City of Adelaide

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Adelaide than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the City of Adelaide's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
City of Adelaide 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers1,72813.713.01,37514.812.6+353
Professionals4,73637.421.53,51437.920.3+1,222
Technicians and Trades Workers1,0007.913.26777.313.4+323
Community and Personal Service Workers1,68713.313.01,14012.312.0+547
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,47811.712.51,09111.813.3+387
Sales Workers8786.98.57207.89.6+158
Machinery Operators And Drivers2361.96.01511.66.1+85
Labourers7165.710.54695.111.1+247
Inadequately described or not stated1951.51.81381.51.5+57
Total Persons12,654100.0100.09,275100.0100.0+3,379

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in the City of Adelaide in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (4,736 people or 37.4%)
  • Managers (1,728 people or 13.7%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,687 people or 13.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 8,151 people in total or 64.4% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.5% in Professionals; 13.0% in Managers and 13.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Adelaide and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (37.4% compared to 21.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.9% compared to 13.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (5.7% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (1.9% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Adelaide increased by 3,379 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the City of Adelaide were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+1,222 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+547 persons)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+387 persons)
  • Managers (+353 persons)

City of Adelaide

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