Armidale Regional Council
Resident workers - Occupations of employment
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 Armidale Regional Council'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
Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
| Resident workers occupations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armidale Regional Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 1,977 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 1,816 | 14.7 | 13.5 | +161 | ||
| Professionals | 3,094 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 2,868 | 23.3 | 23.6 | +226 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 1,462 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 1,376 | 11.2 | 12.7 | +86 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 1,574 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 1,431 | 11.6 | 10.4 | +143 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 1,406 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 1,526 | 12.4 | 13.8 | -120 | ||
| Sales Workers | 1,034 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 1,187 | 9.6 | 9.2 | -153 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 521 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 493 | 4.0 | 6.1 | +28 | ||
| Labourers | 1,499 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 1,466 | 11.9 | 8.8 | +33 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 201 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 162 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +39 | ||
| Total Persons | 12,768 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,325 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +443 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Armidale Regional Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (3,094 people or 24.2%)
- Managers (1,977 people or 15.5%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (1,574 people or 12.3%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 6,645 people in total or 52.0% of the resident workers (All industries).
In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.8% in Professionals; 14.6% in Managers and 10.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Armidale Regional Council and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (11.7% compared to 8.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.0% compared to 13.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (4.1% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (12.3% compared to 10.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (All industries) in Armidale Regional Council increased by 443 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Armidale Regional Council were those employed as:
- Professionals (+226 persons)
- Managers (+161 persons)
- Sales Workers (-153 persons)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+143 persons)