South West Group

The workforce

The workforce is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the workers in each industry sector?
  • Where do the workers come from?

The workforce data represents characteristics of all people who are employed in the LGA, regardless of where they live. The characteristics of the workforce in an area are indicative of the structure of the local economy and the employment opportunities on offer. It is also indicative of the socio-demographic characteristics of the population in the local area and the broader region (that is, the local and regional skills on offer).

Data are presented for the total LGA workforce and for the workforce constituting each industry sector (Who are our workers?). This reveals the extent to which the workforce characteristics vary between each industry sector, which is indicative of specific industry sector workforce requirements.

Data are also presented for where each industry sector is deriving its workforce (Where do our workers come from?). This data reveals the extent to which each industry sector derives its workforce from outside the local area, that is, the level of self-containment of each industry sector and the overall level of self-containment of the total LGA workforce. This is important as many Local Governments have a policy objective of maximising the level of workforce self-containment.

Occupations

Derived from the two Census questions, 'In the main job held last week, what was the person's occupation?' and 'What are the main tasks that the person himself/herself usually performs in that occupation?'.

The occupational structure of the work force is an important indicator of the characteristics of the local economy. With other indicators, such as Educational Qualifications and Income, Occupation is a key component of evaluating the socio-economic status of the workforce and the skills required to work in the local area an in each industry sector. The occupations held by a workforce are linked to a range of factors including:

  • the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area;
  • the age of the workforce;
  • the skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • the working and social aspirations of the population.
Data options:
Select gender:
Select an ANZSIC industry classification:
The workforce (all industries)

Includes the sum of all industry categories.

Industries are classified according to an industry coding system. The 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is not the lastest standard but provides a comparable classification for time-series data. This standard was used to code industry data for the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses, (2006 industry data was coded to both the 1993 and the 2006 standards).

For more information please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, and ANZSIC classification.

Occupations of the workforce (all industries) (ANZSIC 1993 - Time series industry classification)

Occupations within the All industries workforce by gender, South West Group 2006 and 200120062001Change
GenderOccupationnumber%City of Melville %number%City of Melville %2001 to 2006
PersonsManagers and Administrators7,2126.86.06,1226.76.21,090
PersonsProfessionals19,26918.122.715,57717.121.83,692
PersonsAssociate Professionals13,85313.014.111,82313.014.42,030
PersonsTradespersons and Related Workers15,36014.48.413,04114.39.52,319
PersonsAdvanced Clerical and Service Workers2,9982.83.63,1583.54.2-160
PersonsIntermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers18,09217.018.915,09616.617.52,996
PersonsIntermediate Production and Transport Workers9,0518.54.67,6888.44.71,363
PersonsElementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers11,19610.515.310,21811.215.2978
PersonsLabourers and Related Workers8,4648.05.67,6068.35.8858
PersonsInadequately described7520.70.66960.80.756
PersonsNot stated1440.10.21670.20.2-23
PersonsTotal106,391100.0100.091,192100.0100.015,199

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Occupations within the workforce, South West Group and City of Melville 2006 Managers and Administrators, City of Melville: 6.0% Professionals, City of Melville: 22.7% Associate Professionals, City of Melville: 14.1% Tradespersons and Related Workers, City of Melville: 8.4% Advanced Clerical and Service Workers, City of Melville: 3.6% Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, City of Melville: 18.9% Intermediate Production and Transport Workers, City of Melville: 4.6% Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, City of Melville: 15.3% Labourers and Related Workers, City of Melville: 5.6% Inadequately described, City of Melville: 0.6% Not stated, City of Melville: 0.2% Managers and Administrators, South West Group: 6.8% Professionals, South West Group: 18.1% Associate Professionals, South West Group: 13.0% Tradespersons and Related Workers, South West Group: 14.4% Advanced Clerical and Service Workers, South West Group: 2.8% Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, South West Group: 17.0% Intermediate Production and Transport Workers, South West Group: 8.5% Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, South West Group: 10.5% Labourers and Related Workers, South West Group: 8.0% Inadequately described, South West Group: 0.7% Not stated, South West Group: 0.1%
Change in occupations within the workforce, South West Group 2001 to 2006 Managers and Administrators: 1,090 Professionals: 3,692 Associate Professionals: 2,030 Tradespersons and Related Workers: 2,319 Advanced Clerical and Service Workers: -160 Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers: 2,996 Intermediate Production and Transport Workers: 1,363 Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers: 978 Labourers and Related Workers: 858 Inadequately described: 56 Not stated: -23

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.