LIST OF OCCUPATONS AS ENTERED ON THE HOUSEHOLDERS' SCHEDULES, ALSO A REFERENCE TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN RESPECTIVELY CLASSIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES.
Sections. Occupations. Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.*
Persons. Males. Females.
Total. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. Total. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. Total. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years.
Total 1,130,463 506,401 624,062 589,317 255,075 334,244 541,146 251,328 289,818
Total of Specified Occupations 1,123,777 505,820 617,957 584,052 254,583 329,469 539,725 251,237 288,488
SECTION A.—BREADWINNERS.
I. Professional.—Embracing persons, 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 29,631 3,480 26,151 19,906 1,768 18,138 9,725 1,712 8,013
II. Domestic.—Embracing persons engaged in the supply of board and lodging, and in rendering personal services for which payment is usually made 56,980 14,732 42,248 14,549 2,130 12,419 42,431 12,602 29,829
III. Commercial.†—Embracing persons 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 9,276 574 8,702 8,135 554 7,581 1,141 20 1,121
Sub-class B.mdash'Trade 57,382 11,109 46,273 50,810 9,585 41,225 6,572 1,524 5,048
Sub-class C.—Storage 390 18 372 383 18 365 7 7
Sub-class D.—Transport and communication 31,424 4,305 27,119 29,880 4,195 25,685 1,544 110 1,434
IV. Industrial.‡—Embracing persons, not otherwise classed, engaged in works or specialities connected with the construction, modification, or alteration of materials, so as to render them more available for the use of man 167,127 31,468 135,659 138,465 20,708 117,757 28,662 10,760 17,902
V. Primary Producers.§ — Embracing persons mainly engaged in the cultivation or acquisition of food products, and in obtaining other raw materials from natural sources 123,996 23,542 100,454 113,135 19,445 93,690 10,861 4,097 6,764
Vi. Indefinite.—Embracing persons living upon incomes awarded for services rendred at some previous period, or upon incomes the source of which is not perfectly defined 17,771 139 17,632 4,485 40 4,445 13,286 99 13,187
SECTION B.—NON-BREADWINNERS.
VII. Dependants.—Embracing wives, relatives, and others employed, if employed at all, in household or other pursuits for which payment is not usually made ; also children and others being educated, and persons supported by public or private charity or detained in penal institutions 629,800 416,453 213,347 204,304 196,140 8,164 425,496 220,313 205,183
Occupation not stated 6,686 581 6,105 5,265 490 4,775 1,421 91 1,330