Glenelg Shire

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Managers in Glenelg Shire 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 Glenelg Shire'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
Glenelg Shire 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers1,41816.014.01,30415.713.5+114
Professionals1,22513.925.01,11213.423.3+113
Technicians and Trades Workers1,23013.912.61,19914.413.1+31
Community and Personal Service Workers1,11512.611.088510.710.6+230
Clerical and Administrative Workers7868.912.47999.613.3-13
Sales Workers6747.68.36798.29.7-5
Machinery Operators And Drivers96010.95.91,02412.35.8-64
Labourers1,21813.88.81,15213.99.0+66
Inadequately described or not stated2112.42.01511.81.7+60
Total Persons8,837100.0100.08,305100.0100.0+532

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 Glenelg Shire in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (1,418 people or 16.0%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (1,230 people or 13.9%)
  • Professionals (1,225 people or 13.9%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,873 people in total or 43.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 14.0% in Managers; 12.6% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 25.0% in Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Glenelg Shire and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (13.9% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (13.8% compared to 8.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (10.9% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (8.9% compared to 12.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Glenelg Shire increased by 532 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+230 persons)
  • Managers (+114 persons)
  • Professionals (+113 persons)
  • Labourers (+66 persons)

Glenelg Shire

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