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. |
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SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS—continued. |
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| 20 |
2 |
Foreman, inspector, ganger, time-keeper, clerk to ditto |
326 |
1 |
4 |
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312 |
1 |
10 |
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Navvy, excavator ; railway, road—labourer |
5,516 |
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6 |
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1 |
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5,265 |
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244 |
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Pavior |
119 |
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5 |
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5 |
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97 |
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12 |
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Asphalte pavement layer, worker |
90 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
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62 |
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7 |
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Stone breaker, stone-breaking machine worker |
416 |
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4 |
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10 |
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382 |
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20 |
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Dredging, landing silt—engaged in |
37 |
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37 |
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Others working in railways, roads, excavations, earthworks, &c. |
26 |
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1 |
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1 |
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24 |
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| 20 |
3 |
Cemetery keeper, clerk, labourer ; grave-digger |
27 |
2 |
1 |
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25 |
2 |
1 |
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Scavenger, street cleaner |
28 |
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1 |
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27 |
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Chimney sweep |
48 |
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12 |
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13 |
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21 |
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2 |
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Nightman, night-cart driver |
95 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
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76 |
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1 |
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| 21 |
1 |
Labourer (undefined) |
34,302 |
31 |
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30,661 |
29 |
3,641 |
2 |
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Assistant (undefined) |
147 |
45 |
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140 |
44 |
7 |
1 |
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Learning a trade |
15 |
6 |
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15 |
6 |
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Mechanic, tradesman |
157 |
2 |
4 |
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6 |
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139 |
2 |
8 |
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Manufacturer (undefined) ; factory proprietor, hand, &c. |
2,186 |
200 |
121 |
7 |
46 |
1 |
1,846 |
192 |
173 |
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Superintendent, manager, &c. |
392 |
26 |
97 |
1 |
2 |
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285 |
24 |
8 |
1 |
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Watchman |
259 |
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253 |
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6 |
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Others working in imperfectly defined industries |
145 |
39 |
1 |
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9 |
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135 |
39 |
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| 22 |
1 |
Department of Agriculture, officer of (not scientific expert) |
6 |
2 |
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6 |
2 |
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Farmer, market-gardener, &c. |
36,447 |
1,841 |
10,761 |
507 |
24,480 |
1,112 |
871 |
221 |
335 |
1 |
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Farmer, market-gardener, &c. wife, son, daughter, relative—assisting |
18,343 |
1,819 |
1 |
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4 |
1,767 |
18,291 |
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47 |
52 |
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Farm bailiff, overseer |
145 |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
129 |
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13 |
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Farm servant, labourer ; ploughman |
16,616 |
2,223 |
68 |
5 |
128 |
21 |
15,973 |
2,191 |
447 |
6 |
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Fruit grower, orchard-keeper, worker |
398 |
30 |
82 |
7 |
159 |
16 |
154 |
7 |
3 |
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Hop grower, worker, picker |
128 |
32 |
15 |
1 |
9 |
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104 |
31 |
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Tobacco grower, worker |
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1 |
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1 |
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Wine-grower, vigneron, worker |
957 |
38 |
138 |
10 |
98 |
17 |
653 |
11 |
68 |
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Gardener (not domestic servant or market-gardener) |
3,240 |
38 |
137 |
5 |
514 |
25 |
2,355 |
8 |
234 |
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Park, public garden, reserve—custodian, worker |
57 |
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57 |
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Others engaged in agricultural pursuits |
117 |
1 |
17 |
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10 |
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81 |
1 |
9 |
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| 22 |
2 |
Squatter, grazier, dairy farmer |
4,043 |
647 |
1,763 |
134 |
2,187 |
508 |
58 |
4 |
35 |
1 |
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Squatter, grazier, dairy farmer wife, son, daughter, relative—assisting |
1,383 |
4,064 |
137 |
3 |
76 |
47 |
1,161 |
4,013 |
9 |
1 |
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Station, grazing or dairy farm—manager, overseer, superintendent, storekeeper, clerk |
1,245 |
2 |
172 |
1 |
18 |
1 |
1,003 |
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52 |
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Shepherd, stock-rider, milker, servant, labourer on ditto |
2,550 |
76 |
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2,476 |
76 |
74 |
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Shearer |
311 |
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2 |
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207 |
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102 |
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Herdsman (not on grazing or other farm) |
188 |
3 |
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14 |
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172 |
3 |
2 |
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Drover |
528 |
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36 |
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37 |
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398 |
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57 |
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Others engaged in pastoral pursuits or breeding animals |
234 |
22 |
18 |
1 |
85 |
19 |
130 |
2 |
1 |
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| 22 |
3 |
Fisheries' inspector, officer ; water bailiff |
11 |
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11 |
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Fisherman |
856 |
3 |
26 |
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454 |
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354 |
3 |
22 |
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Game, wildfowl, hare—hunter, catcher, killer |
73 |
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3 |
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35 |
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34 |
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1 |
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Rabbit, rat, dingo, vermin, sparrow—catcher, killer, trapper, poisoner |
539 |
1 |
7 |
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523 |
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1 |
9 |
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Gamekeeper |
8 |
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8 |
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Bee hunter, keeper |
25 |
3 |
1 |
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16 |
3 |
5 |
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3 |
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Others engaged in preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals |
76 |
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15 |
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5 |
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56 |
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| 22 |
4 |
Forest inspector, officer, ranger |
32 |
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4 |
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28 |
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Woodcutter, woodman, axeman |
1,366 |
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23 |
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163 |
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1,139 |
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41 |
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Bark stripper, collector |
71 |
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9 |
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61 |
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1 |
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Tree ringer, grubber |
119 |
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3 |
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9 |
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106 |
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1 |
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Fern gatherer, collector |
1 |
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1 |
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Others engaged in forestry or acquisition of products of natural vegetation. |
174 |
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6 |
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62 |
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97 |
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9 |
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| 22 |
5 |
Water Supply Department officer, overseer, rate collector, turncock, labourer |
292 |
1 |
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291 |
1 |
1 |
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