Hume City

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Hume City, 14.9% of workers were Technicians and Trades Workers, compared to 25.0% in Victoria.

Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.

The occupations of the local workers in Hume City will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Hume City;
  • The age of the workforce;
  • The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
  • The working and social aspirations of the population.

For a complete local workers analysis for Hume City, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
Hume City - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,35511.714.010,21911.413.5+2,136
Professionals15,70014.825.012,14813.623.2+3,552
Technicians and Trades Workers15,78214.912.612,71014.213.1+3,072
Community and Personal Service Workers10,81710.211.09,10410.210.6+1,713
Clerical and Administrative Workers14,14913.412.412,03813.513.3+2,111
Sales Workers8,8048.38.49,02510.19.7-221
Machinery Operators And Drivers13,88813.15.912,20413.65.8+1,684
Labourers11,94011.38.810,28111.59.0+1,659
Inadequately described or not stated2,5462.42.01,7632.01.7+783
Total Persons105,981100.0100.089,492100.0100.0+16,489

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 All industries workforce in Hume City in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (15,782 local workers or 14.9%)
  • Professionals (15,700 local workers or 14.8%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (14,149 local workers or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 45,631 people in total or 43.1% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 12.6% as Technicians and Trades Workers; 25.0% as Professionals and 12.4% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Hume City and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (14.8% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (13.1% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (11.3% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.7% compared to 14.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Hume City between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+3,552 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+3,072 local workers)
  • Managers (+2,136 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+2,111 local workers)

Hume City

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