OCCUPATIONS OF MALES AND FEMALES (1881 AND 1891) UNDER SIXTEEN HEADS.(1)—NUMBERS., (Including Chinese and Aborigines.)

Occupations.	Males.		Females.		Total.
	1881.	1891.	1881.	1891.	1881.	1891.
Government and defence	4,250	6,303	244	574	4,494	6,877
Learned professional literature, art, and science	8,671	13,416	5,543	8,435	14,214	21,851
Performing personal offices	8,666	13,885	31,043	42,715	39,709	56,600
Traders and carriers	33,703	59,137	3,023	6,361	36,726	65,498
Agricultural pursuits	70,452	80,986	11,456	10,057	81,908	91,043
Pastoral pursuits	10,769	13,902	1,053	800	11,822	14,702
Artisans and mechanics	26,465	49,858	433	1,136	26,898	50,994
Workers and dealers in textile fabrics and dress	13,571	18,757	20,977	28,539	34,548	47,296
Workers and dealers in food, drinks, and stimulants	13,522	20,916	1,755	1,870	15,277	22,786
Workers and dealers in animal and vegetable substances	8,059	12,887	213	639	8,272	13,526
Workers and dealers in minerals and metals (not miners)	12,397	30,036	42	143	12,439	30,179
Miners and others connected with mining	36,058	23,091	8	8	36,066	23,099
Labourers (branch undefined)	25,593	40,301	143	247	25,736	40,548
Independent means	1,327	4,461	10,745	13,280	12,072	17,741
Perfoming household duties or being educated	165,957	198,131	318,488	421,243	484,445	619,374
Dependent on charity or criminal	6,193	6,863	3,615	4,523	9,808	11,386
Total of specified occupations	445,653	592,930	408,781	540,570	854,434	1,133,500
Occupation not stated	6,430	5,484	1,482	1,421	7,912	6,905
Grand Total	452,083	598,414	410,263	541,991	862,346	1,140,405