OCCUPATIONS OF FEMALES, 1891—CLASSES., TABLE LXIX.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) at various Periods of Age of different Occupations arranged in Classes.

Class.	Occupations.	Total.	Number of Females at each Period of Age.
			Under 5 Years.	5 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and Upwards.	Unspecified.
	Total	541,146	73,319	120,550	57,452	62,126	142,276	67,791	15,657	1,975
	Total of specified Occupations	539,725	73,319	120,550	57,361	61,987	142,076	67,517	15,633	1,282
	SECTION A.—BREADWINNERS.
I.	1.Professional,—Embracing females, not otherwise classed, engaged in the government and defence of the country, in maintaining law and order, and in satisfying the moral, intellectual, and social wants of its inhabitants	9,725		57	1,655	2,481	3,742	1,396	356	38
II.	Domestic.—Embracing persons engaged in the supply of board and lodging, and in rendering personal services for which payment is usually made	42,431		1,678	10,924	11,476	12,443	5,239	539	132
III.	Commercial.—Embracing females engaged in pursuits connected with the purchase, sale, exchange, hire, custody, and security of money, land, and goods ; and with the conveyance, distribution, and delivery of passengers, goods, and communications:—
	Sub class A.—Property and finance	1,141			20	33	251	516	316	5
	Sub class B.—Trade	6,572		137	1,387	1,446	2,202	1,175	207	18
	Sub class C.—Storage	7				6		1
	Sub class D.—Transport and communication	1,544		5	105	293	763	358	20