City of Cockburn

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the City of Cockburn 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 Cockburn'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 Cockburn 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers7,19711.412.35,65610.912.0+1,541
Professionals14,18022.522.010,52120.320.5+3,659
Technicians and Trades Workers10,50516.715.39,14717.716.2+1,358
Community and Personal Service Workers7,23611.511.85,34510.310.6+1,891
Clerical and Administrative Workers8,30813.212.17,48414.513.0+824
Sales Workers4,8477.77.84,6429.08.8+205
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,1786.67.73,3486.57.5+830
Labourers5,4198.69.44,7289.19.7+691
Inadequately described or not stated1,0391.71.78871.71.7+152
Total Persons62,909100.0100.051,758100.0100.0+11,151

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 Cockburn in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (14,180 people or 22.5%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (10,505 people or 16.7%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (8,308 people or 13.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 32,993 people in total or 52.4% 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 Cockburn and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.7% compared to 15.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.2% compared to 12.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (6.6% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (11.4% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Cockburn increased by 11,151 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+3,659 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,891 persons)
  • Managers (+1,541 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,358 persons)

City of Cockburn

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