EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYED, AND UNEMPLOYED IN FIVE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES,* 1891.—NUMBERS., (Exclusive of those whose occupation was not returned, also of the Chinese and Aborigines in Victoria and the Aborigines in the other colonies.)
| Position in respect to occupation. |
Victoria. |
New South Wales. |
Western Australia. |
Tasmania. |
New Zealand. |
| MALES. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employers of labour |
38,709 |
54,388 |
2,762 |
5,209 |
24,842 |
| On their own account (not employing labour) |
61,195 |
50,202 |
3,514 |
8,241 |
30,288 |
| Receiving salary or wages |
259,914 |
258,198 |
14,137 |
33,798 |
149,494 |
| Unemployed |
19,930 |
19,518 |
948 |
1,267 |
|
| Total Male Breadwinners |
379,748 |
382,306 |
21,361 |
48,515 |
204,624 |
| FEMALES. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employers of labour |
3,064 |
2,914 |
249 |
375 |
1,391 |
| On their own account (not employing labour) |
29,174 |
15,582 |
335 |
2,300 |
3,204 |
| Receiving salary or wages |
78,674 |
61,123 |
2,304 |
9,532 |
38,896 |
| Unemployed |
3,317 |
2,865 |
64 |
224 |
|
| Total Female Breadwinners |
114,229 |
82,484 |
2,952 |
12,431 |
43,491 |
| MIXED SEXES. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Employers of labour |
41,773 |
57,302 |
3,011 |
5,584 |
26,233 |
| On their own account (not employing labour) |
90,369 |
65,784 |
3,849 |
10,541 |
33,492 |
| Receiving salary or wages |
338,588 |
319,321 |
16,441 |
43,330 |
188,390 |
| Unemployed |
23,247 |
22,383 |
1,012 |
1,491 |
|
| Total Breadwinners |
493,977 |
464,790 |
24,313 |
60,946 |
248,115 |