OCCUPATIONS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYED, AND UNEMPLOYED., TABLE LXXIV.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Male and Female Breadwinners (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), distinguishing those employing Labour, those working on their own account without employing Labour, those working for Wages, and those Unemployed.—continued.
Class. Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.
Employers of Labour. On their own account (not employing Labour). Receiving Salary or Wages. Unemployed.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
SUB-ORDERS—continued.
Working in—
IV. 14 13 Ships, boats, and their equipment 36 34 426 92
14 House and shop fittings 908 2 652 7 5,335 8 723
15 Furniture 210 4 205 17 1,775 194 218 9
16 Chemicals and by-products 54 23 123 50 3
15 1 Textile fabrics 38 1 37 30 461 315 32 15
2 Dress 1,317 789 1,364 3,876 6,766 19,912 616 1,490
3 Fibrous materials and fabrics made therefrom 36 1 18 4 228 53 15 1
16 1 Animal food 82 29 4 363 10 24
2 Vegetable food 814 46 287 45 3,230 207 319 4
3 Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 289 15 118 3 1,522 92 101 3
17 1 Animal matters 202 5 63 1,217 7 79
2 Vegetable matters not otherwise classed 474 1 329 3,447 45 243 3
3 Fodder and seeds 33 1 6 152 6
4 Paper 23 5 4 97 221 6 2
18 1 Stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 311 8 105 2 2,481 8 202
2 Gold, silver, and precious stones 64 58 3 474 18 31
3 Metals other than gold or silver 1,132 4 650 8,205 21 617
19 1 Fuel, light, and electric or hydraulic energy 40 33 918 2 29
20 1 Houses and buildings 1,766 1 1,541 1 16,386 3 3,079
2 Railways, roads, excavations, earthworks, &c. 1,837 4 771 1 7,124 5 442
3 Disposal of dead matter or refuse 25 1 20 149 2 4
21 1 Imperfectly defined industries 223 8 63 1 33,474 336 3,843 4
Engaged in—
V. 22 1 Agricultural pursuits 11,222 535 25,402 2,961 38,674 2,473 1,156 59
2 Pastoral pursuits or breeding animals 2,128 139 2,417 575 5,605 4,098 332 2
3 Preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals 52 1,033 3 468 4 35
4 Forestry or acquisition of products of national vegetation 36 244 1,431 52
5 Water conservancy and supply 11 380 1 4
6 Mines and quarries 499 2 2,445 17,598 8 1,911 1
Persons of—
VI. 23 1 Independent means 16 4,442 13,282
2 Imperfectly defined pursuits 1 2 24 4