OCCUPATIONS IN PROPORTION TO POPULATION, 1871 AND 1881.—ORDERS.
Class. Order. Occupations (in Fifteen Orders). Proportions per 100,000 living.
Persons. Males. Females.
1871. 1881. 1871. 1881. 1871. 1881.
I. 1 Government and defence 485 526 872 953 15 59
I. 2 Learned professions, literature, art, and science 1,459 1,633 1,647 1,887 1,231 1,356
II. 3 Domestic duties and young children 54,772 54,494 36,524 37,239 76,884 73,305
II. 4 Personal offices 4,968 4,530 2,074 1,945 8,475 7,350
III. 5 Commercial pursuits 1,893 2,062 3,153 3,452 366 545
III. 6 Carriers of men, goods, and messages 1,831 2,056 3,326 3,860 21 90
IV. 7 Agricultural and pastoral 11,807 14,536 15,383 18,337 7,472 10,393
V. 8 In Art and mechanic productions 3,187 3,285 5,713 6,137 127 176
V. 9 In Textile fabrics, dress and fibrous materials 3,047 4,043 2,501 3,045 3,707 5,132
V. 10 In Food and drinks 1,935 1,788 3,171 3,034 437 429
V. 11 In Animal and vegetable substances 1,287 968 2,325 1,808 28 52
V. 12 In Minerals 9,251 5,677 16,875 10,873 14 12
VI. 13 Labourers, &c. 2,434 3,012 4,435 5,743 10 35
VI. 14 Persons of property or rank 153 231 194 278 105 181
VI. 15 Persons supported by the community 1,491 1,159 1,807 1,409 1,108 885
Total 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000