OCCUPATIONS IN THE COLONY, IN THE METROPOLIS, AND ON THE GOLDFIELDS.—MALES., TABLE VI.—Showing the Occupations, arranged in Classes, Orders, and Sub-orders, of Males of all Ages, and under and over Twenty Years of Age, in the Colony, in Melbourne and Suburbs, and on the Goldfields.

Class.	Order.	Sub-Order.	Occupations of Males.	The Colony.			Melbourne and Suburbs (Greater Melbourne).			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.
			CLASSES.
			TOTAL	452,083	216,464	235,619	139,006	64,302	74,704	123,344	58,979	64,365
			TOTAL specified	445,653	215,250	230,403	136,392	63,691	72,701	122,538	58,776	63,762
I.			PROFESSIONAL	12,658	1,161	11,497	6,568	635	5,933	2,748	267	2,481
II.			DOMESTIC	174,623	166,576	8,047	51,736	48,520	3,216	49,096	47,110	1,986
III.			COMMERCIAL	32,586	5,218	27,368	18,138	2,909	15,229	6,594	1,188	5,406
IV.			AGRICULTURAL	81,719	17,678	64,041	6,398	1,019	5,379	8,197	1,785	6,412
V.			INDUSTRIAL	110,954	19,339	91,615	40,585	8,695	31,890	49,357	7,117	42,240
VI.			INDEFINITE AND NON-PRODUCTIVE	33,113	5,278	27,835	12,967	1,913	11,054	6,546	1,309	5,237
			ORDERS.
I.	1		Persons engaged in general or local government or defence of the country	4,250	174	4,076	2,593	116	2,477	765	25	740
	2		Persons engaged in the learned professions, or in literature, art, science (with immediate sub-ordinates)	8,408	987	7,421	3,975	519	3,456	1,983	242	1,741
II.	3		Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties of wives, mothers, mistresses of families, children, relatives (not otherwise returned)	165,957	165,147	810	48,117	47,899	218	46,969	46,795	174
	4		Persons engaged in entertaining and performing personal offices for man	8,666	1,429	7,237	3,619	621	2,998	2,127	315	1,812
III.	5		Persons who buy and sell, keep or lend money, houses, or goods of various kind	15,385	2,534	12,851	8,680	1,583	7,097	3,420	502	2,918
	6		Persons engaged in the conveyance of men, animals, goods, and messages	17,201	2,684	14,517	9,458	1,326	8,132	3,174	686	2,488
IV.	7		Persons possessing, working, or cultivating land, raising or dealing in animals, or following pursuits subsidiary thereto	81,719	17,678	64,041	6,398	1,019	5,379	8,197	1,785	6,412
V.	8		Persons engaged in working and dealing in art and mechanical productions in which matters of various kinds are employed in combination	27,347	4,944	22,403	15,877	3,095	12,782	5,062	1,102	3,960
	9		Persons working and dealing in textile fabrics, dress, and in fibrous materials	13,571	3,635	9,936	8,254	2,055	6,199	2,954	1,011	1,943
	10		Persons working and dealing in food and drinks	13,522	2,884	10,638	7,000	1,485	5,515	3,403	830	2,573
	11		Persons working and dealing in animal and vegetable substances	8,059	1,598	6,461	3,002	666	2,336	1,919	388	1,531
	12		Persons working and dealing in minerals	48,455	6,278	42,177	6,452	1,394	5,058	36,019	3,786	32,233
VI.	13		Labourers and others (branch of labour undefined)	25,593	4,173	21,420	8,776	1,308	7,468	4,147	974	3,173
	14		Persons of property and rank not returned under any office or occupation	1,239	18	1,221	777	10	767	196	7	189
	15		Persons supported by the community	6,281	1,087	5,194	3,414	595	2,819	2,203	328	1,875