OCCUPATIONS OF FEMALES, 1891.—SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS., TABLE LXXII.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) at various Periods of Age of different Occupations in Classified Arrangement—continued.
Class. Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Total. Number of Females at each Period of Age.
Under 5 Years. 5 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 and Upwards. Unspecified.
INDUSTRIAL—continued.
IV. 15 3 Mat, matting—maker 10 1 4 1 4
Rope, cord—maker 33 2 15 3 5 7 1
Tent, tarpaulin—maker 3 2 1
Sacking, sack, bag—maker 9 4 4 1
Twine-maker 4 2 2
16 1 Cheese, butter—maker ; milk preserver 10 1 3 3 1 2
Ham, bacon, sausage—curer ; meat preserver 4 1 1 1 1
2 Miller, flour or rice mill worker 4 2 1 1
Baker, pastrycook 183 5 49 19 71 39
Biscuit manufacture (all branches) 69 9 51 6 3
Confectionery-maker 21 2 9 6 3 1
Jam-maker, fruit preserver 17 2 9 3 2 1
Other workers in vegetable food, including food specialist, maizena-maker, &c. 8 1 7
3 Brewer and others engaged in brewing 3 1 1 1
Maltster 1 1
Wine manufacturer (not vine-grower) 4 4
Aerated water, cordial—manufacturer 24 4 2 8 9 1
Sauce, pickle—maker 8 4 2 2
Cocoa, chocolate—maker 2 1 1
Tobacco, cigar, cigarette, snuff—manufacturer 68 32 20 14 2
Mustard, pepper, spice—grinder, maker 1 1
Others working in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants, including hop-beer, vinegar—maker 2 2
17 1 Soap boiler, maker 1 1
Tanner, currier 7 1 2 4
Others working in animal matters, including flock, glue—maker 4 2 2
2 Fence, hurdle—maker ; splitter 3 2 1
Cooper 1 1
Fancy-boxmaker 45 3 28 13 1
3 Chaff-cutter 1 1
4 Paper manufacture (all branches) 37 2 8 16 7 4
Stationer (manufacturing) 34 8 13 12 1
Others working in paper, including paper bag, pasteboard box—maker 156 7 85 43 17 4
18 1 Lime-burner 1 1
Brick, tile—maker 8 1 1 1 3 2
Pottery-maker, potter 5 2 3
Glass-maker 1 1
China, crockeryware—maker 2 2
Asbestos—worker 1 1
2 Manufacturing jeweller, lapidary, precious stone-worker 8 5 1 2
Electro-plater, plater 8 4 2 1 1
Others working in gold, silver, or precious stones, including gold chaser, refiner, silver-plate cleaner, &c. 5 5
3 Coppersmith, copper-worker 1 1
Tin, zinc—worker 6 2 2 2
Iron founder, moulder, worker, roller, puddler 4 4