OCCUPATIONS, 1871-1891., TABLE LXII.—Showing, at the last three Censuses, the Number of Males and Females of specific Occupations (including Chinese and Aborigines)—continued.
Occupations. 1871. 1881. 1891.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
Fine Arts—
Artist, painter 116 27 169 54 245 178
Sculptor 13 26 44
Engraver 68 139 391 1
Photographer, photographic artist 193 25 247 82 417 157
Others connected with fine arts 2 10 7 25 44
Musicians, Music Teachers—
Music master, mistress 120 219 190 732 244 1,417
Musician, vocalist 272 57 279 75 545 148
Others connected with music 1 11 2 13 18
Actors, &c.—
Actor, actress 139 51 140 97 186 170
Billiard-table keeper, marker 92 85 281 1
Others connected with exhibitions 55 6 227 11 361 17
Wives and Widows—
Wife, widow, of no specified occupation 99,022 114,868 150,240
Sons, Daughters, Relatives, Visitors—
Son, daughter, relative, visitor (not otherwise described) 73,161 99,566 73,824 111,098 83,300 157,786
Students and Scholars—
University student (not law or medical) 35 145 184 53
Scholar at home 8,961 11,348 4,924 6,667 5,258 7,198
Scholar at State school 39,556 33,461 50,377 48,519 87,807 82,697
Scholar at private school 13,294 16,058 8,592 9,521 14,903 16,789
Scholar (mode of education not stated) 10,483 9,488 28,095 27,815 6,679 6,480
Engaged in Board and Lodging—
Hotel-keeper and wife assisting in business 2,860 1,729 3,102 2,691 2,972 1,331
Beer, colonial wine—seller, and wife assisting 85 42 16 3 5 3
Coffee, eating, house—keeper, and wife assisting 103 44 58 21 130 76
Boarding, lodging, house—keeper, and wife assisting 166 558 162 528 270 1,646
Cook (not domestic servant) 264 35 476 169 95 158
Officer of charitable institution (not medical man) 97 50 87 74 116 125
Servants' registry-office keeper 9 29 3 44 6 51
Other engaged in board and lodging 44 5 29 12 144 49
Engaged in Attendance—
Domestic servant 2,324 20,219 2,875 21,515 6,516 21,981
Housekeeper 950 2 1,049 30 2,877
Inn, club-house, eating-house—servant 1,975 2,862 1,506 3,283 3,138 4,550
Servant of charitable institution 312 388 308 347 185 449
Nurse (not domestic servant or servant of charitable institution) 764 6 1,061 7 627
Office keeper, cleaner, porter, &c. (not under Government) 14 17 20 33 18 78
Others engaged in attendance 8 271 16 213 253 8,714
Mercantile Persons—
Capitalist 197 48 378 103 555 165
House and land proprietor 753 210 1,117 425 2,269 905
Merchant 676 1 747 12 825 7
Auctioneer, appraiser, valuer 199 253 1 621 3