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—continued.
16 3 Ice manufacturer 5 2 2 1
Others working in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 10 2 2 1 3 4 1 1
17 1 Tallow-melter, boiler-down (not meat preserver) 18 2 1 15
Soap boiler, maker 137 1 32 1 9 91 5
Candle maker, candle factory worker 58 4 51 3
Fellmonger 345 36 14 273 22
Tanner, currier 953 7 110 4 32 764 3 47
Animal manure, bone-dust—manufacturer 18 8 3 7
Others working in animal matters 32 4 10 4 16 4 2
17 2 Saw-mill owner, worker, sawyer 2,184 356 52 1,659 117
Fence, hurdle—maker ; splitter 1,523 3 38 212 1,218 3 55
Bark-mill owner, worker 11 6 1 4
Cooper 428 1 49 1 24 319 36
Others working in vegetable matters not otherwise classed 347 45 25 40 247 42 35 3
17 3 Chaff cutter 181 1 31 1 3 141 6
Seed crusher, odcake-maker 16 2 3 11
17 4 Paper manufacturer (all branches) 90 37 8 2 74 37 6
Stationer (manufacturing) 26 34 11 2 13 34
Others working in paper 15 156 4 1 4 10 150 2
18 1 Stone carver (not sculptor or mason) 377 14 7 313 43
Tombstone, monument—maker 338 60 12 241 25
Lime burrier 91 1 19 3 69 1
Plaster, cement—maker 23 3 5 13 2
Brick, file—maker 1,812 8 185 4 68 1 1,445 3 114
Pottery-maker, potter 230 5 9 1 3 1 209 3 9
Glass-maker 184 1 16 1 2 158 8
China, crockeryware—maker 2 2
China, glass—mender, riveter 9 2 6 1
Asphalte, pitch—manufacturer 23 4 1 18
Asbestos worker 1 1 1 1
Others working in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 11 1 2 8
18 2 Mint officer, worker (not assayer or metallurgist) 29 29
Goldsmith, silversmith (not watch-maker) 25 1 4 20
Manufacturing jeweller, lapidary, precious stone worker 494 8 46 43 1 375 7 30
Electro-plater, plater 42 8 10 6 1 26 7
Others working in gold, silver, and precious stones 37 5 7 5 1 24 4 1
18 3 Coppersmith, copper worker 191 1 21 8 154 1 8
Tin, zinc—worker 874 6 72 64 685 6 53
Lead, antimony—worker (not type or shot maker) 16 15 1
Iron founder, moulder, worker, roller, puddler 2,561 4 139 1 38 2,164 3 220
Blacksmith, whitesmith, farrier (not veterinary surgeon) 6,130 4 803 2 509 4,522 2 296
Brass founder, moulder, worker, finisher ; brazier 383 2 33 1 6 318 1 26
Tinker 6 1 3 2
Others working in metals other than gold and silver 443 8 64 24 344 8 11
19 1 Gasworks service (all branches) 852 1 24 3 800 1 25
Firewood chopper, sawyer 28 1 25 2
Charcoal burner 110 13 29 68
Hydraulic energy (all branches) 19 1 1 17 1 1
Others working in fuel, light, or electric or hydraulic energy 11 2 8 1
20 1 Builder, building contractor, foreman, measurer, clerk 1,662 1 785 1 243 483 151
Stone, marble mason ; mason 1,941 85 54 1,556 246
Bricklayer 2,996 158 119 2,219 500
Plasterer 2,058 180 97 1,424 357
Slater, tiler, shingler, thatcher 213 19 12 147 35
Mason's bricklayer's, plasterer's, slater's labourer ; hodman 526 3 451 72
Carpenter, joiner, turner 13,176 3 534 1,009 9,929 3 1,704
Others working in houses and buildings 200 1 5 4 1 177 14
20 2 Contractor for railway, road, dock, or undefined 3,644 8 8,799 3 751 1 945 4 149