1947 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Occupational Status
			MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
In Work Force	At Work	Employer	423	50	473
		Self-employed	392	104	496
		Employee (on wage or salary)	7290	2025	9315
		Helper (not on wage or salary)	7	3	10
		Total at work	8112	2182	10294
	Not at work		220	53	273
	Total in Work Force		8332	2235	10567
Not in Work Force			4721	10900	15621
Occupational Status not Stated			22	8	30
Grand Total			13075	13143	26218

Industry
			MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
Primary Production	Fishing, Hunting and Trapping		0	0	0
	Agriculture, Grazing and Dairying	Agriculture and Mixed Farming	40	1	41
		Grazing	14	0	14
		Dairying	39	4	43
		Other	11	1	12
		Total	104	6	110
	Forestry		14	0	14
	Total		118	6	124
Mining and Quarrying			895	4	899
Manufacturing	Founding, Engineering, and Metalworking (including shipbuilding)		187	6	193
	Manufacture of Clothing		31	175	206
	Manufacture of Food and Drink		199	39	238
	Paper, Printing, bookbinding and Photography		77	30	107
	Other, including Inadequately Defined		2847	295	3142
	Total		3341	545	3886
Building and Construction	Construction and Repair of Building		304	1	305
	Construction Works and Maintenance (other than Buildings)		439	2	441
	Total, including Inadequately Defined		743	3	746
Transport and Storage	Road Transport and Storage		389	14	403
	Shipping and Loading and Discharging Vessels		6	1	7
	Rail and Air Transport		594	35	629
	Total, including Inadequately Defined		898	53	951
Communication			79	45	124
Finance and Property			139	79	218
Commerce			828	488	1316
Public Authority (N.E.I.) and Professional Activities			735	527	1262
Amusement, Hotels, Cafes, Personal Service, Etc.			218	395	613
Other and Inadequately Defined			201	47	248
Industry not Stated			159	57	216
Persons not in Work Force			4721	10900	15621
Grand Total			13075	13143	26218

Census Details

Collection Date1947-06-30Collection 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)1947 Census Volume I - Part III QUEENSLAND Analysis of Population in Local Government Areas

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