TABLE VI.—OCCUPATIONS IN THE COLONY, ETC.—MALES.mdsh;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—continued.
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.
SUB-ORDERS.
I. 1 1 Officers of general government 3,240 143 3,097 1,980 96 1,884 608 21 587
2 Officers of local government 511 12 499 142 4 138 144 2 142
3 Engaged in defence 499 19 480 471 16 455 13 2 11
2 1 Clergymen, ministers, and church officers 1,052 8 1,044 360 5 355 328 328
2 Law-court officers, lawyers, and their immediate subordinates 1,243 186 1,057 752 113 639 252 35 217
3 Physicians, surgeons, druggists, &c. 1,483 188 1,295 828 130 698 328 43 285
4 Authors, literary persons, &c. 189 15 174 103 4 99 60 9 51
5 Scientific persons 298 10 288 192 8 184 42 42
6 Teachers 2,620 382 2,238 649 109 540 732 122 610
7 Artists 591 119 472 419 87 332 84 20 64
8 Musicians, &c., music teachers 480 30 450 320 24 296 101 6 95
9 Actors, &c. 452 49 403 352 39 313 56 7 49
II. 3 1 Sons, relatives, visitors (not otherwise described) 73,824 73,168 656 21,517 21,393 124 19,072 18,934 138
2 Scholars (so described) 92,133 91,979 154 26,600 26,506 94 27,897 27,861 36
4 1 Engaged in board and lodging 3,933 44 3,889 1,311 14 1,297 1,218 9 1,209
2 Engaged in attendance 4,733 1,385 3,348 2,308 607 1,701 909 306 603
III. 5 1 Mercantile persons 10,602 1,786 8,816 6,793 1,254 5,539 1,968 279 1,689
2 Other general dealers 4,783 748 4,035 1,887 329 1,558 1,452 223 1,229
6 1 Carriers on railways (not railway construction) 2,849 195 2,654 1,250 99 1,151 662 43 619
2 Carriers on roads 8,277 1,150 7,127 3,934 396 3,538 1,974 390 1,584
3 Carriers on seas and rivers 3,339 204 3,135 2,577 178 2,399 42 6 36
4 Engaged in storage 1,248 170 1,078 832 77 755 207 47 160
5 Messengers and porters 1,488 965 523 865 576 289 289 200 89
IV. 7 1 Engaged in agricultural pursuits 69,714 15,591 54,123 4,381 721 3,660 6,726 1,511 5,215
2 Engaged in pastoral pursuits 7,481 1,324 6,157 482 43 439 757 136 621
3 Engaged on land (not cultivating or grazing) 1,236 97 1,139 409 22 387 197 23 174
4 Engaged about animals 3,288 666 2,622 1,126 233 893 517 115 402
V. 8 1 Engaged in books 3,296 1,174 2,122 2,151 714 1,437 686 312 374
2 Engaged in musical instruments 138 26 112 101 23 78 27 2 25
3 Engaged in prints and pictures 197 60 137 171 54 117 20 8 12
4 Engaged in carving and figures 146 46 100 135 44 91 8 8
5 Engaged in tackle for sports and games 22 5 17 16 5 11 3 3
6 Engaged in designs, medals, and dies 54 16 38 37 13 24 15 3 12
7 Engaged in watches and philosophical instruments 567 130 437 326 90 236 136 31 105
8 Engaged in surgical instruments 16 2 14 16 2 14
9 Engaged in arms 71 13 58 32 6 26 17 2 15
10 Engaged in machines and tools 991 156 835 630 109 521 264 51 213
11 Engaged in carriages, harness, and implements 3,542 852 2,690 1,621 393 1,228 872 268 604
12 Engaged in ships and boats 607 26 581 461 21 440 41 1 40
13 Engaged in houses and buildings 15,871 2,017 13,854 8,785 1,296 7,489 2,746 368 2,378
14 Engaged in furniture 1,644 390 1,254 1,267 300 967 202 55 147
15 Engaged in chemicals 185 31 154 128 25 103 25 1 24
9 1 Engaged in textile fabrics 4,000 1,171 2,829 2,277 559 1,718 921 358 563
2 Engaged in dress 9,327 2,354 6,973 5,809 1,424 4,385 1,999 641 1,358
3 Engaged in fibrous materials 244 110 134 168 72 96 34 12 22
10 1 Engaged in animal food 5,592 1,216 4,376 2,500 551 1,949 1,508 392 1,116
2 Engaged in vegetable food 3,999 791 3,208 2,081 404 1,677 973 223 750
3 Engaged in drinks and stimulants 3,931 877 3,054 2,419 530 1,889 922 215 707
11 1 Engaged in animal matters 1,877 394 1,483 1,188 259 929 250 56 194
2 Engaged in vegetable matters 6,182 1,204 4,978 1,814 407 1,407 1,669 332 1,337
12 1 Engaged in mining 36,058 3,513 32,545 431 5 426 33,113 3,026 30,087
2 Engaged in coal 443 42 401 246 16 230 119 20 99
3 Engaged in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 3,486 500 2,986 1,556 296 1,260 550 69 481
4 Engaged in water 124 9 115 61 3 58 40 4 36
5 Engaged in gold, silver, and precious stones 634 160 474 545 136 409 56 15 41
6 Engaged in metals other than gold and silver 7,710 2,054 5,656 3,613 938 2,675 2,141 652 1,489
VI. 13 1 Labourers (branch undefined) 22,029 3,349 18,680 6,626 825 5,801 2,677 739 1,938
2 Other indefinite occupations 3,564 824 2,740 2,150 483 1,667 1,470 235 1,235
14 Persons of property or rank not returned under any office or occupation 1,239 18 1,221 777 10 767 196 7 189
15 1 Persons supported from voluntary sources or public revenue 4,727 847 3,880 2,471 512 1,959 1,739 183 1,556
2 Criminal classes 1,554 240 1,314 943 83 860 464 145 319