City of Port Phillip

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in City of Port Phillip 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 Phillip'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 Phillip 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers12,45720.414.011,22519.513.5+1,232
Professionals23,23038.125.021,83337.823.3+1,397
Technicians and Trades Workers4,6407.612.64,4357.713.1+205
Community and Personal Service Workers5,1928.511.04,8778.510.6+315
Clerical and Administrative Workers6,89611.312.47,08712.313.3-191
Sales Workers4,1386.88.34,5677.99.7-429
Machinery Operators And Drivers1,1161.85.97961.45.8+320
Labourers2,2563.78.81,9363.49.0+320
Inadequately described or not stated1,0931.82.09461.61.7+147
Total Persons61,018100.0100.057,702100.0100.0+3,316

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 Phillip in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (23,230 people or 38.1%)
  • Managers (12,457 people or 20.4%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (6,896 people or 11.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 42,583 people in total or 69.8% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% in Professionals; 14.0% in Managers and 12.4% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of City of Port Phillip and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (38.1% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (20.4% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (3.7% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (7.6% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in City of Port Phillip increased by 3,316 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Professionals (+1,397 persons)
  • Managers (+1,232 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-429 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+320 persons)

City of Port Phillip

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