 2 5 11 2 9 11 2 9
Analytical chemist 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10
Other scientific persons 33 1 32 32 1 31 1 1 63 3 60 61 3 58 2 2
2 6 University professor 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Inspector of schools 11 11 11 11 20 20 20 20
Schoolmaster, mistress, teacher State school 1,829 531 1,298 872 162 710 957 369 588 3,147 639 2,508 1,459 211 1,248 1,688 428 1,260
Schoolmaster, mistress, teacher private school 1,089 202 887 213 20 193 876 182 694 332 62 270 105 16 89 227 46 181
Schoolmaster, mistress, teacher (school not stated) 1,551 266 1,285 687 59 628 864 207 657 2,141 470 1,671 777 124 653 1,364 346 1,018