CENSUS OF 1881., Table showing the Occupations of the Population, and the number of Persons engaged in them, arranged in Numerical Order (exclusive of Aborigines).
| MALES—OCCUPATIONS. |
|
Number. |
|
| Forward |
5,882 |
|
| Shipmasters, officers, seamen, stewards, ship servants (merchant) |
306 |
|
| Domestic servants |
283 |
|
| Carpenters, joiners, and undertakers |
278 |
|
| Officers of General Government (exclusive of railways) |
267 |
|
| Boot and shoe makers, dealers, and assistants |
246 |
|
| Squatters, graziers |
198 |
|
| Market gardeners, gardeners |
187 |
|
| Blacksmiths, whitesmiths, and assistants |
187 |
|
| Police—Officers, constables, warders |
174 |
|
| Storekeepers, shopkeepers (branch undefined), and assistants |
145 |
|
| Pearlers |
129 |
|
| Hotelkeepers, publicans, billiard markers, barmen, &c. |
106 |
|
| Commercial clerks and travellers |
104 |
|
| Watermen, boatmen, boat proprietors |
103 |
|
| Miners |
102 |
|
| Wheelwrights |
99 |
|
| Ostlers, others engaged about animals |
91 |
|
| Butchers, meat salesmen, and assistants |
79 |
|
| Masons |
72 |
|
| Station managers or overseers |
69 |
|
| Merchants, importers, &c. |
64 |
|
| Church officers, sextons, and others connected with religion |
62 |
|
| Bricklayers |
61 |
|
| Printers, compositors |
57 |
|
| Other indefinite occupations |
53 |
|
| Tailors |
48 |
|
| Bakers |
48 |
|
| Builders |
48 |
|
| Saddle and harness makers, dealers |
47 |
|
| Brickmakers, dealers |
46 |
|
| Clergymen, ministers (all denominations) |
44 |
|
| Painters, paperhangers, plumbers, glaziers |
42 |
|
| Railway servants (guards, pointsmen) |
41 |
|
| Shipbuilders, shipwrights |
36 |
|
| Bank officers, clerks, &c. |
35 |
|
| Millers, flour-mill workers |
35 |
|
| Furniture makers, cabinet makers, upholsterers, and dealers |
34 |
|
| House proprietors, householders |
32 |
|
| Store laborers, storemen (not shopmen) |
29 |
|
| Land proprietors |
29 |
|
| Teachers, schoolmasters (Government schools) |
26 |
|
| Fishermen, fishmongers, curers, dealers |
26 |
|
| Engineers, stokers, firemen (undefined) |
26 |
|
| Sons or relatives of squatters assisting on stations |
23 |
|
| Brewers and others engaged in brewing |
23 |
|
| Brokers, land and commission agents, &c. |
22 |
|
| Road, railway laborers, excavators |
22 |
|
| Apprentices (branch undefined) |
21 |
|
| Tin, zinc, galvanized-iron workers, dealers |
20 |
|
| Civil engineers, architects draftsmen, and scientific persons |
19 |
|
| Teachers, schoolmasters (not stated) |
19 |
|
| Fellmongers, tanners, and curriers |
19 |
|
| Independent means, annuitants, &c. |
19 |
|
| Engineers, stokers, &c., of steamers (merchant service) |
17 |
|
| Iron and brass founders, moulders, workers, dealers |
16 |
|
| Law clerks, bailiffs, &c. |
14 |
|
| Hawkers and other general dealers |
14 |
|
| Plasterers |
14 |
|
| Officers of Local Government (municipalities, school boards, roads boards) |
13 |
|
| Watch and clock makers |
13 |
|
| Tutors |
12 |
|
| Coachmakers and dealers |
12 |
|
| Lawyers, barristers, solicitors, attorneys, &c. |
11 |
|
| Chemists, druggists, and their assistants |
11 |
|
| Railway officers, clerks, station masters, &c. |
11 |
|
| Boat-builders |
11 |
|
| Musicians, music teachers, vocalists, &c. |
10 |
|
| Officers of public companies |
10 |
|
| Coach, omnibus, cab-drivers, conductors |
10 |
|
| Limeburners, dealers |
10 |
|
| Other occupations having each less than 10 followers |
242 |
|
|
|
10,735 |