OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE UNDER EIGHT HEADS,(1) 1846 TO 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES).
| Occupations. |
1846. |
1851. |
1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| NUMBERS. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commerce, trade, and manufacture |
3,347 |
8,435 |
52,912 |
69,258 |
84,941 |
114,263 |
139,914 |
265,599 |
| Gold mining |
|
|
34,013 |
62,428 |
61,955 |
39,754 |
29,424 |
19,026 |
| Agricultural and pastoral pursuits(2) |
7,502 |
11,641 |
14,377 |
38,625 |
54,268 |
65,056 |
123,096 |
123,758 |
| Labourers (branch undefined) |
1,917 |
6,026 |
8,904 |
6,759 |
8,098 |
15,181 |
22,454 |
37,952 |
| Domestic servants |
2,274 |
4,610 |
10,447 |
19,739 |
23,573 |
24,851 |
28,517 |
35,767 |
| Learned professions, fine arts, literature, &c. |
386 |
1,292 |
2,709 |
5,041 |
7,285 |
11,918 |
16,300 |
22,691 |
| Maintained out of public revenue |
107 |
146 |
6,968 |
7,061 |
8,143 |
14,232 |
13,326 |
18,077 |
| Residue |
17,346 |
45,195 |
104,031 |
174,663 |
265,633 |
427,008 |
476,407 |
607,593 |
| Total |
32,879 |
77,345 |
234,361 |
383,574 |
513,896 |
712,263 |
849,438 |
1,130,463 |