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What were Victorians like in the late 1800s?

Resource Sheet 2

Victorians in 1901

A graph showing the birthplaces of Victorians at the census of 31 March 1901

Birthplaces at census of 31 March 1901


A pie chart showing the population distribution of Victorians at the census of 31 March 1901

Population distribution at census of 31 March 1901


A graph showing the population of Victorians at the census of 31 March 1901 classified according to occupation

Population on 31 March 1901 classified according to occupation (Victoria)

Occupation classifications

Professional

Includes working in the areas of:

  • defence
  • law
  • religion
  • health
  • education
Domestic

Includes working in the areas of:

  • domestic services
  • supply of board and lodgings
Commercial

Includes working in the areas of:

  • property
  • finance
  • merchants
  • storage
  • sales (food, drink)
Transportation/communication

Includes working in the areas of:

  • transportation (rail, road, sea and river) traffic
  • communication (telegraph, telephone, postal services)
Industrial

Includes working in the areas of:

  • construction (buildings, rail, roads)
  • energy (fuel, light)
  • production (food, drink, clothing, footwear)
Primary producers

Includes working in the areas of:

  • agriculture
  • rural pursuits
  • fisheries
  • forestry
  • mining
  • water supply

GH Knibbs, Official Year Book of The Commonwealth of Australia: Containing authoritative statistics for the period 1901– 1907 and corrected statistics for the period 1788 to 1900, McCarron, Bird & Co, Melbourne, 1908.