City of Rockingham

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in the City of Rockingham 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 the City of Rockingham'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 Rockingham 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. Western AustraliaNumber%. Western Australia2016 - 2021
Managers6,0509.612.34,9809.112.0+1,070
Professionals8,99014.322.07,34713.420.5+1,643
Technicians and Trades Workers12,23319.415.311,21520.516.2+1,018
Community and Personal Service Workers9,16914.511.87,08512.910.6+2,084
Clerical and Administrative Workers7,29211.612.16,87512.513.0+417
Sales Workers5,3618.57.85,3149.78.8+47
Machinery Operators And Drivers6,0469.67.75,0819.37.5+965
Labourers6,74210.79.45,95710.99.7+785
Inadequately described or not stated1,1471.81.79821.81.7+165
Total Persons63,030100.0100.054,836100.0100.0+8,194

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

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (12,233 people or 19.4%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (9,169 people or 14.5%)
  • Professionals (8,990 people or 14.3%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 30,392 people in total or 48.2% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, Western Australia employed 15.3% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 11.8% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 22.0% in Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Rockingham and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (14.3% compared to 22.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (19.4% compared to 15.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (9.6% compared to 12.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the City of Rockingham increased by 8,194 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+2,084 persons)
  • Professionals (+1,643 persons)
  • Managers (+1,070 persons)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+1,018 persons)

City of Rockingham

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