BREADWINNERS AND DEPENDENTS IN SIX AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF ABORIGINES AND OF THOSE WHOSE OCCUPATION WAS NOT SPECIFIED).
| Colony. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
| Breadwinners. |
Dependents. |
Breadwinners. |
Dependents. |
Breadwinners. |
Dependents. |
| Victoria |
387,658 |
204,921 |
114,266 |
426,060 |
501,924 |
630,981 |
| New South Wales |
382,306 |
223,182 |
82,484 |
432,918 |
464,790 |
656,100 |
| Queensland |
146,161 |
76,064 |
31,612 |
137,952 |
177,773 |
214,016 |
| Western Australia |
21,361 |
8,083 |
2,952 |
16,718 |
24,313 |
24,801 |
| Tasmania |
48,515 |
28,727 |
12,431 |
56,529 |
60,946 |
85,256 |
| New Zealand |
204,624 |
125,531 |
43,491 |
248,364 |
248,115 |
373,895 |