OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AND FEMALES, 1891.—CLASSES. (Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines and of those whose occupations were not specified.)
| Class. |
Occupations. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per 1,000. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per 1,000. |
Numbers. |
Proportions per 1,000. |
| I. |
Professional |
19,906 |
34.08 |
9,725 |
18.02 |
29,631 |
26.37 |
| II. |
Domestic |
14,549 |
24.91 |
42,431 |
78.62 |
56,980 |
50.70 |
| III. |
Commercial |
89,208 |
152.74 |
9,264 |
17.16 |
98,472 |
87.63 |
| IV. |
Industrial |
138,465 |
237.08 |
28,662 |
53.11 |
167,127 |
148.72 |
| V. |
Primary Producers |
113.135 |
193.71 |
10,861 |
20.12 |
123,996 |
110.34 |
| VI. |
Indefinite |
4,485 |
7.68 |
13,286 |
24.61 |
17,771 |
15.81 |
| VII. |
Dependents |
204,304 |
349.80 |
425,496 |
788.36 |
629,800 |
560.43 |
|
Total of Specified Occupations |
584,052 |
1000.00 |
539,725 |
1000.00 |
1,123,777 |
1000.00 |