1921 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Duration of Unemployment
	Male	Female	Total
Under 10 Days	53	8	61
10-19 Days	54	6	60
20-29 Days	31	4	35
30-39 Days	24	6	30
40-49 Days	20	3	23
50-59 Days	13	1	14
60-69 Days	13	3	16
70-79 Days	14	1	15
80-89 Days	7	1	8
90+ Days	115	18	133
Not Stated	101	11	112
Total	445	62	507

Cause of Unemployment
	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Scarcity of Employment	228	13	241
Illness	105	29	134
Accident	20	1	21
Industrial Dispute	1	0	1
Old Age	8	0	8
Other Cause	65	16	81
Cause not Stated	18	3	21
Total	445	62	507

Grades of Occupation
	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Employer	216	24	240
Working on Own Account	411	170	581
Assisting, But not Receiving Wages or Salary	11	1	12
Receiving Wages or Salary	4924	1294	6218
Unemployed	445	62	507
Grade not Applicable	4145	8756	12901
Grade not Stated	42	16	58

Occupation
		MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
	Professional	441	339	780
	Domestic	132	456	588
	Commercial	865	273	1138
Transport and Communication	On Railways	601	10	611
	On Roads	123	0	123
	On Seas and Rivers	14	0	14
	Postal and Telegraph Services	52	8	60
	Other	3	0	3
	Total	793	18	811
Industrial	Manufacturing Industries	2162	488	2650
	Construction of Houses and Buildings	327	1	328
	Construction of Roads, Railays, Earthworks, Ect	60	0	60
	Disposal of Dead or Refuse	63	0	63
	Undefined	503	19	522
	Total	3115	508	3623
Primary Producers	Agricultural Pursuits	125	1	126
	Pastoral Pursuits	52	3	55
	Trapping	2	0	2
	Fisheries	3	0	3
	Forestry	20	0	20
	Water Supply	5	1	6
	Mining and Quarrying	972	5	977
	Total	1179	10	1189
	Independent	28	9	37
	Total Breadwinners	6553	1613	8166
	Dependents	3548	8705	12253
	Unspecified	93	5	98

Census Details

Collection Date3rd & 4th April 1921Collection AuthorityCommonwealth of AustraliaCollection AreaIpswichNotes About CensusSome data has been input incorrectly on the original files."Indigenous status data is available from the 1971 Census onwards. A question on origin has been asked in every Census. However, prior to the 1971 Census, Aboriginal peoples were counted in order to exclude them from population estimates for each state and territory.

The 1967 Referendum changed section 127 of the Constitution to allow Aboriginal people to be included in official Census population counts."

- Australian Bureau of Statistics
References (online)Indigenous Status (INGP)1921 Census - Volume I - Part XII QUEENSLAND Population of LGA

Connections

Curated CollectionsIpswich Census Data 1921Business & IndustryDefining Tulmur | IpswichAdversity & Resilience: Labour and WorkTaxonomy20th Century | 1920s | 1921

Admin

Census RecordsOccupationsMetadata added bySarah VenessNotesThis is a joint project between Picture Ipswich (Ipswich Libraries) and the Ipswich Heritage Program (City Design Branch, Planning & Regulatory Services), Ipswich City Council

Linked To

Collection Area

Ipswich

Curated Collections

Defining Tulmur | Ipswich

Adversity & Resilience: Labour and Work

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Australian License

This licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only. In return, you MUST always acknowledge the original creator of the work (photographer, studio, author, etc.) and acknowledge Picture Ipswich as your source of the work. All derivatives of this work MUST be shared under the same Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license. If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel

Menu

1921 Census - Occupations, Ipswich