City of Port Phillip

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In City of Port Phillip, 32.1% of workers were Professionals, 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 City of Port Phillip will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in City of Port Phillip;
  • 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 City of Port Phillip, 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 Port Phillip - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers15,36619.614.014,68419.313.5+682
Professionals25,23032.125.023,61531.123.2+1,615
Technicians and Trades Workers7,5529.612.67,1749.413.1+378
Community and Personal Service Workers6,6538.511.06,2458.210.6+408
Clerical and Administrative Workers10,66913.612.411,70915.413.3-1,040
Sales Workers5,6977.38.46,2568.29.7-559
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,4913.25.91,6372.25.8+854
Labourers3,3594.38.83,3454.49.0+14
Inadequately described or not stated1,4891.92.01,2721.71.7+217
Total Persons78,506100.0100.075,937100.0100.0+2,569

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

  • Professionals (25,230 local workers or 32.1%)
  • Managers (15,366 local workers or 19.6%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (10,669 local workers or 13.6%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 51,265 people in total or 65.3% of the All industries local workers.

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

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in City of Port Phillip and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (32.1% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Managers (19.6% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (4.3% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (9.6% compared to 12.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+1,615 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (-1,040 local workers)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (+854 local workers)
  • Managers (+682 local workers)

City of Port Phillip

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