OCCUPATIONS, 1854-1881.—NUMBERS., TABLE LXVIII.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females of different Occupations, classed under Twenty-six Heads, living in Victoria at the last Five Censuses.
Occupations (classed under Twenty-six Heads). Numbers.
1854. 1857. 1861. 1871. 1881.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
Total 236,798 155,887 80,911 410,766 264,334 146,432 540,322 328,651 211,671 731,528 401,050 330,478 862,346 452,083 410,263
Total Specified 408,632 262,434 146,198 537,210 326,120 211,090 727,970 399,056 328,914 855,648 446,838 408,810
1. Ministering to government 3,982 3,965 17 3,946 3,919 27 3,774 3,746 28 4,150 3,980 170 4,955 4,711 244
2. Ministering to religion 194 194 286 284 2 490 477 13 899 838 61 1,237 1,052 185
3. Ministering to health 857 790 67 1,111 888 223 1,682 1,184 498 2,452 1,275 1,177 3,499 1,900 1,599
4. Ministering to law 375 375 718 718 918 918 1,138 1,137 1 1,235 1,235
5. Ministering to education 726 294 432 1,713 698 1,015 2,777 1,093 1,684 5,767 2,089 3,678 6,795 2,620 4,175
6. Ministering to art, science, and literature 557 551 6 1,213 1,077 136 1,509 1,366 143 1,860 1,696 164 3,668 2,598 1,070
7. Traders 6,691 6,545 146 7,076 5,974 1,102 8,623 7,175 1,448 10,424 9,122 1,302 16,270 14,316 1,954
8. Assisting in the exchange of money or commodities 5,238 5,102 136 5,675 5,419 256 6,971 6,634 337 7,843 7,614 229 7,289 6,630 659
9. Ministering to entertaining and clothing 7,524 4,718 2,806 9,355 5,137 4,218 12,747 7,253 5,494 26,876 12,505 14,371 41,712 14,679 27,033
10. Domestic servants 10,447 2,127 8,320 19,739 4,254 15,485 23,695 4,899 18,796 25,041 2,336 22,705 24,723 2,913 21,810
11. Contractors, artisans, and mechanics 18,461 18,461 25,025 24,866 159 33,780 33,556 224 42,066 41,664 402 46,883 45,826 1,057
12. Miners 36,332 36,332 87,428 87,211 217 81,890 81,747 143 52,461 52,447 14 35,235 35,230 5
13. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to mining 1,226 1,226 667 665 2 831 828 3
14. Engaged in pastoral pursuits 6,874 6,865 9 8,852 8,046 806 9,724 9,080 644 7,037 6,883 154 9,397 7,271 2,126
15. Engaged in agriculture 7,599 7,513 86 26,838 22,820 4,018 41,218 34,738 6,480 54,288 50,789 3,499 108,919 69,714 39,205
16. Engaged in pursuits subsidiary to grazing and agriculture 1,320 1,309 11 1,859 1,846 13 2,442 2,436 6 4,334 3,326 1,008
17. Engaged in land carriage 5,957 5,957 9,289 9,253 36 9,755 9,708 47 12,223 12,136 87 14,723 14,383 340
18. Engaged in sea navigation 5,712 5,712 3,867 3,852 15 2,490 2,481 9 2,713 2,701 12 3,279 3,255 24
19. Dealing in food 3,329 3,307 22 8,971 8,053 918 12,380 11,104 1,276 14,088 13,052 1,036 15,596 13,858 1,738
20. Labourers 8,904 8,904 8,374 8,342 32 10,244 10,221 23 18,236 18,220 16 23,786 23,782 4
21. Engaged in miscellaneous pursuits 1,858 1,332 526 748 651 97 1,056 977 79 391 355 36 1,027 925 102
22. Persons of independent means 1,943 1,653 290 1,175 791 384 1,363 1,013 350 1,859 1,342 517 3,521 2,356 1,165
23. Wives, widows, children, relatives, &c. 93,331 30,215 63,116 133,220 35,055 98,165 193,451 52,580 140,871 277,918 72,908 205,010 280,957 73,824 207,133
24. Scholars 34,476 17,346 17,130 61,056 31,132 29,924 142,684 72,329 70,355 184,652 92,130 92,522
25. Public burden 2,986 2,385 601 3,115 2,606 509 4,559 3,511 1,048 10,304 6,791 3,513 9,901 6,281 3,620
26. No occupation 6,921 2,590 4,331 5,102 3,865 1,237 7,973 6,455 1,518 2,143 1,746 397 1,224 1,195 29
Occupation not stated 2,134 1,900 234 3,112 2,531 581 3,558 1,994 1,564 6,698 5,245 1,453