OCCUPATIONS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYED, AND UNEMPLOYED., TABLE VIII.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) classed as Breadwinners (Table I., Section A), distinguishing those employing Labour, those working on their own account without employing Labour, those working for Wages, and those Unemployed—continued
Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.
Total. Employers of Labour. On their own account (not employing Labour). Receiving Salary or Wages. Unemployed.*
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS.
1 1 Government Department—officer of (not otherwise classed or undefined) 1,382 37 1,382 37
Others ministering to general government 76 29 76 29
1 2 Municipal body—officer of (not surveyor or draughtsman) 470 4 470 4
Others ministering to local government 171 8 171 8
1 3 Defence Department—officer of 4 4
Navy officer in actual service 8 8
Navy petty officer, sailor, stoker, servant, in actual service 104 104
Army officer in actual service 24 24
Army non-commissioned officer, private, in actual service 313 313
Others ministering to defence 60 60
1 4 Law Department—officer of 63 63
Judge 16 16
Law-court officer 116 116
Lawyer 745 362 308 73 2
Law clerk 1,061 6 1 1,015 6 45
Law student 16 16
Police (all ranks) 1,516 1,516
Penal (all ranks) 455 85 1 452 84 2 1
Others ministering the law and order 171 14 22 131 4
2 1 Clergyman 1,215 101 1,073 41
Irregular clergy (no other occupation stated) 54 4 53 4 1
Theological student 19 19
Church officer 52 5 52 5
Member of religious order not ministering to charity or education 240 1 239
Others ministering to religion 363 182 4 353 182 6
2 2 Charity department—officer of 4 1 4 1
Charitable institution (not hospital), officer (not medical man), attendant of 293 303 293 303
Sister of charity or mercy, Little Sister of the Poor 71 1 70
2 3 Health Department—officer of (not medical man) 9 9
Medical man 776 1 171 519 1 78 8
Irregular medical practitioner 81 29 7 3 55 20 15 5 4 1
Medical student 123 8 123 8
Dentist 226 6 48 63 2 107 4 8
Pharmaceutical chemist, druggist 1,032 26 273 1 140 5 572 19 47 1
Hospital officer (not medical man), attendant 74 86 1 1 72 86
Hospital nurse 4 266 3 263 1 3
Inebriate asylum officer (not medical man), attendant 1 1
Midwife, monthly nurse 2 930 912 2 13 5
Sick nurse (not hospital) 7 615 6 436 1 179
Veterinary surgeon 71 14 42 15
Others ministering to health 14 8 3 12 2 2 2 1
2 4 Author, editor, journalist 506 28 110 36 13 338 15 22
Reporter, shorthand-writer 101 6 1 94 5 7
Others ministering to literature 27 7 4 6 20 1 3
2 5 Statistical department, officer of, statististician 15 15
Observatory, officer of, astronomer, meteorologist 9 9
Botanical department, officer of, botanist 11 11
Analytical chemist 22 4 5 11 2
Assayer, metallurgist 55 9 5 36 5
Geologist, mineralogist 8 2 2 4
Others ministering to science 52 1 5 22 1 24 1
2 6 Civil engineer 427 71 41 279 36
Consulting mechanical engineer 23 5 9 7 2
Electrical engineer, electrician (not connected with telegraph or telephone service) 65 7 5 52 1
Surveyor 404 91 56 220 37
Member of survey party, chainman 143 2 136 5
Architect 600 151 123 240 86
Draughtsman (all branches) 292 7 10 248 27
Others ministering to engineering, surveying, and architecture 104 1 4 98 1