OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE UNDER EIGHT HEADS(1)—continued.
| Occupations. |
1846. |
1851. |
1854. |
1857. |
1861. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| PROPORTIONS PER CENT. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commerce, trade, and manufacture |
10.18 |
10.91 |
22.58 |
18.06 |
16.53 |
16.04 |
16.47 |
23.49 |
| Gold mining |
|
|
14.51 |
16.27 |
12.06 |
5.58 |
3.46 |
1.68 |
| Agricultural and pastoral pursuits |
22.82 |
15.05 |
6.13 |
10.07 |
10.56 |
9.14 |
14.49 |
10.95 |
| Labourers (branch undefined) |
5.83 |
7.79 |
3.80 |
1.76 |
1.58 |
2.13 |
2.64 |
3.36 |
| Domestic servants |
6.92 |
5.96 |
4.46 |
5.15 |
4.59 |
3.49 |
3.36 |
3.16 |
| Learned professions, fine arts, literature, &c. |
1.17 |
1.67 |
1.16 |
1.31 |
1.42 |
1.67 |
1.92 |
2.01 |
| Maintained out of public revenue |
0.32 |
0.19 |
2.97 |
1.84 |
1.56 |
2.00 |
1.57 |
1.60 |
| Residue |
52.76 |
58.43 |
44.39 |
45.54 |
51.70 |
59.95 |
56.09 |
53.75 |
| Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |