1961 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Occupational Status
			Male	Female	Total
In Work Force	At Work	Employer	594	137	731
		Self-employed	504	116	620
		Employee (on Wage or Salary)	12354	3174	15528
		Helper (not on Wage or Salary)	7	3	10
		Total at work	13459	3430	16889
	Not at Work (a)		375	229	604
	Total in Work Force		13834	3659	17493
Not in Work Force			10662	20524	31186
Grand Total			24496	24183	48679

(a) “Not at Work” includes those who stated they were usually engaged n work, but were not actively seeking a job at the time of the Census by reason of sickness, accident, etc. or because they were on strike, changing jobs or temporarily laid off, etc. It includes also persons able and willing to work but unable to secure employment, as well as casual and seasonal workers not actually in a job at the time of the Census. The numbers shown as “not at Work”, therefore, do not represent the number of unemployed available for work and unable to obtain it.

Industry
			Male	Female	Total
Primary Production	Fishing, Hunting and Trapping		0	0	0
	Agriculture, Grazing and Dairying	Agriculture, Mixed Farming	32	1	33
		Grazing	25	0	25
		Dairying, Pig and Poultry Farming, Beekeeping	53	7	60
	Forestry		22	3	25
	Total		132	11	143
Mining and Quarrying			1610	6	1616
Manufacturing	Founding, Engineering and Metalworking		330	26	356
	Ships, Vehicles, etc.		2818	27	2845
	Yarns, Textiles (not Dress or Furn, Drapery)		299	595	894
	Clothing, Knitted Goods, Boots, etc.		24	130	154
	Food, Drink, Tobacco		460	75	535
	Sawmilling and Wood Products (not Furniture)		575	30	605
	Paper, Printing, etc.		115	43	158
	Other		404	55	459
	Total		5025	781	5806
Electricity, Gas, Water and Sanitary Services			214	13	227
Building and Construction			1407	29	1436
Transport and Storage	Shipping, Loading and Discharging Vessels		11	3	14
	Rail and Air Transport		747	51	798
	Road Transport and Storage		303	24	327
	Total		1031	78	1109
Communication			212	80	292
Finance and Property			220	149	369
Commerce			1294	907	2201
Public Authority (N.E.I.) and Defence Services			1343	147	1490
Community and Business Services (including Professional)			947	952	1899
Amusement, Hotels, etc.			223	383	606
Other and Indefinite			146	123	269
Not in the Work Force			10662	20524	31186
Grand Total			24496	24183	48679

Census Details

Collection Date1961-06-30Collection AuthorityCommonwealth Bureau of Census and StatisticsCollection 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)Census of the Commonwealth of Australia, 30th June, 1961 Volume III - Queensland, Part I - Analysis of Population in Local Government Areas and non-Municipal Towns of 1,000 Persons or more

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