City of Armadale

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Armadale 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 Armadale'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 Armadale 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers4,2539.612.33,3329.212.0+921
Professionals7,91217.822.05,72815.820.5+2,184
Technicians and Trades Workers7,44516.815.36,39317.616.2+1,052
Community and Personal Service Workers5,58612.611.84,09211.310.6+1,494
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,74112.912.15,19414.313.0+547
Sales Workers3,5758.07.83,5119.78.8+64
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,60410.47.73,76810.47.5+836
Labourers4,52610.29.43,72810.39.7+798
Inadequately described or not stated8021.81.75461.51.7+256
Total Persons44,444100.0100.036,292100.0100.0+8,152

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 Armadale in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (7,912 people or 17.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (7,445 people or 16.8%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (5,741 people or 12.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 21,098 people in total or 47.5% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 22.0% in Professionals; 15.3% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 12.1% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (17.8% compared to 22.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (9.6% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.4% compared to 7.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.8% compared to 15.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Armadale increased by 8,152 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,184 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,494 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,052 persons)
  • Managers (+921 persons)

City of Armadale

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