City of Joondalup

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Joondalup, 25.7% of workers were Professionals, compared to 21.9% in Western Australia.

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 the City of Joondalup will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Joondalup;
  • 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 the City of Joondalup, 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
City of Joondalup - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers4,6809.412.24,1709.112.0+510
Professionals12,72625.721.910,80623.520.4+1,920
Technicians and Trades Workers5,01210.115.44,93510.716.4+77
Community and Personal Service Workers8,86417.911.87,42416.110.5+1,440
Clerical and Administrative Workers5,84211.812.05,86412.712.9-22
Sales Workers6,70313.57.77,30315.98.8-600
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,1182.37.81,0442.37.6+74
Labourers3,9608.09.43,8528.49.8+108
Inadequately described or not stated6761.41.76461.41.7+30
Total Persons49,581100.0100.046,044100.0100.0+3,537

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 the City of Joondalup in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (12,726 local workers or 25.7%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (8,864 local workers or 17.9%)
  • Sales Workers (6,703 local workers or 13.5%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 28,293 people in total or 57.0% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Western Australia employed 21.9% as Professionals; 11.8% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 7.7% as Sales Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Joondalup and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (17.9% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Sales Workers (13.5% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (2.3% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (10.1% compared to 15.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+1,920 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+1,440 local workers)
  • Sales Workers (-600 local workers)
  • Managers (+510 local workers)

City of Joondalup

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