City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield'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 Port Adelaide Enfield 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2016 - 2021
Managers6,55910.413.05,1179.812.6+1,442
Professionals13,64421.621.510,79720.720.3+2,847
Technicians and Trades Workers8,42713.413.27,01713.413.4+1,410
Community and Personal Service Workers8,72513.813.06,66112.712.0+2,064
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,98512.712.57,11013.613.3+875
Sales Workers4,9687.98.54,7359.19.6+233
Machinery Operators And Drivers4,3917.06.03,4856.76.1+906
Labourers7,14511.310.56,44112.311.1+704
Inadequately described or not stated1,2201.91.89071.71.5+313
Total Persons63,064100.0100.052,270100.0100.0+10,794

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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (13,644 people or 21.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (8,725 people or 13.8%)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (8,427 people or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,796 people in total or 48.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, South Australia employed 21.5% in Professionals; 13.0% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 13.2% in Technicians and Trades Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of City of Port Adelaide Enfield and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (10.4% compared to 13.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (7.0% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (11.3% compared to 10.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (13.8% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 10,794 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+2,847 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,064 persons)
  • Managers (+1,442 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,410 persons)

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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