No. 6.—Female Population of Western Australia, classified according to occupations numerically arranged.
OCCUPATION. FEMALES.
Order. Sub-Order. Group. Designation.
BREAD-WINNERS.
3 2 2 House servants 2,780
16 2 1 Clothing manufacturer, tailoress, dressmaker 1,825
3 1 1 Hotelkeeper, innkeeper, relative assisting, servant 1,583
3 1 3 Board, lodging-house keeper, relative assisting, servant 1,208
3 1 2 Coffee palace, restaurant, tea-room, eating-house keeper, servant 485
3 2 13 Mangler, laundry-keeper, washerwoman 478
2 3 11 Sick nurse 399
6 1 2 Draper, linen, woollen draper 328
2 7 4 Schoolmistress, teacher, public school 266
11 1 2 Storekeeper, shopkeeper 244
24 1 1 Farmer, and relative assisting 242
2 3 8 Hospital or asylum nurse 177
3 2 4 Nurse, domestic 170
2 7 5 Schoolmistress, teacher, denominational school 149
4 3 4 House proprietor 145
2 7 8 Governess 127
24 2 4 Dairy farmer, and relative assisting 127
14 5 3 Telephone officer 123
2 7 7 Schoolmistress, undefined 120
16 2 4 Milliner, staymaker, glovemaker 117
11 2 2 Clerk, cashier, accountant, commercial or other, undefined 110
2 9 3 Music teacher, etc. 102
2 3 9 Hospital or asylum officer or attendant, not elsewhere described 95
3 2 11 Charwoman, cleaner 89
14 4 1 Postal officer, postmistress, clerk, sorter 86
2 1 5 Member of religious order, not classified as ministering to charity, health, or education 85
2 3 10 Midwife, monthly nurse 85
7 2 3 Confectioner, pastry dealer 81
7 3 4 Grocer, tea dealer 78
7 2 4 Greengrocer, fruiterer, potato dealer 71
4 3 1 Land proprietor, speculator 66
25 1 2 Annuitant 65
2 10 1 Actress, circus performer 62
16 2 7 Bootmaker, shoemaker (all branches) 60
3 2 3 Personal attendants 56
2 7 6 Schoolmistress, teacher, private school 55
3 2 5 Paid companion 50
11 2 3 Commercial traveller, canvasser, saleswoman, undefined 48
5 17 2 Stationer 42
15 1 5 Bookbinder, manufacturing stationer (all branches) 42
25 1 3 Independent means, lady (so returned) 40
2 1 2 Irregular clergy, Salvation Army officer 39
7 3 5 Tobacconist 38
24 2 3 Shepherdess, pastoral labourer 37
6 2 4 Shoe, boot dealer 31
4 1 5 Moneybroker, financier, capitalist 29
17 2 2 Baker, biscuit, pastrymaker 29
5 4 4 Fancy goods dealer 28
17 3 8 Tobacco, cigar, cigarette manufacturer 22
2 9 2 Musician, vocalist, student of music 20
14 3 7 Stewardess, ship-servant 20
24 1 4 Market gardener 20
2 2 3 Subordinate officer, or servant, charitable or benevolent institution 19
2 8 4 Photographer, retoucher 19
2 2 2 Officer of charitable or benevolent institution 18
2 3 7 Pharmaceutical chemist, druggist 18
5 1 4 Newsagent, newspaper vendor 18
11 1 1 Merchant, importer, undefined 18
14 5 1 Telegraph officer, operator, clerk 17
17 2 4 Confectionery maker 16
2 8 1 Artist, painter, art student 15
3 2 10 Office-keeper, attendant 14
5 1 1 Bookseller, book canvasser 14
24 2 1 Grazier, pastoralist, stock breeder, and relative assisting 14
2 7 9 Teacher of languages or other accomplishments, not art or music 13
24 2 6 Poultry farmer 13
1 1 2 Officer of Government Department (exclusive of officers specially classified) 12
1 4 7 Law clerk (not articled) 12
6 2 1 Men's mercer, hatter, hosier, haberdasher 12
8 5 2 Florist, flower and plant seller 12
25 1 1 Pensioner 12
15 4 7 Paper bag, box maker 11
2 7 10 Ministering to education, N.E.I. 10
3 2 1 Servants' registry office keeper 10
5 7 1 Watch, clock, jewellery importer, dealer 10
15 14 2 Bed, mattress maker, upholstress 10
24 1 3 Farm servant 10
7 1 3 Butcher 9