1971 Census - Occupations, Ipswich

Occupations

Occupation
	Male	Female	Total
Professional	1114	831	1945
Administrative	903	110	1013
Clerical	1135	1986	3121
Sales workers	781	922	1703
Farmers etc.	234	14	248
Miners	602	0	602
Transport workers	1172	128	1300
Craftsmen etc.	8234	858	9092
Service workers etc.	621	1074	1695
Armed Services	1452	56	1508
Other and not stated	598	278	876
Unemployed	145	178	323

Industry
	Male	Female	Total
Agriculture	107	19	126
Mining	944	19	963
Manufacturing	5172	1094	6266
Electricity	521	24	545
Construction	1844	67	1911
Wholesale and retail	2260	1609	3869
Transport, storage	1101	108	1209
Communication	224	70	294
Finance etc.	576	498	1074
Public admin., defence	2080	129	2509
Community services	1325	1564	2889
Entertainment etc.	209	256	735
Other and not stated	483	230	713
Unemployed	145	178	323

Occupation Status
		Male	Female	Total
Employed	Employer	653	172	825
	Self-employed	565	219	784
	Employee	15613	5811	21424
	Helper	15	55	70
Total employed		16846	6257	23103
Unemployed	Looking for first job	27	45	72
Unemployed	Other	118	133	251
Total unemployed		145	178	323

Usual Major Activity
	Male	Female	Total
Working	17303	5452	22755
Home duties	0	13822	13822
Child not yet at school	3482	3460	6942
Child at school	7158	6700	13858
Full-time student	232	140	372
Other	2687	1146	3833

Labour Force
	Male	Female	Total
15-19	2046	1850	3896
20-24	2512	1292	3804
25-29	2110	615	2725
30-34	1792	498	2290
34-39	1622	499	2121
40-44	1716	573	2289
45-49	1622	449	2071
50-54	1408	314	1722
55-59	1164	203	1367
60-64	799	92	891
65 and over	200	50	250
Total	16991	6435	23426

Census Details

Collection Date1971-06-30Collection AuthorityCommonwealth Bureau of Census and StatisticsCollection AreaIpswichNotes About CensusSome data has been input incorrectly on the original files.References (online)Census of Population and Housing, 30 June 1971, Commonwealth of Australia, Bulletin 7 - CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION AND DWELLINGS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS - Part 3 Queensland

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