OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE UNDER TWENTY-THREE HEADS, 1857 TO 1881.

Occupations.	1857.		1861.		1871.		1881.
	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.
1. Ministering to government	3,946	0.96	3,774	0.70	4,150	0.57	4,955	0.58
2. Ministering to religion	286	0.07	490	0.09	899	0.12	1,237	0.14
3. Ministering to health	1,111	0.27	1,682	0.31	2,452	0.34	3,499	0.41
4. Ministering to Law	718	0.17	918	0.17	1,138	0.16	1,235	0.14
5. Ministering to education	1,713	0.42	2,777	0.52	5,767	0.79	6,795	0.80
6. Ministering to art, science, and literature	1,213	0.30	1,509	0.28	1,860	0.26	3,668	0.43
7. Ministering to commerce	12,751	3.12	15,594	2.91	18,267	2.51	23,559	2.75
8. Ministering to entertaining and clothing	9,355	2.29	12,747	2.37	26,876	3.69	41,712	4.88
9. Domestic servants	19,739	4.83	23,695	4.41	25,041	3.44	24,723	2.89
10. Contractors, artisans, and mechanics	25,025	6.13	33,780	6.29	42,066	5.78	46,883	5.48
11. Miners and others engaged in mining	87,428	21.39	83,116	15.47	53,128	7.30	36,066	4.22
12. Engaged in pastoral pursuits	10,172	2.49	11,583	2.16	9,479	1.31	13,731	1.61
13. Engaged in agriculture	26,838	6.57	41,218	7.67	54,288	7.46	108,919	12.73
14. Engaged in land carriage	9,289	2.27	9,755	1.81	12,223	1.68	14,723	1.72
15. Engaged in sea navigation	3,867	0.95	2,490	0.46	2,713	0.37	3,279	0.38
16. Dealing in food	8,971	2.20	12,380	2.30	14,088	1.93	15,596	1.82
17. Labourers	8,374	2.05	10,244	1.92	18,236	2.50	23,786	2.78
18. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits	748	0.18	1,056	0.20	391	0.05	1,027	0.12
19. Persons of independent means	1,175	0.29	1,363	0.25	1,859	0.25	3,521	0.41
20. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c.	133,220	32.60	193,451	36.01	277,918	38.18	280,957	32.85
21. Scholars	34,476	8.44	61,056	11.37	142,684	19.60	184,652	21.56
22. Public burden	3,115	0.76	4,559	0.85	10,304	1.42	9,901	1.16
23. No occupation	5,102	1.25	7,973	1.48	2,143	0.29	1,224	0.14
Total	408,632	100.00	537,210	100.00	727,970	100.00	855,648	100.00